We have just announced the following 2 academic job opportunities.
Please see the links below to get more information about the roles.
We have just announced the following 2 academic job opportunities.
Please see the links below to get more information about the roles.
UK/EU PhD applicants have the opportunity to apply for London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP) studentships as well as Queen Mary Principal’s Studentships (QMPS) but the deadlines differ.
Please see below for useful information from Dr Rehana Ahmed (Director of Research) or email sed-research@qmul.ac.uk.
London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP):
QM Principal’s Studentships (QMPS):
English Reader Dr Nadia Valman’s article on her project celebrating the diverse history of the London Hospital, The Last of The London has been published today on Spitalfields Life.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Welcome to our January newsletter. We wish you all the best for 2019 and look forward to seeing our students and staff from next week when semester 2 begins.
Photo from Winter graduation 2018 in December
JAN 15
11 days left to apply to study with us Study English, Creative Writing, Drama
all with a year abroad. Courses start this September 2019.
See our study abroad hub for more information.
Show and Tell is back for 2019 every Wednesday in February with a diverse line up of inspiring speakers from the arts, humanities and creative industries.
Book free tickets online
BOOK AHEAD
The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Barbara Taylor – Philosophical Solitude
ArtsTwo Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary University of london
Tuesday 26 February 2019, 6.30pm The philosopher mediating alone in his study is a cliché of western culture. But behind the hackneyed image lies a long history of controversy. Was solitude the ‘school of genius’, as Edward Gibbon claimed, or did it breed irrationalism, dogmatism and melancholy, as Dr Johnson and others insisted? In the 1730s David Hume suffered a breakdown which he attributed to his solitary philosophising; three decades later, in a much-publicised quarrel with Jean-Jacques Rousseau,Hume attacked Rousseau’s reclusiveness as ‘savage’, ‘bestial’, the mark of an ‘arrant madman’. A life of lone thought was pathological: a judgement that still finds echoes in present-day concerns about social isolation and loneliness.
Barbara Taylor is Professor of Humanities at Queen Mary, based in the Schools of History and English and Drama. She is currently leading a 4-year project, ‘Pathologies of Solitude,18th – 21st C’, funded by the Wellcome Trust.
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JANUARY
Queen Mary Centre for Religion and Literature:
Seminar: Dr Lucy Wooding, Oxford ‘The Book as Image: Tudor Religious Culture and Perceptions of Print’
ArtsTwo 3.16, Queen Mary University of London
Wednesday 9 January 2019, 5-7pm
This paper will discuss the relationship between word and image in
early modern England, focusing in particular on the ways in which books were conceptualized within religious discourse as variously text, object and image, suggesting that the dialogue about and between these different forms offers important insights into the evolution of religious culture in an era of reform.
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Travelling Queer People’s History Show – Scratch PerformanceQueen Mary University of London
Saturday 19 January 2019, 6pm
The Travelling Queer People’s History Show takes the audience on a startling journey underneath the foundations of some of Britain’s biggest galleries to uncover a hidden history of queer prisoners, prisons and penal colonies.
English Postgraduate Research Seminar 2019ArtsOne lecture Theatre Queen Mary University of London
Thursday 17 + 31 January, 14 + 28 February, 14 + 28 March and 23 May 2019, 6pm Our groundbreaking postgraduate research seminar continues with a wide range of speakers in 2019.
Harriet Baker (English PhD) has won The Tony Lothian Prize for Rural Hours: Interwar Female Writers project. Read more here |
OPEN CALL: EcoFutures: Queer, Feminist and Decolonial Responses to Ecological and Environmental Changes” (4-19 April 2019) Read more
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE WORK EXPERIENCE: Work experience applications open on 8 January. Information here
18c FELLOWSHIP: The Queen Mary Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies, in conjunction wit the British Society for Eighteenth-Century StudiesShort-Term Early-Career Visiting Fellowship 2018-19. Deadline: 17 January 2019
JOBS AT QMUL: Start the new year with a new job working with Queen Mary as a Hospitality & Events Manager, Library Shelver, Digital Communications Officer, Public Engagement Officer and many more.
To enter simply email us your photo sed-web@qmul.ac.uk or use the hashtag #SED2019 and tag us on Instagram or Twitter. The photo theme could be themed around: winter wonderland style scene a highlight from your festive break books you’re looking forward to reading in 2019 performances you’re looking forward to in 2019 Photo above ‘Bushey Park’ by Matthew Mauger (photographer and Senior Lecturer in English and e-Strategy Manager at QMUL)
To enter simply email us your photo sed-web@qmul.ac.uk or use the hashtag #SED2019 and tag us on Instagram or Twitter. The photo theme could be themed around:
Competition is open until 31 January 2019 at 17:00 GMT.
