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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · 7d

@deadinkbooks.bsky.social is 🎉celebrating🎊 the launch of THE TOWER with author Thea Lenarduzzi, who will be in conversation with Lecturer Sophie Oliver!

See below for more information

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OCT 9 - Thea Lenarduzzi in conversation with Dr Sophie Oliver

Date: 9 OctoberTime: 6 PM - 8 PMDead Ink Books, 375 Smithdown Road, L15 3JJTickets from £5 Join us as we celebrate the launch of THE TOWER with author Thea Lenarduzzi in conversation with Dr Sophie Ol...

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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · 7d

@factliverpool.bsky.social have a day of FREE events as part of REMEMBER NATURE.

Former Liverpool PhD student Bernadette McBride will be sharing her story-turned-film there and doing a talk on Uprising Through Fiction and Film. See below:

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Remember Nature

Join us as FACT takes part in Remember Nature 2025 – a nationwide day of artist-led action honouring Gustav Metzger’s vision of art as a force for change. Artists Paul Harfleet, Ria Bagley, Tom Doubtf...

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School of the Arts at University of Liverpool @sotauol.bsky.social · 19d

Liverpool Leaders with Jenny Radcliffe: A Secure Career? 💭

Join alumna Jenny Radcliffe as she shares her journey from English studies to a career in social engineering
@livunienglish.bsky.social

📅 Tuesday 30th September, 5:30 - 7:00pm
📍 Yoko Ono Lennon Centre
🎟️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/events/event...

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · 20d

Big week for #TeamLivUni! 🎉 We’ve climbed five places to 18th in the UK in The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 — our best ranking in over a decade!

Read more ➡️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/19/t...

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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · 19d

Another rise in the rankings for University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Into the top 20 in the Times/Sunday Times guide. Details ⬇️ @sotauol.bsky.social news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/19/t...

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The Bibliography @thebibliopod.bsky.social · 19d

New episode alert! 🚨 Host Natalie spoke to the English Department's 'Decolonising the Curriculum' group about what it means to decolonise a curriculum and the process of decolonising some of the department modules.
@livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social
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Spotify – Web Player

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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · 23d

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Liverpool continues to rise in Guardian University rankings - University of Liverpool News

Liverpool continues to rise in Guardian University rankings

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Sarah Peverley @sarahpeverley.bsky.social · Sep 5

Excited to share an episode of Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes I did. It's about the timelessness of jokes and focuses on comedy in medieval mystery plays. Features bits of the York and Towneley Plays! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

@livunienglish.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social

BBC Radio 4 - Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes, Series 2, Useless Men Jokes

Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.

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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · Sep 5

📻 Professor @sarahpeverley.bsky.social joined Ian Hislop for his ‘Oldest Jokes’ series on Radio 4. It’s on medieval drama and useless men jokes. More here:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes, Series 2, Useless Men Jokes

Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.

www.bbc.co.uk

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School of the Arts at University of Liverpool @sotauol.bsky.social · Aug 29

Who was Jane Austen’s best heroine? 📚

To mark Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary, Dr Victorina Gonzalez-Diaz from the Department of English co-authored an article for The Conversation @livunienglish.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social

Full article 👇
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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · Sep 2

New publication from @markmcglashan.com of @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social Details/link⬇️

Mark McGlashan @markmcglashan.com · Sep 2

Corpus linguistics for safeguarding children online

🔓 Out now with @crkennedy.bsky.social as part of a special issue on Corpus linguistic approaches to tackling online crime edited by the brilliant @wrightdw.bsky.social

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Corpus linguistics for safeguarding children online

Safeguarding children in schools broadly refers to the actions taken to protect children from abuse, prevent damage to health and development, and pro…

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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · Aug 26

📣Our Literature and Science Hub is hosting three events at the upcoming British Science Festival.

"How to talk to aliens" (tinyurl.com/htttaliens)

"Science's invisible women" (tinyurl.com/siwomen)

An illustration workshop on fembots and dinosaurs (tinyurl.com/fembotsdinos...)

Come along!🦖

Ticketbooth

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Sofia Lampropoulou @sofialampro.bsky.social · Aug 13

New journal article with Paige Johnson and Camila Montiel McCann on 'herstory' and popular postfeminism on Twitter/X. Really proud of this great teamwork: a result of years of interaction and open reflection on our CDS methods.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Revisiting herstory: from trailblazers and herstory makers to the pitfalls of popular post-feminism

We live in a moment where feminism is “done” everywhere we turn—be it online or offline, on billboards or on television, in music or in the press. In this moment, however, we are also experiencing ...

