Name this blog

 

Name this blog

The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures is holding a competition to name its new student blog.

We want a name that sums up what it’s like to be a student at Manchester .*

The winning entry gets a prize of £50 plus 2 academy tickets.

Closing date – Monday 11^th March 2013

Send an e-mail with your suggestion to:

Michael.sanders@manchester.ac.uk

*(keep it clean)

Student Blog Competition

Your subject needs you

Have you got what it takes to blog for your subject?  Could you blog for the School?

·      We’re looking for first year students with a lively writing style to blog about their experiences of studying at Manchester. 

Could you give an honest, entertaining and informative account of your life as a student?

·      If so, then we’d like to hear from you.  Send your blog entry (max 400 words, pictures & videos can be included) on the subject of ‘campus life’ to:

Michael.sanders@manchester.ac.uk

Closing date – Monday 11^th March 2013

The best entries will be invited to become the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures’ official blogger for their subject.  We will also be awarding a prize to the best blogger in the School.

Mike Sanders on Radio 4

Mike's work on the Chartist Hymn Book made it on to the Radio 4 'Sunday' programme! The feature starts at 20:23 and runs for about six minutes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qsr8l

EAC Research Seminars Spring 2013

All seminars are in A113 (Samuel Alexander Building) at 5 o’clock

 

Wednesday 27^th February

Prof Jonathan Lamb, Vanderbilt University

‘Scorbutic Nostalgia and the Trials of Imagination’ 

 

Wednesday 6^th March

Dr John Nash, Durham

‘“Talk, talk, talk”: Virginia Woolf and Ireland’ 

 

Wednesday 20^th March

Prof. Simon Gikandi (John Edward Taylor Visiting Fellow), Princeton 

‘Race and the Problem of Modern Time’

 

Wednesday 17^th April

Dr Ruth Ahnert, Queen Mary

‘Network analysis and the archives: Protestant letter networks in the reign of Mary I’

 

Wednesday 24^th April

Brook Lecture

Prof. Helen Fulton, University of York

 

Wednesday 1^st May

Dr Santanu Das, Kings College London

‘India, Empire and the First World War: Objects, Images, Words’

 

Become a Peer Mentor - volunteers needed!

Recruitment has now begun for the EAC Peer Mentoring scheme. Becoming a Peer Mentor is not only an impressive role to put on your CV, but it also gives you the chance to contribute to helping next year's first-year students manage the transition between college and university.

If you had a good experience of Peer Mentoring this year, please sign up and help to give others the experience that you had. Equally, if you felt there were things that could be improved within the scheme, this is your chance to make a difference. Attached is a leaflet explaining more about the role.

If you're interested in developing skills of communication and teamwork, and eager to improve the university experience for first-year students, then please email me at chloe.williamson@student.manchester.ac.uk by Wednesday 27th February.

Please include your name and your student ID number.

Thanks,

Chloe Williamson

EAC Peer Mentoring Co-ordinator

Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES)

The University of Manchester recently launched this year’s Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES). I’m writing to ask you if you would take a little time to complete the survey.

PTES is the only national survey to gather students’ opinions about their taught postgraduate experience. Your opinion is really important to us as PTES helps us to identify where we are doing well as well as areas for improvement, and compare our performance nationally, and so to make changes that will help make the experience better for students in future.

The survey opened on Monday 18^th February and run until 30^th April. It’s quick and easy to complete. Information is submitted securely. Results are anonymous and are confidential to the university. You can access the survey through http://my.manchester.ac.uk

We do hope you will take part and by doing so help us to make the experience for future taught postgraduate students even better still. 

PTES 2013 is run in association with the Higher Education Academy, the national body for enhancing learning and teaching in higher education in the United Kingdom. Since the survey began in 2009, over 85,000 taught postgraduate students have taken part.

Careers Event for EAC students - 13th March

English, American Studies & Creative Writing

Careers event: Weds 13^th March, 4.30 – 6.00pm

A7 Samuel Alexander Building

Thinking about your career?  Wondering what to do once you’ve graduated?  Here’s an opportunity to come and hear former students from our department talk about the uses they have made of a degree from the department of English, American Studies and Creative Writing.