Photo above ‘Bushey Park’ by Matthew Mauger (photographer and Senior Lecturer in English and e-Strategy Manager at QMUL)
Big White Wall offers unlimited, 24/7 accessible online support – you can connect with peers, chat online to clinicians, use self-help resources, join groups or take self-assessments. Lots of students at lots of universities find it an incredibly helpful resource. It is also completely confidential and staff at the university cannot see what you are writing or sharing.
Queen Mary has a dedicated network of Mental Health First Aiders who are trained in listening non-judgmentally and helping you find the support you may need.
In the School of English and Drama:
If none of these people are available please consult the building based list here. You can talk to any of the Mental Health First Aiders in confidence.
Specialist and confidential advice and support for welfare, financial, emotional and psychological issues.
www.welfare.qmul.ac.uk / 020 7882 8717 / welfare@qmul.ac.uk
Confidential advice, guidance and support for students with diagnosed mental health conditions and those who have experienced a mental health crisis.
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“You may well know this already, but this is just to let you know that there will be a Year One End of Term Party, Thursday 13th December 4-6pm, ArtsOne foyer. There will be nice nibbles, and good cheer, and it’ll be a chance to celebrate the conclusion of your first semester at Queen Mary.
Wishing you a happy week 12, and hope to see you on Thursday.” Rachael Gilmour, Head of English.
In a change to the usual format, we will be welcoming two current PhD students and members of last year’s PGRS committee to give papers on their research. We will then be heading over to the Senior Common Room Bar for a special Christmas quiz.
Our speakers are:
Harriet Baker, Will Burgess, Hannah Donovan, Charlotte McCallum, Charlie Pullen, Julie Tanner, Frith Taylor, Vincenzo Torromacco, Alice Wickenden
Watch this space for details or follow us on Twitter @QMEnglishPGRS
‘Our monthly variety night where you can perform anything you want!
We welcome anyone and everyone to join us for a night of singing, dancing, poetry, spoken word, comedy, and any other talents! If you would like to watch, all that is required is small donation (50p upwards) which will be given to charity.
Details here: https://theinstitute.info/?p=3252 and this is the Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/316809979170519/
Spirals is a poetic journey that crosses geographical borders and unites European female voices in an exchange of languages, cultures, personal narratives and modes of expression. Through the symbol of the spiral, the project explores thresholds, migration, path, nature, home and sense of belonging; the spiral acts as a sign of becoming, transforming and awareness. Poems written by contemporary female poets, recorded material, music and movement are part of a series of performances, photography and video-work. Women create and walk on spirals in a variety of places, such as London, Broadstairs, Coventry, Barcelona, Athens and Belgrade.
Hari Marini – PartSuspended (UK) (www.partsuspended.com/)
Read more about the piece here:
https://www.interimpoetics.org/35-4/hari-marini-partsuspended
https://www.interimpoetics.org/35-4/hari-marini-trans-theo-kominis
Andy has just graduated from Kings with a BA in English and lands a job with Miranda Priestly, the most wickedest dragon lady in all of East London fashion! She quickly finds herself struggling with the job, no thanks to her so called “friends” Avocado & Toast, her boyfriend Nate, and Emily “Blunt Cunt” Charlton. Luckily for her, Fairy Nigel is just around the corner, to give her a transformation that could just about change her life.
Expect bad jokes and panto chaos in QMTC’s adaptation of one of the greatest films ever made.
8th and 9th December 7pm in the Pinter Studio, ArtsOne
Tickets £6-9
https://www.facebook.com/events/369509427215129/
Get your pen and paper ready for an evening of playwriting!
This workshop is designed for writers of all abilities – those who have written hundreds of plays, those who need advice, and those who have never written before. We will do a few exercises to generate ideas, create characters, and will have the chance to get some scenes up on their feet. Just in time for the New Writers Festival pitch night…
4th December 7pm in ArtsOne Lecture Theatre
Calling all playwrights!
Have you written a play or plan to write one over the Winter break? Then come and pitch it for our next festival! Our New Writers’ Festival is a chance to put on any work you’ve written of any kind in a professional and friendly environment. Come along and pitch it to QMTC members and be proud of your creation, or listen to all of our pitches and vote for your favourite!
12th December 6.30pm in the Pinter Studio, ArtsOne
https://www.facebook.com/events/359105954853486/
Celebrate the holidays QMTC-style with our Christmas Quiz 🎅 Round up a group of six friends, relatives or unwitting strangers, brush up on your trivia, and get ready to have some fun!
10th December 5.30pm in Blomeley Room 1
£3 members / £4 non-members
https://www.facebook.com/events/1006478369553089/
Our monthly variety night where you can perform anything you want!
