Category Archives: Tutor News

MSt tutor Jenny Lewis speaks at opening of Anglo-Iraqi Studies Centre (AISC) in London

On 23rd January, MSt tutor Jenny Lewis was a guest speaker at the the opening of the new Anglo-Iraqi Studies Centre (AISC) in London.  The AISC collection of over 2,000 books in English about Iraqi history and culture, includes several … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Eileen Horne’s article on George Moore and Zola in the Irish Times

MSt tutor Eileen Horne article, entitled “George Moore, Zola and their publisher sacrificed on altar of Victorian prudery” is in the Irish Times. “If looks alone could immortalise a writer, the Anglo-Irish author, critic, dramatist and autobiographer George Moore (1852-1933) … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Belinda Jack lecture on Ibsen’s The Doll’s House, London, 26 Jan 2016

MSt tutor, Belinda Jack, who is Gresham Professor of Rhetoric, will be giving a lecture at the Museum of London on “Theatre and Individualism: Henrik Ibsen, ‘A Doll’s House’” Tuesday, 26 January 2016 6:00pm  Museum of London Entry open to … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Nicoletta Demetriou’s “The Cypriot Fiddler” profiled by the British Academy

MSt tutor Nicoletta Demetriou’s project,  “The Cypriot Fiddler” has been profiled on the British Academy’s blog. Read the article “Sharing music, sharing life stories: The Cypriot Fiddler project” For more on the project, visit the Cypriot Fiddler Facebook page.

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Kellogg College Creative Writing Seminar Series: Dr Lyndall Gordon, 4th February 2016

“Telling Lives: The Challenge of the Family Memoir” Dr Lyndall Gordon Mawby Room, Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road 5 pm (refreshments) for 5.30 pm All are welcome and no bookings are necessary Lyndall Gordon grew up in Cape Town where … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Helen Marshall’s “Gifts for the One Who Comes After” wins World Fantasy Award

MSt tutor Helen Marshall’s short story collection Gifts for the One Who Comes After has won the World Fantasy Award in the category of Best Collection More about Gifts for the One Who Comes After, on the publisher’s website.

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MSt tutor Eileen Horne’s “Zola and the Victorians” published, 12th November 2015

MSt tutor Eileen Horne’s Zola and the Victorians  published by Maclehose Press, is available from 12th November 2015. From the Maclehose Press page: “…this book offers both new readers and aficionados the untold story of Zola’s original reception in England: … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Roopa Farooki in The Guardian on “Writers on the pain of hindsight in publishing”

MSt tutor Roopa Farooki is one of six authors on “Writers on the pain of hindsight in publishing: ‘It’s like a bad breakup – you have to move on’“, published in the Guardian, 9th November 2015.

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MSt tutor Eileen Horne’s radio drama “The Lost Sister”, broadcast on 6 Nov 2015 now on iPlayer

MSt tutor Eileen Horne’s radio drama “The Lost Sister”, broadcast on 6th Novembe 2015 on Radio 4, is now available on iPlayer From the programme page: “A family drama and detective story, this is the author’s unflinching account of her … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Roopa Farooki on being inspired by Joyce, in the RLF’s “Collected” series.

“Tumbling Down Joyce’s Stairs: South London’s reply to Dubliners” MSt tutor Roopa Farooki’s piece on her novel Londoners and on being inspired by Joyce has been published in Collected, the weekly series of articles by Royal Literary Fund’s writers edited … Continue reading

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