We have arranged for a panel of former students, from a variety of occupations (including media, journalism, writing, accountancy and local government) and at different stages in their career, to come and talk to you about their experiences and the ways in which their degree has helped them in their chosen career.  There will also be a chance for you to ask them questions.  Confirmed speakers include:

·      Phoebe Myers BA (Hons) English and American Literature 1990 - "I am a Divisional Accountant working in the NHS for Stockport Foundation Trust three days a week.  I am studying for an MA in Visual Culture one day a week, and I do various other things on my fifth day – currently GSET Tutor on Interactive Arts degree course at MMU."

·       Dan Poole: BA (Hons) English and American Studies 2003 - "I’m at Monocle magazine (www.monocle.com), where my title is sub editor & writer. As you might guess my roles are sub-editing and writing for the magazine, as well as acting as editorial manager for the advertorials that appear in the mag."

·      Mark Piggott, MA Creative Writing 2006 – "I’m an author and journalist. As an author I write contemporary fiction, including novels and short stories. As a journalist I investigate and write features for national newspapers including the Times and Guardian. You can read about my work on my website at www.markpiggott.com"

·      Rosie Rees-Bann, MA English & American Literature 2012 – “I’m on the graduate management training scheme at Manchester City Council.”

There are 50 spaces available and you need to book a place.

To book a place please register here:  

https://www.myinterfase.com/manchester/CareerFair/Detail/dXhsYmsrMWtvcUlybG9sNGhQci9sVVMwbUdzWk9Zbk9jSXlQeXNDbmhDOD01

In case of any difficulties contact Dr Michael Sanders: michael.sanders@manchester.ac.uk

AHRC MA FUNDING!!!!!!!

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AHRC Professional Preparation Masters Award in English Language & Literature

We have one Masters studentship for an October 2013 start.

Eligible course:

·       MA Literature, Culture and Modernity
 

Eligibility

AHRC Studentships are available only to UK and EU students.

To be eligible for a full studentship award (fees plus maintenance stipend) a student must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years prior to the start of the course. British citizenship or holding a British passport in itself does not satisfy the residential eligibility requirement. To be eligible for the full award, EU Nationals must satisfy the UK residency requirement.

EU Nationals who do not meet the residency requirement are eligible for a fees-only award, provided that they have been ordinarily resident in the EU for at least three years prior to the start of their proposed course.

Full information on AHRC eligibility criteria can be found here.

If you are unsure about eligibility please contact us prior to submitting your application.

How to apply

To apply for an AHRC Masters award you must complete the following:

·       The University online postgraduate admissions application form for your chosen MA course (please see list of eligible courses above). Your transcripts and references will be included in this.

·       A case for support of no more than 500 words.

·       A 15 page portfolio of your creative written work (either a sinlge complete piece or a number of extracts).

You must submit your online application by 5pm on 8 March 2013.

Your must submit your AHRC case for support and portfolio of your creative written work by email to Deborah Woodman, College of Arts & Social Sciences by 5pm on 8 March 2013.

Further guidance for completion of the outline research proposal

This is a key document in assessing your application. In preparing this statement you should consider the following (you may wish to use these as subheadings):

Professional Preparation scheme

1. How will taking this course contribute to your career aims?

·       State briefly why you wish to pursue this course

·       How will the course support your future career aims?

2. Brief description of the course of study

·       How does the course relate to practice in your chosen field and how will it be of benefit to you in developing your career? This will enable you to convey your interest in the course of study

·       Major project/dissertation: give a brief description of the area in which you anticipate doing your major project/dissertation.

3. Preparation and previous experience

·       Give an indication of any previous professional experience in your field of study (including relevant paid and voluntary work)

·       Give an indication of the training and preparation you have already undertaken that is relevant to your proposed study, how this training has prepared you for the course and your future career, and what further training you will require

References

You should provide two references as part of your online application. These should be from individuals who are in a position to assess your suitability for postgraduate study and the appropriateness of the course to your career/research goals. As competition for these awards is so fierce, you are strongly advised to ask your referees to consider the guidance notes for referees provided.

The selection process

All applications will be assessed by a panel of senior academics from within the subject area and shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview in early April 2013.