We welcome anyone and everyone to join us for a night of singing, dancing, poetry, spoken word, comedy, and any other talents! If you would to perform, please send a message to the Slappin Da Bass Facebook page linked below. If you would like to watch, all that is required is small donation (50p upwards) which will be given to charity.
15th December, Pinter Studio in ArtsOne, 7pm
This is fantastic news for students who live in London but still would like to gain a more complete university experience by living away from home.
Eligibility Criteria:
To qualify for our accommodation guarantee students must meet the following criteria:
For more information about our first-year accommodation guarantee and how to apply, please visit the following page: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/study/accommodation/first-year-undergraduate-accommodation-guarantee/
Pic credits: The photographer Gabe Moore and the model in the picture below is Aselya Nurlan.
I did an Art Foundation Diploma in Fashion Design a few years ago. It didn’t involve much construction work though. It pretty much just reminded me that you can achieve any creative goal that you set your mind to. I mostly just knit now, although I do know how to use a sewing machine. A couple of years ago, I asked my mum to teach me the basics of knitting. Many YouTube videos later, I was making wearable gifts for all of my cousins. One of which was featured in the QMUL Visual Arts Collective and LUMFS (London Universities’ Modest Fashion Show). I also recently bought a knitting machine to help speed up the process. Once I’ve learnt how to use it, I’ll be able to make knitted garments much more quickly.
Although they’re two totally separate industries, costuming in film massively inspired me to get into Fashion. Watching films is a really accessible way to get a close look at some beautifully designed clothes in a short period of time. There are a lot of offbeat films that I’m consistently inspired by to this day (no matter how many times I watch them!). A couple of examples would be “Dangerous Beauty” (1998) and The Thing Called Love (1993).
I’m the Social Media & Marketing Manager for QMUL Fashion Society. So I’m the person in charge of all of our social media accounts, and our online marketing strategy. I’m also responsible for all of our physical (non-electronic) promotion. Those posters that you’ve been seeing around around campus, for the fashion show “Fashioned by Nature”, were designed by me.
Our committee is mostly collaborative though, and I’ve had the opportunity to do a bit of everything. I ran a knitting workshop, and brought in a speaker for next week (Hannah Rafter, Founder and Editor of The Intern 24/7). She’s going to be amazing!
People’s Palace Projects tweeted their thanks:
A massive thankyou to @EngageQM, @BigLotteryFund, @QMULsed, #SafePassage and the Peace Development Fund who have supported Stage 3’s tour this Autumn. Last night the company won Best Educational Event at the @SrebrenicaUK #SrebrenicaAwards ♥️ Congratulations to them all!
— People’s Palace (@PeoplesPalaceUK) November 16, 2018
Experience their performance at WriteIdea Festival on Saturday 17 November 2018:
Listen, chat and network with recent QM SED graduates and discover what they are doing with their degrees. Our guests are doing different things often beyond what you might expect… what will you do with your degree? Drinks & Snacks will be served.
Come along for an entertaining evening and discover opportunities in a range of possible careers… a few years ago, our guests were just like you! This is a fantastic opportunity to get some insider tips on starting out in a career.
Our guests will all talk about what they do and answer your questions:
4 out of the 7 guests have also gained a Masters since graduating from QM, we will also explore what they did & why… perfect if you are considering a Masters before making any career decisions.
RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW: https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=5399&service=Careers+Service
Our monthly variety night where you can perform anything you want!
We welcome anyone and everyone to join us for a night of singing, dancing, poetry, spoken word, comedy, and any other talents! If you would to perform, please send a message to the Slappin Da Bass Facebook page linked below. If you would like to watch, all that is required is small donation (50p upwards) which will be given to charity.
16th November, Pinter Studio in ArtsOne, 7pm
https://www.facebook.com/slappindabasss/
Get theatrically groovin’ in a workshop on how to use movement in performance!
This workshop will teach you the tips and tricks you need to incorporate a little bit of movement into your productions. How to use movement and music creatively, how to make up choreography, how to use movement to transition between two scenes, how to make fun of yourself when dancing on stage!
This workshop is part of our DA (Developing Artistry) Program, our new initiative to help our members develop creative and career skills – use the link to our Facebook page below to find out more information.
21st November, RR3 in ArtsOne, 6.30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/885312468344099/
https://www.facebook.com/developingartistry/
Reclaiming the voice of the underrepresented.
We are excited to present four original shows in the first festival of its kind at QMTC dedicated to uplifting BAME voices. Check our Facebook page or our website for information on shows and tickets.
