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Marginalised writers focus for creative writing event
Empowering marginalised writers to make their voices heard will be the focus of an event held by creative writing experts at the University next month.
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Celebrating Refugee Week 2024 in Aberystwyth
Refugees, asylum support organisations, policy makers and academic researchers from across Wales gathered in Aberystwyth on Wednesday 19 June for a special celebration of art, music, poetry and diverse communities to mark Refugee Week 2024.
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Why so few witches were executed in Wales in the middle ages
Writing in The Conversation, Mari Ellis Dunning from the Department of English and Creative Writing discusses how distinct elements of Welsh culture, including superstition and religion, meant that Wales did not see the witch trials and executions seen elsewhere in Britain and Europe.
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What is the enduring appeal of ghost stories at Christmastime?
In an eerie article for the festive season, literary ghost expert Dr Luke Thurston from the Department of English and Creative Writing discusses the enduring appeal of spooky stories at Christmas.
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Elf on the Shelf – a ‘gangly festive poltergeist’
In a thought-provoking article for the festive season, Dr Alice Vernon from the Department of English and Creative Writing likens the 'Elf On The Shelf' trend to more sinister poltergeist phenomena.
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For All Mankind: space drama’s alternate history constructs a better vision of Nasa
Writing in The Conversation, Science Fiction expert Dr Val Nolan reviews Apple TV’s series ‘For All Mankind’, which is set in an Apollo era transformed by the inclusion of women, characters of colour and LGBTQ+ protagonists.
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Aberystwyth academic invites you ‘Into the Dark’
A book exploring the natural phenomenon of darkness and the way that it fires our imagination has been published by an Aberystwyth University academic today.
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With 'Slut!' Taylor Swift joins a long history of women fighting slut-shaming in their writing
In an article for The Conversation, Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Creative Writing Dr Lucy Thompson explains that the practice of ‘slut-shaming’ goes back centuries and there is a long history of women fighting back.
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Five works of Welsh gothic literature you should read this Halloween
Writing in The Conversation, Sophie Jessica Davies from the Department of English & Creative Writing recommends five eerie works of Welsh Gothic Literature you should read this Halloween.
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Ghosts: the uncanny similarity between the BBC comedy and a ‘real’ Victorian haunted house
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Alice Vernon (Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Creative Writing) likens the mix of humour and poignancy in BBC comedy series 'Ghosts' to real attempts to communicate with spirits, especially in the late 19th century.
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