Bob Eaglestone
@bobeaglestone.bsky.social
Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London. Writing a book about Arendt and another about literature and politics in the UK.
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This is an incredibly important blog by my colleague Lucy Hinchliffe on behalf of @engmediacentre.bsky.social All English teachers should take a look & DfE should definitely be talking to us about this. If they get this wrong, nothing else will go right in the Nat Curric for English.
Yesterday we posted a series of blogs outlining the direction we would like curriculum reform to go in and airing some of our concerns about where it might go. Here's an additional blog focusing on assessment www.englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/curricu...
Curriculum reform + getting formative assessment right
The importance of curriculum reform promoting formative assessment and combatting the dominance of the summative
www.englishandmedia.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
This is an incredibly important blog by my colleague Lucy Hinchliffe on behalf of @engmediacentre.bsky.social All English teachers should take a look & DfE should definitely be talking to us about this. If they get this wrong, nothing else will go right in the Nat Curric for English.
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See here for all #EnglishCreates blog post and resources: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishCreates 2026
universityenglish.ac.uk
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
See here for all #EnglishCreates blog post and resources: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
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Another great instalment of #EnglishCreates from @univeng.bsky.social in the National Year of Reading. @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @anthonycockrell.bsky.social @barbarableiman.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @engmediacentre.bsky.social
#EnglishCreates: Futures
We are thrilled to share today's blog by Caroline Lucas, Britain’s first Green MP:
'Literature is the way we exercise the muscle of the imagination... And unless we can imagine a greener, fairer world, we’ll struggle to achieve it.'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
We are thrilled to share today's blog by Caroline Lucas, Britain’s first Green MP:
'Literature is the way we exercise the muscle of the imagination... And unless we can imagine a greener, fairer world, we’ll struggle to achieve it.'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
February 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Another great instalment of #EnglishCreates from @univeng.bsky.social in the National Year of Reading. @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @anthonycockrell.bsky.social @barbarableiman.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @engmediacentre.bsky.social
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There is still time to apply to our 10-day residential Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization 2026.
Find out how to apply for the 2026 Summer Institute here: shorturl.at/NSeRD
Deadline for submissions: Friday 20 March 2026
Find out how to apply for the 2026 Summer Institute here: shorturl.at/NSeRD
Deadline for submissions: Friday 20 March 2026
February 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
There is still time to apply to our 10-day residential Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization 2026.
Find out how to apply for the 2026 Summer Institute here: shorturl.at/NSeRD
Deadline for submissions: Friday 20 March 2026
Find out how to apply for the 2026 Summer Institute here: shorturl.at/NSeRD
Deadline for submissions: Friday 20 March 2026
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#EnglishCreates: Futures continues with this post by Francesca Mackenney and Jamie Castell (Cardiff University):
'How do representations of sound in literature shape our awareness of the natural world?'
Read the full post here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
'How do representations of sound in literature shape our awareness of the natural world?'
Read the full post here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
#EnglishCreates: Futures continues with this post by Francesca Mackenney and Jamie Castell (Cardiff University):
'How do representations of sound in literature shape our awareness of the natural world?'
Read the full post here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
'How do representations of sound in literature shape our awareness of the natural world?'
Read the full post here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
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Join members of the #Decolonising the Discipline network in curating a Refugee Reading Wall for University Refugee Week, 2nd-6th March, in association with Universities of Sanctuary and the National Year of Reading campaign. Find more information, guidance and tips at docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Curate a Refugee Reading Wall for University Refugee Week 2026.docx
Create a Refugee Reading Wall for University Refugee Week, 2nd-6th March Background Refugee Week, held annually in June, is the world's largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributio...
docs.google.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Join members of the #Decolonising the Discipline network in curating a Refugee Reading Wall for University Refugee Week, 2nd-6th March, in association with Universities of Sanctuary and the National Year of Reading campaign. Find more information, guidance and tips at docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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English and Media Centre are interested in whether there are differences between the way poetry is taught at KS2 and KS3 & we’re helping them to build that picture.
Add your voice and help us all understand how best to support poetry in the classroom: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MapKS2Colleagues
Add your voice and help us all understand how best to support poetry in the classroom: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MapKS2Colleagues
February 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
English and Media Centre are interested in whether there are differences between the way poetry is taught at KS2 and KS3 & we’re helping them to build that picture.