Timetable:

8 March 2013 (5.00pm) - Deadline for Applications

March 2013  - Short-listing

April 2013  - Interviews for Short-listed Applicants

April/May 2013  - Applicants informed of outcomes and nominations forwarded to AHRC

The final offer of an AHRC Studentship is subject to confirmation by AHRC.

Enquiries

For informal subject enquiries please contact Dr Scott Thurston.

Please direct all other enquiries to the College of Arts & Social Sciences.

Deborah Woodman
Tel. 0161 295 5876
Email: d.woodman@salford.ac.uk

PG study in the USA

Are you interested in postgraduate study in the USA in 2014-15 or beyond?
Read on for ways the US-UK Fulbright Commission can help, through our advisory service and awards programme.

USA Grad School Day
Date: 12 March 2013
Time: 6 pm – 9 pm
Location: American School in London, 1 Waverly Place London NW8 0NP
USA Grad School Day provides students with an insider's view of how to successfully navigate the US postgraduate admissions process. Fulbright advisors and experts in the field will cover a variety of topics: choosing the right programme, admissions exams, the application components and funding opportunities, including the Fulbright Awards for 2014-15.
This event is sponsored by the University of South Florida and Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions and kindly hosted by the American School in London.
Register for USA Grad School Day Now

Fulbright Scholarships for 2014-15 – For UK Citizens to Study in the USA
Application Opens: 1 August 2013
Application Deadline: 15 November 2013
The Fulbright Commission is the only organisation that offers scholarships for academic work in any subject, at any accredited USuniversity. Each year, we give Awards to approximately 50 UK citizens, including approximately 30 at the postgraduate-level. More than funding, our Awards offer scholars the opportunity to have a transformative cultural and academic experience and provide unparalleled support both during and after their Fulbright year. (Non-UK citizens are encouraged to use our advisory service in the UKand attend USA Grad School Day, but to apply for Fulbright scholarships through the Commission or Embassy in their home country.)

For more information: Visit the Fulbright Awards section of our website (www.fulbright.org.uk)
Postgraduate Study in the US Advice
Fulbright's advising team is the official source of information on US higher education for the UK. Visit our website (www.fulbright.org.uk) for a step-by-step guide to applying to US universities.
We look forward to supporting your interest in postgraduate study in the USA and seeing you at an upcoming event!
Kind regards,
US-UK Fulbright Commission Staff
advising@fulbright.org.uk
www.fulbright.org.uk

Funded Studentship: Literature and Cultural History

The Research Centre for Literature and Cultural History is pleased to offer a funded studentship for April/May 2013 entry to its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme. The studentship will pay full-time University UK/EU tuition fees for 3 years and include a tax-free annual bursary of £13,590 per year.

Research in English at LJMU is focused through the Research Centre for Literature and Cultural History, established in 1998. The Research Centre organises regular series of research seminars, hosts conferences, invites distinguished overseas intellectuals to act as Visiting Professors and creates a forum in which the meaning, purposes and practicalities of interdisciplinary research can be debated.
For details of staff research interests, seminars and events see our website: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/HSS/119808.htm

The successful applicant will work in ONE of the three following areas, corresponding to research clusters within the Research Centre:

Labouring Class Authorship, the Literary Intelligentsia and the Periodical Press
OR
Cultural, radical and national politics in print culture in the period 1880 to 1914
OR
Ethics and Aesthetics in Contemporary Literary Cultures
For further details, entry requirements and information on the applications process see our Research Centre website under Studentships 2013: or access direct at:
at: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/HSS/125470.htm
The closing date for applications will be: 4th March 2013

Global Impact Awards for Current Students

Global Impact Awards for Current Students

Are you a student wanting to travel overseas in the summer of 2013?

The Alumni Association is offering Global Impact Awards of £250 to help you bring practical or social benefits to an international community.

You could be eligible to receive a Global Impact Award if:

• You are a current UG or PG student not in your final year of study.
• Your trip will have a sustainable benefit to the community you are visiting in a social or practical manner.
• Your trip will benefit a marginalised or vulnerable group.
• Your trip will enhance your broader development.
• Your trip is overseas.
• You are travelling between the end of this university year to beginning of the next university year.
• You have identified and approached other sources of funding.
• You are enthusiastic and committed to travelling.

