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• Does it make a difference if a writer is male or female

  Date: 12 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/does-it-make-a-difference-if-a-writer-is-male-or-female

  A spirited debate about whether gender plays a part in literature is due to take place this week as part of the eighth Literary Leicester...

• Extraordinary artist to be celebrated at literary festival

  Date: 11 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/extraordinary-artist-to-be-celebrated-at-literary-festival

  The eighth Literary Leicester festival is to celebrate the ‘extraordinary contribution to British art’ of a Leicester artist and writer at an...

• Oxford Professor to explore the mystery of Alices Adventures in Wonderland on the 150th anniversary of its publication

  Date: 10 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/oxford-professor-explores-the-mystery-of-alices-adventures-in-wonderland-on-the-150th-anniversary-of-its-publication

  On the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland award-winning biographer Professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst examines the lure and...

• Spirit of the 1960s and 70s kept alive in new book about Neil Young

  Date: 9 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/the-1960s-and-70s-kept-alive-in-new-book-about-neil-young

  A new book on the musical travels of Neil Young, one of the most significant recording and performing artists of the late twentieth and early...

• Performance trio explores the true beauty of the feminine form with a collection of poems

  Date: 5 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/performance-trio-explores-the-true-beauty-of-the-feminine-form-with-a-collection-of-poems

  An empowering performance of poetry about women and the real-life relationship they have with their bodies will re-examine the way the female form...

• Opportunities open up in South Korea for students and researchers

  Date: 4 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/opportunities-open-up-in-south-korea-for-students-and-researchers

  We have signed a new agreement with a major university in South Korea to send students to South East Asia as part of their degree programme.

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

  Date: 3 Nov 2015

  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

  Date: 29 Oct 2015

  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

  Date: 26 Oct 2015

  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

  Date: 26 Oct 2015

  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.