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Vacancy - Departmental Lecturer in English Literature (1660 - present)
Applications are invited for the post of Departmental Lecturer in English Literature (1660 - present). The appointment will be for a fixed period of 12 months from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014 to provide replacement teaching for Professor Fiona Stafford during her tenure of a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship.
For further information go to our Vacancies Page.
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Oxford English tops QS World university rankings 2013
The Faculty is pleased to note that it has been ranked top in the world in English Language and Literature, with 100% score. (http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2013/english-language-and-literature)
Read more: Oxford English tops QS World university rankings 2013
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, “Celebrity in the Long Eighteenth Century”
A two-year research and teaching appointment for an outstanding academic at an early stage of his or her career, in the Faculties of History, English Language and Literature, and Medieval and Modern Languages. The Postdoctoral Fellow will develop and pursue a research project within the theme “Celebrity in the Long Eighteenth Century”. Appointment will be from no earlier than 01 September and no later than 01 October 2013.
For Further details go to the Vacancies Page here.
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Great Writers Inspire
The Great Writers Inspire project, featuring podcasts from a variety of Faculty academics, has been featured on the front page of the international iTunesU site:
You can download the podcasts by going to the iTunesU site, or read more about the project on their blog.
English academic explores links between classical, Middle Eastern, and African worlds
English Faculty academic, Dr Tessa Roynon, launched a new book of essays today in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Warwick. The book addresses the intellectual interactions between the classical world, the Middle East, and Africa throughout history.
More details are available on the University website.
Read more: English academic explores links between classical, Middle Eastern, and African worlds
Oxford Centre for Life Writing
Wolfson College gave an official launch to one of a series of research clusters, the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (OCLW), with an inaugural lecture and launch party held at 6pm on 15th November.
Professor Laura Marcus FBA
We're delighted to announce that Professor Laura Marcus, our Goldsmiths' Professor of English Literature, has recently been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy.
Starting out at Oxford - an English Freshers Guide to using the libraries
Are you starting at Oxford in October? Our Faculty librarians have been working to put together a new guide to using the University libraries for English students. You can access it at http://ox.libguides.com/english-freshers-guide
Read more: Starting out at Oxford - an English Freshers Guide to using the libraries
Times Good University Guide
We're delighted that the 2011 Times Good University Guide has placed the Oxford English Faculty top of its rankings. Oxford University as a whole was also ranked top, and you can view the story on their website.
The Guide is available here, although is only accessible by those who have paid for access to the Times online.
Professor of Poetry podcasts
The Professor of Poetry, Geoffrey Hill's, final lecture of the 2010-11 academic year is now available as a podcast from the Professor of Poetry page. The lecture was delivered on 10 May 2011, and was entitled 'Poetry and Disproportion'.
