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A student-led research seminar focussing on the relationship between literature and the visual, with a focus from 19th century to contemporary.  Run jointly by postgraduates from Royal Holloway and Birkbeck, but open to all.We aim to bring together a lively community of researchers from across institutions, and hope to address: methodologies; different media such as painting, film and photography; wider cultural practices, such as fashion and applied arts; and scientific, philosophical or…See More

Dr Cathryn Setz, KIng's College LondonSee More

In the next few sessions we will start a series of close readings of Barnes's 1928 novel Ryder, her exhilarating response to Joyce's Ulysses. In this seminar, we will focus on elements of chapters 1–4.See More

Hosted by the Institute of English Studies, this seminar is devoted to reading and discussing the works of Djuna Barnes (1892–1982). We meet monthly during term-time. All welcome.See More