23rd and 24th November, Pinter Studio in ArtsOne, 7pm
https://www.facebook.com/QMTheatreCo/
4th December, ArtsOne Lecture Theatre, 8pm
12th December, ArtsOne Lecture Theatre, 7pm
8th and 9th December, Pinter Studio in ArtsOne, 7pm
Our monthly variety night where you can perform anything you want!
We welcome anyone and everyone to join us for a night of singing, dancing, poetry, spoken word, comedy, and any other talents! If you would to perform, please send a message to the Slappin Da Bass Facebook page linked below. If you would like to watch, all that is required is small donation (50p upwards) which will be given to charity.
15th December, Pinter Studio in ArtsOne, 7pm
The event is FREE and open to Arts and Humanities students from University of London colleges and RSL Young Members.
To book: leah.cross@rsliterature.org or call 020 7845 4677
Join the Department for Education (DfE) for an introduction to the teaching profession, an overview of what to expect in the role, and a chance for you to ask questions about your teacher training options. The DfE presentation will be followed by a forum of teacher training providers, giving you more opportunities to find your best route into teaching.
Social media skills are essential for so many marketing, publishing, pr & comms roles… this is a fantastic opportunity to increase your skills AND useful for the CV/applications!
A great way to meet theatres and organisations and find out about careers in the theatre industry.
Booking now open: come along to listen to & meet recent QM English graduates guests and discover what they are doing with their English degrees. Drinks & Snacks will be served.
If you are still wondering what you will do with your English degree, come for an entertaining and interesting evening and discover opportunities in a range of possible careers. If you already know you are interested in a career in one or more of the sectors covered, this is a fantastic opportunity to get some insider tips on how to successfully access these roles.
Our guests will all talk about what they do and there will be a chance to meet them in small groups and ask your questions directly to the guests.
Confirmed so far are:
4 out of the 6 guests confirmed have also gained a Masters since graduating from QM, so we will also explore what they did & why.
RESERVE YOUR PLACE HERE: https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=5399&service=Careers+Service Login with
Looking to build a career in tech? Hear from a panel of womxn making headway in the sector on building confidence in a male dominated industry.
Follow online and discover ways into the world of publishing with this campaign from…
Get to know how to use social media to spark a movement around something that matters to you.
Spend your summer helping Barclays promote its services and win new business. Working on diverse projects with this fast-paced team, you’ll learn how to communicate effectively and creatively across a range of marketing channels.
https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.html?id=40255&service=Careers+Service
QTaster is a programme which allows you to learn about different careers by visiting a variety of graduate employers – experience different working environments, learn about sectors and roles, and network with employers.
6 sessions take place between 16th January and 20th March – this includes 4 visits and 2 training sessions.
Previous employers have included: ASOS, British Heart Foundation, Wellcome Trust, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Investec, UBS, Springer Nature, FDM and Microsoft. The schedule for Semester B is currently being confirmed – follow Careers & Enterprise on social media for updates.
Applications are open until 10am Friday 16th November.
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest independent news provider, reaching more than one billion people every day.
Prerequisites: Clear commitment to a career in journalism; Drive to build sources, break news and deliver deeply reported stories; Strong interest in issues that affect companies, markets and economies; Ability to generate original, relevant story ideas; Ambition to deliver journalism with real impact; Fluency in written English; Fluency in a second language beneficial but not compulsory; An international outlook
Find far more info here: https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.html?id=42141&service=Careers+Service
Support the Marketing team, helping to educate people about our products and services. Get stuck into various marketing projects in a dynamic, exciting environment. Impress us, and we could well offer you a full-time position once you graduate – starting summer 2020.
You will: Craft ad campaigns: Handle customer relationships; Deliver strategic insights; Promote TV shows; Plan, prioritise, research and juggle multiple projects
More info & applications: https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.html?id=42421&service=Careers+Service
Performer Callout!!
Our final show for the year will be a DELUXE edition, meaning
– More performers!
– Shorter fast-paced performances
– jam packed fun
If you would like to perform, please get in touch, or email hygnights@gmail.com
Queen Mary University of London and Wasafiri invite you to a reading and conversation with Nikesh Shukla and Bidisha. This is a chance to engage in lively discussion with some ground-breaking writers of the moment.
Inspired by the ‘Schadenfreude’ book, this Salon will bring together artists and performers (and you) to offer a distinctive perspective on this most morally conflicted of emotions. Come along and join the conversation.
Featuring our very own…
Tiffany Watt Smith
Curator: Cultural historian Tiffany Watt Smith will curate the evening. She is author of ‘Schadenfreude: The Joy of Another’s Misfortune’ (Wellcome Books, October 2018).
Lois Weaver
Artist: Lois Weaver is an artist, activist and Professor of Contemporary Performance at Queen Mary University of London.