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  • Eighth annual literary festival promises to explore the magic of Wonderland the mystery of Jack the Ripper and the genius of James Joyce

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/eighth-annual-literary-festival-promises-to-explore-the-magic-of-wonderland-the-mystery-of-jack-the-ripper-and-the-genius-of-james-joyce

    A vibrant celebration of the written and spoken word is set to visit the city once again as this year's completely free Literary Leicester...

  • Funny bones macabre humour in the Dance of Death

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/funny-bones-macabre-humour-in-the-2018dance-of-death2019

    The haunting tale of a married couple who tragically lost nine of their ten children in infancy and later died in a state of Dickensian poverty...

  • Exhibition on life of diarist John Evelyn showcases exceptional collection of books and prints

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/exhibition-on-life-of-diarist-john-evelyn-showcases-exceptional-collection-of-books-and-prints

    A new exhibition in the Special Collections highlights an ‘exceptional’ collection of rare books and prints from the life of 17th century diarist...

  • Philip Larkins secret selfies

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/philip-larkins-secret-selfies

    For the first time, photographs taken by the poet Philip Larkin have been collected together from thousands held by the Larkin archive in Hull.

  • Film screening to focus on migration and borders

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/film-focus-on-migration

    The Leicester Migration Network is screening and hosting a free public discussion of ‘Everyday Borders’ on Wednesday October 28 at 6pm in the...

  • The fight for minority rights in the United States to be explored at event

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/the-fight-for-minority-rights-forms-2018a-continuous-thread-of-american-history2019-1

    Issues of racism - from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s up until today - and how the ongoing fight for minority rights has formed...

  • Graduate named Young Poet Laureate for London

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/graduate-named-young-poet-laureate-for-london

    Poet Selina Nwulu, who graduated from the University with a degree in French and Italian from the School of Modern Languages, has been named Young...

  • Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 1 7 October

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-1-7-october

    President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle and Provost Professor Mark Peel have written an article for The Guardian about the potential...

  • Return To Larkinland to explore poets time in Leicester

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/return-to-larkinland-to-explore-poets-time-in-leicester

    To celebrate National Poetry Day, and to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Philip Larkin, writer and critic AN Wilson will be...

  • Over 150 academics sign up as University experts

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/over-150-academics-sign-up-as-university-experts

    More than 150 Leicester academics have signed up as experts to the University's Experts Guide, helping to highlight research taking place at the...
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