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Would anybody out there be interested in attending/helping to set up a seminar/reading group on cognitive approaches to English and the Humanities?What is the role of metaphoric/figurative thought in human cognition? How has literature manifested historical changes in attitudes towards brain and body? What is the relationship between narrative and consciousness? What is the role of emotion in cultural practices?This is just a random sample of some of the questions thrown up by the intersection…See More

We have now (finally) finished reading Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology of Perception, and will not be meeting again. Many thanks to all those who joined in!See More

Hosted by Birkbeck College, an open-to-all MA/MPhil/PhD reading group. We meet monthly to discuss key texts, listen to invited speakers, and learn from each others' work.

This group is no longer running.See More

This group hereby pledges to support the Contemporary Fiction Seminars in all the interesting work they will produce and inspire. For further info please see the events page for upcoming seminars; or contact Tony Venezia or Zara Dinnen.