The three founders of Arts for the Blues: Joanna Omylinska-Thurston, Scott Thurston (both University of Salford) and Vicky Karkou (Edge Hill) were recently interviewed by The Psychologist about the project. You can read the interview online in full here.
We are delighted to report that Hannah Helm’s co-edited book The Cultural Legacy of Disney: A Century of Magic is scheduled for publication in August 2024. The book examines all aspects of the Walt Disney Company in celebration of their 100th anniversary in October last year. As the summary of the book announces: This book critically engages with […]
We are happy to report that Salford is well-represented at this year’s American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS), held at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick on 17 – 21 June. The theme of the conference is ‘Embracing Change, Navigating Uncertainty: Ireland and New Beginnings’. Caroline Magennis will be presenting a plenary talk entitled ‘Writing the Body and […]
Caroline Magennis will be launching her latest book Harpy: A Manifesto for Childfree Women (Icon Books, 2023) at the International Anthony Burgess Centre in Manchester on Thursday 9th May at 6pm. The event is now sold out, but Salford staff and students will be given priority on the waiting list for cancellations. Caroline will be […]
Prof Ursula Hurley will give a public talk at the Working Class Movement Library (WCML) on Wednesday 24 April at 3pm entitled “The Everyday Marvellous: Surrealist Writing Practices and Salford’s Dream Other” In a project exploring creative writing and wellbeing, the University of Salford partnered with local charity Salford Loaves and Fishes to create a […]
Arts for the Blues is involved in a new mental health project for children and young people which has won £2.5million from UKRI. The Arts4Us project will bring together the best practice in arts and arts therapies in one digital platform, making it easier for young people and their families to find crucial help. It […]
We are excited to announce the publication date for Jade Munslow Ong’s co-authored book with Matthew Whittle, Global Literature and the Environment (New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2024) as 8th August 2024. Here is an extract from the description of the book on the publisher’s website: Global Literature and the Environment analyses literatures from across the world that connect […]
‘”Make them roll in their graves”: South African Writing, Decolonisation, and the English Literature A-Level’ has just been published in English in Education journal. It was co-written by four colleagues within the School: Dr Hannah Helm (Impact and Engagement Fellow), Dr Emma Barnes (Knowledge Exchange Fellow), Katie Barnes (PhD student) and Prof Jade Munslow Ong. You can […]
Our guest speaker Dr Chris Vardy (University of Manchester) presents: ‘Contemporary Prehistories’ Wednesday 26 April 2-4pm at the University of Salford Irwell Valley campus Please write to S.Thurston@salford.ac.uk if you would like to join us! Abstract This paper analyses the representation of human ‘prehistory’ in contemporary writing. Politicised and racialised fantasies about the ‘prehistoric’ human […]
Scott Thurston will be delivering his inaugural professorial lecture entitled ‘Kinepoetics: an embodied journey through dance, poetry and therapy’ on Tuesday 19 March at 5:30pm at the University of Salford’s MediaCityUK campus in the Digital Performance Lab. The lecture is described as follows: With the worldwide challenge of mental health at an all-time high, we […]