All Day
BREXIT: A RURAL PERSPECTIVE
Over the last three years, MERL staff have been travelling the length and breadth of the England talking to people about their lives in the countryside. During our conversations, Brexit and the impact of European Union membership on rural life has been one issue raised by some of our interviewees both before and after Britain’s […]
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THE MARSH AND THE VISITORS: ALEXANDRA HARRIS
18 January: Alexandra Harris, ‘The Marsh and the Visitor’ Alexandra describes herself as a “literary critic, cultural historian, lover of buildings, landscapes, seasons, stories”. Her books include Romantic Moderns (2010) and Weatherland: Writers and Artists under English Skies (2015). The latter is an exploration of imaginative responses to the weather in England across the centuries. […]
Find out more »SEMINAR SERIES: RURAL RIDERS AND RADICALS
A series of lunchtime talks organised by the Department of English Literature and the Museum of English Rural Life, in celebration of their ongoing collaborations. Events in the series feature (alternately) writers with a national profile, and academic authors showcasing new and exciting research. 18 January - Alexandra Harris - The marsh and the visitor […]
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