Your application for a Global Impact Award will not be considered if:

• You are travelling to your country of origin.
• You are travelling for leisure, a sports event or to an academic conference.

Please note that we will also judge your application on its overall quality.

To apply before 28 February 2013:

Contact: James Cumbers

Division of Development and Alumni Relations

Email: james.cumbers@manchester.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)161 275 7239

Sexuality Summer School 2013

Sexuality Summer School 2013: 'Queer Imaginaries'

21st - 24th May 2013

Public events confirmed: 

Tuesday 21st May – Professor Robyn Wiegman (Duke), public lecture 'On Wishful Thinking', University of Manchester

Wednesday 22nd May – Professor Lois Weaver (Queen Mary), performance lecture 'What Tammy Found Out', Contact Theatre

Thursday 23rd May – Dr Rosalind Galt and Dr Karl Schoonover, 'Global Queer Cinema Project, Screening and Q&A, Cornerhouse

The Sexuality Summer School has been held annually by the University of Manchester since 2008. The Sexuality Summer School is coordinated by the Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture (CSSC) with sponsorship this year from Screen, Manchester Pride, the Cornerhouse, Contact Theatre, artsmethods@manchester, and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Manchester.

The Summer School is an annual event intended for postgraduates and researchers working in the broadly defined area of sexuality studies. The Summer School addresses current debates within queer studies, emphasising in particular its implication for the interdisciplinary study of culture. It offers an opportunity for students to discuss queer debates with researchers in the CSSC as well as international scholars brought in for the event. Applications welcome from Doctoral and Masters' level students from any university.

Registration for the 2013 Summer School: Queer Imaginaries will go live at http://estore.manchester.ac.uk on March 1st 2013.

For more information about the Sexuality Summer School, including details of previous events, see: https://sexualitysummerschool.wordpress.com, find our page on Facebook or tweet us @SSS_Manchester. You can also find out more information by contacting Clara Bradbury - Rance at sexualitysummerschool@gmail.com

Jeanette Winterson + Literature Live events

The Centre for New Writing has an exciting series of talks and 'in conversation' events coming up this semester.

For information on the Jeanette Winterson events, along with readings by Michael Hofmann, Rachel Seiffert and Kirsty Gunn, go to:

http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=15031

All are welcome. The events are open to staff, students and the wider public - and tickets for the Winterson events sell out fast!

EAC Research Seminars

EAC Research Seminars Spring 2013

All seminars are in A113 (Samuel Alexander Building) at 5 o’clock

Wednesday 30^th January

Dr Teresa Prudente

‘Woolf, Joyce and Lucretius’ Poetics of the Void’

Wednesday 6^th February – Stachniewski Lecture

Dr Roger Holdsworth

'Rattigan's Backward Boys: Sex, Place and Class in The Browning Version'

Wednesday 13^th February [CRITICAL MASS]

Dr Andrew Fearnley, Edge Hill University (Critical MASS)

‘Profits for Panthers: The Black Panther Party’s Publishing Strategies and the Financial Underpinnings of Activism, 1968-1975’ 

Wednesday 20^th February [CRITICAL MASS]

Dr Paul Crosthwaite, University of Edinburgh (Critical MASS and English and American Studies Research Seminar) 

‘'Gothic Wall Street: The Spectral Economies of New York Finance’

Wednesday 27^th February

Prof Jonathan Lamb, Vanderbilt University

‘Scorbutic Nostalgia and the Trials of Imagination’  

Wednesday 6^th March

Dr John Nash, Durham

‘“Talk, talk, talk”: Virginia Woolf and Ireland’  

Wednesday 20^th March [CRITICAL MASS]

Prof. Simon Gikandi (John Edward Taylor Visiting Fellow), Princeton 

‘Race and the Problem of Modern Time’

Wednesday 17^th April

Dr Ruth Ahnert, Queen Mary

‘Network analysis and the archives: Protestant letter networks in the reign of Mary I’

Wednesday 24^th April – Brook Lecture

Prof. Helen Fulton, University of York

Wednesday 1^st May

Dr Santanu Das, Kings College London

‘India, Empire and the First World War: Objects, Images, Words’

Wednesday 8^th May

American Studies Postgraduate Mini-Conference  

All staff and students (undergrad and postgrad) are welcome!