Add your voice and help us all understand how best to support poetry in the classroom: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MapKS2Colleagues
Add your voice and help us all understand how best to support poetry in the classroom: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MapKS2Colleagues
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#EnglishCreates: Futures
Today, Dr Jeremy Davies (University of Leeds) shows how English can help us to think about climate change:
'Literature of the first fossil-fuelled society can help us to imagine alternative futures...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... #EnglishStudies #Ecocriticism
Today, Dr Jeremy Davies (University of Leeds) shows how English can help us to think about climate change:
'Literature of the first fossil-fuelled society can help us to imagine alternative futures...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... #EnglishStudies #Ecocriticism
February 5, 2026 at 7:49 AM
#EnglishCreates: Futures
Today, Dr Jeremy Davies (University of Leeds) shows how English can help us to think about climate change:
'Literature of the first fossil-fuelled society can help us to imagine alternative futures...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... #EnglishStudies #Ecocriticism
Today, Dr Jeremy Davies (University of Leeds) shows how English can help us to think about climate change:
'Literature of the first fossil-fuelled society can help us to imagine alternative futures...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... #EnglishStudies #Ecocriticism
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#EnglishCreates: Futures
Our 'Environments' month continues with Prof Ralph Pite's latest piece on bringing nature into the teaching of English Studies:
'How can you make the natural world an everyday, "natural" presence for students?'
Full post: lnkd.in/ewQk7pDB
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
Our 'Environments' month continues with Prof Ralph Pite's latest piece on bringing nature into the teaching of English Studies:
'How can you make the natural world an everyday, "natural" presence for students?'
Full post: lnkd.in/ewQk7pDB
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#EnglishCreates: Futures
Our 'Environments' month continues with Prof Ralph Pite's latest piece on bringing nature into the teaching of English Studies:
'How can you make the natural world an everyday, "natural" presence for students?'
Full post: lnkd.in/ewQk7pDB
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
Our 'Environments' month continues with Prof Ralph Pite's latest piece on bringing nature into the teaching of English Studies:
'How can you make the natural world an everyday, "natural" presence for students?'
Full post: lnkd.in/ewQk7pDB
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
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#EnglishCreates: Futures!
Today's brilliant post is by Sarah Dukes, an English teacher at The Chase School in Worcestershire:
"English is a gift... key skills can be taught using the climate crisis and nature as the subject matter..."
universityenglish.ac.uk/teaching-it-...
#EnglishStudies
Today's brilliant post is by Sarah Dukes, an English teacher at The Chase School in Worcestershire:
"English is a gift... key skills can be taught using the climate crisis and nature as the subject matter..."
universityenglish.ac.uk/teaching-it-...
#EnglishStudies
February 2, 2026 at 9:22 AM
#EnglishCreates: Futures!
Today's brilliant post is by Sarah Dukes, an English teacher at The Chase School in Worcestershire:
"English is a gift... key skills can be taught using the climate crisis and nature as the subject matter..."
universityenglish.ac.uk/teaching-it-...
#EnglishStudies
Today's brilliant post is by Sarah Dukes, an English teacher at The Chase School in Worcestershire:
"English is a gift... key skills can be taught using the climate crisis and nature as the subject matter..."
universityenglish.ac.uk/teaching-it-...
#EnglishStudies
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#EnglishCreates: Futures continues this week with a focus on the 'Blue Humanities':
'Oceans have always seemed mysterious, vast and invulnerable... Until recently, that is...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies #HigherEducation #Ecocriticism #bluehumanities
'Oceans have always seemed mysterious, vast and invulnerable... Until recently, that is...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies #HigherEducation #Ecocriticism #bluehumanities
January 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
#EnglishCreates: Futures continues this week with a focus on the 'Blue Humanities':
'Oceans have always seemed mysterious, vast and invulnerable... Until recently, that is...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies #HigherEducation #Ecocriticism #bluehumanities
'Oceans have always seemed mysterious, vast and invulnerable... Until recently, that is...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies #HigherEducation #Ecocriticism #bluehumanities
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Events! Take a look through our upcoming events,book your places on them! Visit our archive of recordings for supply of inspiring expertise across sectors, Early Years through to Higher Education via Primary, Secondary & Further Education #Teaching #Curriculum etc. ⬇️
englishassociation.ac.uk/events/
englishassociation.ac.uk/events/
Events | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
englishassociation.ac.uk
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Events! Take a look through our upcoming events,book your places on them! Visit our archive of recordings for supply of inspiring expertise across sectors, Early Years through to Higher Education via Primary, Secondary & Further Education #Teaching #Curriculum etc. ⬇️
englishassociation.ac.uk/events/
englishassociation.ac.uk/events/
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Professor Adam Roberts, Head of our Department of English and Professor of 19th Century Literature, has been named a finalist for the 2026 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Fiction.
