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Winners of the Oxford Brookes International Poetry Competition 2017 announced
Poets from around the world submitted over 1,200 poems to this year’s record-breaking International Poetry Competition organised by Oxford Brookes University’s Poetry Centre.
Oxford Brookes academics involved in Augmented Reality project; ‘The Reading Machine’
Dr. Eric White and Dr. John Twycross (senior lecturers in American Literature and Digital Media Production, respectively), have been instrumental in bringing to life an ambitious augmented reality (AR) project called ‘The Reading Machine’
New book will explore philosophy of food and literature
Dr Maria Christou, Vice Chancellor Fellowship member in the Department of English and Modern Languages, is releasing a book investigating where ‘food’ and ‘being’ intersect in 20th century literature.
New pamphlet press will support international poetry talent
Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre has launched a new poetry pamphlet press which will recognise and support outstanding poets from across the world.
Witchcraft and magic in 19th and early 20th century regional fiction
Oxford Brookes’ Dr Simon White is working on a new book exploring the mainstream magical beliefs and practices of British people during the 19th and early 20th centuries and how they were represented in fiction.
Brookes academic to become managing editor of academic journal in Japan
John Lo Breglio, Senior Lecturer in Japanese studies at Oxford Brookes, has recently begun his Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) invitational fellowship, at the International Research Institute for Japanese Studies, National Institute for the Humanities, in Kyoto, Japan.
New Shakespearean play devised by Brookes academic
Dr Katharine Craik's essay on ‘The Marina Project’, co-authored with Professor Ewan Fernie of the Shakespeare Institute, will soon be published in a book entitled New Places: Shakespeare and Civic Creativity (Arden Bloomsbury).
Successful Faculty research conference exploring ‘The Other’
Academics from across the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences came together on Wednesday 14 June for a successful research conference on the theme of The Other.
Creative Writing lecturer discusses his latest book on BBC Radio 3’s ‘Free Thinkers’
Dr James Hawes, Reader in Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes University, discussed his most recent book, The Shortest History of Germany, with Anna McElvoy on BBC Radio 3’s ‘Free Thinking’ on Wednesday 17 May.
Launch Party for Oxford Brookes Alumna’s Third Novel
Oxford Brookes would like to congratulate alumna Rachel Crowther on the upcoming publication of her third novel. Every Secret Thing is set to be published on 29 June, with a launch party being held on the 1 July at Woodstock Town Hall. The venue has previously played host to many prestigious authors, including Joanna Trollope, Jane Gardam and Patrick Gale.

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