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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · Aug 21

Lecturer Hannah Greenstreet has just published a new article on feminist theatre. Read it here:

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Ten years of feminist theatre in ten plays

Hannah Greenstreet on a decade of absolute bangers

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School of the Arts at University of Liverpool @sotauol.bsky.social · Aug 21

English PGR Sietse Hagen recently presented his research on horror and trauma in children’s literature at the 27th Biennial IRSCL Conference in Spain 📚🖋️ @uolhsspgr.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social

Sietse discusses his experience 👇
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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · Aug 14

Prof. John Redmond has three new poems published in the latest Fortnightly Review

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https://fortnightlyreview.substack.com/p/bishop-auckland-and-two-other-poems"

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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · Aug 11

🎸 Eric's, Planet X, The Royal Court? Liverpool music lovers assemble and help map the city's musical heritage hotspots at this event organised by our Music Dept and the British Science Festival. 12 Sept in the Kaz. Were you there? britishsciencefestival.org/event/i-was-... #BSF25

I was there: Mapping Liverpool’s music scene | British Science Festival

Run time: 12.00 – 17.00 Live music lovers – we need you! The Department of Music (University of Liverpool) needs your help to map Liverpool’s live music hotspots, as they gather data that charts the…

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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · Jul 17

We're proud to announce that work by Lecturer @markmcglashan.com has been accepted by the Women and Equalities Select Committee enquiry into misogyny and the manosphere

MANTRaP: Misogyny ANd The Red Pill @mantrap.bsky.social · Jul 17

The Women and Equalities Select Committee @commonswec.parliament.uk has accepted our team's evidence as part of it's public enquiry into 'Misogyny: the manosphere and online content'

Read our submission below

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Misogyny: the manosphere and online content - Written evidence - Committees - UK Parliament

Written evidence submission publications for Misogyny: the manosphere and online content.

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School of the Arts at University of Liverpool @sotauol.bsky.social · Jul 14

It's here - happy graduation week! 🎓✨

A reminder of the ceremonies:
💚 School of Architecture | Tuesday 14 July 1:30pm
🧡 English & Philosophy | Wednesday 15 July 10am
💜 Communication & Media and Music | Thursday 16 July 10am
@commmedia.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social

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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · Jul 7

Why study English at university? This feature includes testimonials from three of our graduates: universityenglish.ac.uk/english-crea...

#EnglishCreates Futures

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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎊 🎉The department is thrilled to be part of the award 'Crafting Care for People, Place and Planet'! Look out for new PhD opportunities with us related to this funding.

Christopher Smith @christophersmith.bsky.social · Jul 3

The first AHRC PhD focal awards, supporting doctoral training across the UK. With over 30 HEIs and over 100 non-HEIs involved, these awards represent a diversity of institution, discipline and geography.

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AHRC Doctoral Focal Awards support world-class doctoral training

AHRC announces Doctoral Focal Awards in creative economy, and arts and humanities for a healthy planet, people, and place.

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Mark McGlashan @markmcglashan.com · Jul 7

Come work with us at Liverpool!

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@livunienglish.bsky.social

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNT935/l...

Lecturer in TESOL and Applied Linguistics (Teaching and Scholarship) - Grade 7 (0.8 FTE) at University of Liverpool

Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in TESOL and Applied Linguistics (Teaching and Scholarship) - Grade 7 (0.8 FTE). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore mor...

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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · Jul 7

New co-authored article from @sofialampro.bsky.social of @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social and colleagues on migration narratives. Details ⬇️

Sofia Lampropoulou @sofialampro.bsky.social · Jul 5

Our article with Korina Giaxoglou and Paige Johnson has just been assigned an issue at @critdiscstuds.bsky.social We argue that even humanitarian narratives about migration in the UK are deeply problematic.
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‘Hosting refugees is the most rewarding experience’: migrant identity and affective positioning in curated NGO stories

This study explores positive migrant storytelling in non-governmental organizations’ advocacy campaigns. We focus on the practices and implications of leveraging storytelling towards charity organi...

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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · Jul 4

What's the story? The @victoriagallery.bsky.social is back in all its glory! Take a look at the Gothic masterpiece as the scaffolding comes down after three years. #Swish

University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · Jul 4

Liverpool’s original redbrick icon is back! 🧱

After three years behind scaffolding, the @victoriagallery.bsky.social is back in all its glory! This historic gem has been part of our story for over a century and even helped inspire the term ‘redbrick university’!

#VGMRedbrickReborn

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Sam Solnick @samsolnick.bsky.social · Jul 3

Delighted to see this finally announced!
Liverpool-led AHRC Doctoral Focal Awards
Funding loads of Environmental/Medical Humanities PhDs with CHASE, @livunienglish.bsky.social, & lots of collaborators!!!

Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · Jul 3

Congratulations to two University projects that have have received AHRC Doctoral Focal Awards funding, including Crafting Care, building on the work of Centre for Health, Arts, Society & Environment (CHASE) to explore how care is co-produced across communities news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/03/a...

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