Read more: ow.ly/Vzrt50XSUHF
Read more: ow.ly/Vzrt50XSUHF
January 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Professor Adam Roberts, Head of our Department of English and Professor of 19th Century Literature, has been named a finalist for the 2026 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Fiction.
Read more: ow.ly/Vzrt50XSUHF
Read more: ow.ly/Vzrt50XSUHF
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Such results are testament to the dedication, innovations, expertise & effectiveness of #FEEnglish #TeamEnglish in #FE +support staff, collaborations;shared experiences that happen across our #FE #English. Hats off to teachers & their students, working against the odds. feweek.co.uk/november-res...
November resits: Upturn in English GSCE pass rate
But maths resit pass rate drops slightly and widens in older age groups
feweek.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Such results are testament to the dedication, innovations, expertise & effectiveness of #FEEnglish #TeamEnglish in #FE +support staff, collaborations;shared experiences that happen across our #FE #English. Hats off to teachers & their students, working against the odds. feweek.co.uk/november-res...
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New series of #EnglishCreates beginning now. @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @readingagency.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @lrb.co.uk @profsarahdillon.bsky.social @bobeaglestone.bsky.social @jennyrichards.bsky.social
#EnglishCreates: Futures kicks off with the first in a series of brilliantly insightful blogs by Professor Ralph Pite on the subject of English Studies and 'environments'
These will prove how important English studies are in the current polycrisis: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
These will prove how important English studies are in the current polycrisis: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishCreates Blog: ENGLISH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
universityenglish.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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📣 Orders are open for our latest issue, Wasafiri 124: Presencia y Resistencia — British Latinx Writing & Art!
Guest co-edited by Leo Boix and Karina Lickorish Quinn, this issue critically explores the vibrancy and creativity of the British Latin American and Latinx communities.
Guest co-edited by Leo Boix and Karina Lickorish Quinn, this issue critically explores the vibrancy and creativity of the British Latin American and Latinx communities.
Wasafiri 124: Presencia y Resistencia — British Latinx Writing & Art
Our winter special issue, guest co-edited by Leo Boix and Karina Lickorish Quinn…
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January 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
📣 Orders are open for our latest issue, Wasafiri 124: Presencia y Resistencia — British Latinx Writing & Art!
Guest co-edited by Leo Boix and Karina Lickorish Quinn, this issue critically explores the vibrancy and creativity of the British Latin American and Latinx communities.
Guest co-edited by Leo Boix and Karina Lickorish Quinn, this issue critically explores the vibrancy and creativity of the British Latin American and Latinx communities.
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Why not start your new year with an extra spring in your step by joining us at The EA ! 😊Much to gain from membership in 2026 ! Find out ! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
englishassociation.ac.uk
englishassociation.ac.uk
The English Association | The English Association
At The English Association we support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education.
englishassociation.ac.uk
January 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Why not start your new year with an extra spring in your step by joining us at The EA ! 😊Much to gain from membership in 2026 ! Find out ! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
englishassociation.ac.uk
englishassociation.ac.uk
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🎄 Day 7 of #OLH12DaysOfChristmas
On the seventh day of Christmas the OLH gave to us seven flips upcoming, six journals joining, diamond open access, four new journals, three open access awards, two new colleagues and the launch of the OJC.
Join the publishing revolution:
On the seventh day of Christmas the OLH gave to us seven flips upcoming, six journals joining, diamond open access, four new journals, three open access awards, two new colleagues and the launch of the OJC.
