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Located in a city with an unparalled literary history and one that cherishes the power of the spoken word, the School of English and Modern Languages is a place to be both inspired and inspiring.

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Veterans’ Poetry to be Aired on the British Forces Broadcasting Service
A five-part radio series featuring the work of the Veterans' Poetry Workshop at Oxford Brookes University will feature on the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) from Monday 3 August - Friday 7 August at 10.30 am daily.
MA Creative Writing student wins International Prose Prize
The SaveAsWriters competition theme was All Things Moon – and commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the moon landings. The challenge was to produce a short story up to 2500 words with a connection to the moon.
Oxford Brookes amongst “world’s top universities” for 13 subjects in 2020 global rankings
Oxford Brookes University has been ranked amongst the "world’s top universities" in 13 subjects in the latest QS World University Rankings - up from 12 in 2019.
Postgraduate scholarships for Humanities and Social Sciences offer holders
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Oxford Brookes University is pleased to offer two Rohan Scholarships to two full or part-time students studying the MA Creative Writing, MA English, MA History, or MA by Research in the History of Art for September 2020 entry.
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10Dec
And I Dance With Somebody: HIV/AIDS Activism, Queer Politics and Performance in 1990s Japan
Join us for a presentation and discussion with Mark Pendleton, Senior Lecturer of Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield.

Welcome to the School of English and Modern Languages

The Place to Study

Unlock your critical reading and creative writing with English Literature at Brookes »

Applied Languages

Learn French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Mandarin or English and match your language skills with a specialist subject pathway »

Courses

Learn a language for free

Research

Royal Literary Fellows

Poetry Centre

Publication Success

Japanese Room

Work Placements

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