Professor Carolyn Oulton explores the history of free public libraries and explains why we need to fight to keep them from being closed permanently. Walking down Canterbury High Street, you […]
Turning to literature On Being Ill
Dr Andrew Palmer turns to the novelist Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) for some thoughts on how illness can transform our perceptions.
Harry Potter 20 years on
It’s been 20 years since Harry Potter first landed on our bookshelves. Emily Guille-Marrett, Writing for Children Visiting Lecturer explores why the books have been so successful.
John Berger: What’s in an obituary?
Richard Turney, Lecturer in the School of Humanities, looks at the legacy of Booker Prize winner John Berger.