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Welcome to the English department’s blog! Our students and staff will be posting about studying at Liverpool, behind-the-scenes at events, and our views on how English shapes the world we live in. 

Share and Care: My experiences with First Nation Culture and Wellbeing Lectures by Eventbrite

Share and Care: My experiences with First Nation Culture and Wellbeing Lectures by Eventbrite

Native Americans and Canadians, as well as indigenous peoples across the world, are getting more political and cultural attention. As they justly deserve. What is coming to light in places such as Canada is the extreme historical degradation and abuse of indigenous peoples under a federal government.

Posted on: 26 October 2021

Decolonising the Curriculum Project: Clara Wilson

Decolonising the Curriculum Project: Clara Wilson

Me \n\nI grew up in a multicultural area of London and enjoyed my early education being influenced by a wide variety of cultures. Moving to Liverpool a year ago, intensified my feelings surrounding the importance of representation and diversity in higher education, as the city’s history plays such an integral role in how many of its institutes operate. 

Posted on: 26 October 2021

Liverpool’s Talking Objects

Liverpool’s Talking Objects

Liverpool possess a maturity in acknowledging the city’s own legacy and history with the transatlantic slave trade. Central museums and galleries in Liverpool are leading initiatives to re-interpret the city’s past. But how can the objects residing in these museums tell their own stories?

Posted on: 26 October 2021

The English Department’s Decolonising the Curriculum Group on their Recent Research Project

The English Department’s Decolonising the Curriculum Group on their Recent Research Project

This past academic year the Department has been addressing the ways we teach language and literature in light of pressing calls to both diversify and decolonise the curriculum. As part of this work, we’ve run a student liaison group to discuss issues such as reading lists, types of assessment, and support for ethnic minority students joining the Department. We were also fortunate to be joined by Dr Claire Hynes and PhD student Arzhang Pezhman to talk to our students about decolonising activities at the University of East Anglia.

Posted on: 26 October 2021

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    Share and Care: My experiences with First Nation Culture and Wellbeing Lectures by Eventbrite

    Share and Care: My experiences with First Nation Culture and Wellbeing Lectures by Eventbrite

    Native Americans and Canadians, as well as indigenous peoples across the world, are getting more political and cultural attention. As they justly deserve. What is coming to light in places such as Canada is the extreme historical degradation and abuse of indigenous peoples under a federal government.

    Posted on: 26 October 2021