Fulbright Awards

Are you interested in postgraduate study in the USA in 2014-15 or beyond? Read on for ways the US-UK Fulbright Commission can help, through our advisory service and awards programme. USA Grad School Day Date: 12 March 2013 Time: 6 pm – 9 pm Location: American School in London, 1 Waverly Place London NW8 0NP (Map) USA Grad School Day provides students with an insider's view of how to successfully navigate the US postgraduate admissions process. Fulbright advisors and experts in the field will cover a variety of topics: choosing the right programme, admissions exams, the application components and funding opportunities, including the Fulbright Awards for 2014-15. This event is sponsored by the University of South Florida and Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions and kindly hosted by the AmericanSchool in London. Register for USA Grad School Day Now Fulbright Scholarships for 2014-15 – For UK Citizens to Study in the USA Application Opens: 1 August 2013 Application Deadline: 15 November 2013 The Fulbright Commission is the only organisation that offers scholarships for academic work in any subject, at any accredited USuniversity. Each year, we give Awards to approximately 50 UK citizens, including approximately 30 at the postgraduate-level. More than funding, our Awards offer scholars the opportunity to have a transformative cultural and academic experience and provide unparalleled support both during and after their Fulbright year. (Non-UK citizens are encouraged to use our advisory service in the UKand attend USA Grad School Day, but to apply for Fulbright scholarships through the Commission or Embassy in their home country.) For more information: Visit the Fulbright Awards section of our website (www.fulbright.org.uk) Postgraduate Study in the US Advice Fulbright's advising team is the official source of information on US higher education for the UK. Visit our website (www.fulbright.org.uk) for a step-by-step guide to applying to US universities. We look forward to supporting your interest in postgraduate study in the USA and seeing you at an upcoming event! Kind regards, US-UK Fulbright Commission Staff advising@fulbright.org.uk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.fulbright.org.uk

Stachniewski Memorial Lecture

The Stachniewski Memorial Lecture will take place on 6th February at 5pm in A115, Samuel Alexander Building.

This year's speaker is our very own Roger Holdsworth. His title is 'Rattigan's Backward Boys: Sex, Place, and Class in The Browning Version'

The Stachniewski Memorial lecture commemorates one of our late colleagues in Manchester English, American Studies and Creative Writing and is held jointly each year with the UCU.

All welcome, please circulate.

Call for Papers for UG journal

The Paper Shell Review, the University of Maryland's only undergraduate journal of essays on literary topics, is now accepting submissions. The journal's first issue was published with an introduction by Michael Dirda, a Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic.

This is a great opportunity for all undergrads to get published and share their work with a larger community. The call for submissions goes out to several universities internationally.

The submission guidelines are below, and a previous issue can be viewed here: http://www.english.umd.edu/academics/undergraduate/psr/spring-2012

Submissions should only be sent via email and not the website.

The Paper Shell Review Submission Guidelines:

Undergraduate students from any accredited institution of higher education may submit papers to The Paper Shell Review. Submission by a single author should not exceed three essays. E-mail essays as Microsoft Word attachments to papershellreview@gmail.com. Submissions for this year's issue will be accepted until Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 11:59pm.

All papers must be double-spaced, in Times New Roman font, numbered, and formatted with one-inch margins. Papers should not exceed 20 pages, but exceptions may be made for essays of superb quality. Essays must follow the Modern Language Association style guidelines as defined in the MLA Guidelines for Writers of Research Papers (latest edition).

The e-mail body accompanying any paper should include the author's full name, undergraduate institution, current year (freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior), paper title, and contact information (e-mail, phone number, current address, and permanent address). The journal is published in print in April and on-line in May on the UMD English Department website.

Visit of Rick Rylance, head of the AHRC, next Friday

Professor Rick Rylance will be visiting to speak at Manchester next Friday, 11 January. The talk will take place 11-11.45 in the John Casken Lecture Theatre, Martin Harris Centre. All welcome