Join the publishing revolution:
OLH journal applications - Open Library of Humanities
Our mission is to support and extend open access to scholarship in the humanities by bringing journals back into community ownership.
www.openlibhums.org
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎄 Day 7 of #OLH12DaysOfChristmas
On the seventh day of Christmas the OLH gave to us seven flips upcoming, six journals joining, diamond open access, four new journals, three open access awards, two new colleagues and the launch of the OJC.
Join the publishing revolution:
On the seventh day of Christmas the OLH gave to us seven flips upcoming, six journals joining, diamond open access, four new journals, three open access awards, two new colleagues and the launch of the OJC.
Join the publishing revolution:
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Today the Sunday Times discusses the decline in students studying A-level and beyond. I believe this is reversible. I believe it is necessary. And I’m glad to have some of my words on the importance of the discipline and the vibrancy of our degrees in English at York in the article.
December 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Today the Sunday Times discusses the decline in students studying A-level and beyond. I believe this is reversible. I believe it is necessary. And I’m glad to have some of my words on the importance of the discipline and the vibrancy of our degrees in English at York in the article.
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The Centre for Uses of Literature at the University of Southern Denmark is inviting applications for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 (MSCA-PF). www.sdu.dk/en/forskning... @bacls.bsky.social @c21literature.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc
The Centre for Uses of Literature at the University of Southern Denmark is inviting applications for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 (MSCA-PF).
www.sdu.dk
December 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Centre for Uses of Literature at the University of Southern Denmark is inviting applications for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 (MSCA-PF). www.sdu.dk/en/forskning... @bacls.bsky.social @c21literature.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social
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Now available: People Without History are Dust deepens our understanding of identity, survival, and memory by exploring same-sex desire in the Holocaust.
“It could not be a more urgent and timely message.” Benjamin Carter Hett, author
Order your copy: bit.ly/483yOtz
@ankahajkova.bsky.social
“It could not be a more urgent and timely message.” Benjamin Carter Hett, author
Order your copy: bit.ly/483yOtz
@ankahajkova.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Now available: People Without History are Dust deepens our understanding of identity, survival, and memory by exploring same-sex desire in the Holocaust.
“It could not be a more urgent and timely message.” Benjamin Carter Hett, author
Order your copy: bit.ly/483yOtz
@ankahajkova.bsky.social
“It could not be a more urgent and timely message.” Benjamin Carter Hett, author
Order your copy: bit.ly/483yOtz
@ankahajkova.bsky.social
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People Without History are Dust uncovers long overlooked stories of same-sex desire in the Holocaust, exploring the lives of queer Jews that have been silenced by homophobia & reminding us why an inclusive approach to history is essential: bit.ly/483yOtz
@ankahajkova.bsky.social #LGBTQHistory
@ankahajkova.bsky.social #LGBTQHistory
December 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
People Without History are Dust uncovers long overlooked stories of same-sex desire in the Holocaust, exploring the lives of queer Jews that have been silenced by homophobia & reminding us why an inclusive approach to history is essential: bit.ly/483yOtz
@ankahajkova.bsky.social #LGBTQHistory
@ankahajkova.bsky.social #LGBTQHistory
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So kid, in your heart you want to study humanities but you worry about your job prospects? Let’s play a game.
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
So kid, in your heart you want to study humanities but you worry about your job prospects? Let’s play a game.
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
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Another one of our team has a book out! Congratulations Melissa!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, because my book is out now, fresh off the press!
Happy book birthday to “Literary Autobiography: Contemporary Novelists and their Self-Representations” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) 📕🎉! doi.org/10.1007/978-... @hss.springernature.com
Happy book birthday to “Literary Autobiography: Contemporary Novelists and their Self-Representations” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) 📕🎉! doi.org/10.1007/978-... @hss.springernature.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Another one of our team has a book out! Congratulations Melissa!
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This round table event at goldsmiths looks great www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id... such great speakers and a range of important topics! @lateteachers.bsky.social #TeamEnglish
On the Teaching of English and Children’s Reading: A Roundtable
Hosted by the Centre for Identities and Social Justice (CISI) and the Centre for Language, Culture and Learning (CLCL)
www.gold.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This round table event at goldsmiths looks great www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id... such great speakers and a range of important topics! @lateteachers.bsky.social #TeamEnglish