by Humanities Web Team | Jan 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
I finished a novel recently about a boy who is mad about football and who goes deaf. I sent the final manuscript off and got the nod from a publisher – they will publish it in 2015. Cue applause? If only. We dream that getting a book published will be like a ship...
by Humanities Web Team | Jan 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve had another day of staring at walls. And doors. And ceilings. I’ve been reading around the critical thinker, Homi Bhabha (buzz words: liminality, mimicry, post colonial discourse, hybridity, culture). ‘Culture’ is one of the two or three most difficult words in...
by Humanities Web Team | Jan 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Having received an email confirming that my exemption from a 3-day research skills workshop request has been approved by two of the three administrative levels of hell required, I feel partly satisfied that I have ticked off the training and development tasks the...
by Humanities Web Team | Jan 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m off to France, the long, Winter route way. Manchester- Southampton by train, overnight in a Premier Inn hotel, inc bath. Ah, the luxury! Then next morning Southampton over into France. Stay in icy, sparse house and set about cleaning it, doing routine minor...
by Humanities Web Team | Jan 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
PhD Creative Writing Lancaster Blog Entry, Pete Kalu 28 Sep 14 So the departmental Welcome Lunch is hoving into view. It’s a long way to go for a lunch – Manchester to Lancaster. What if it’s cheese sandwiches? Should I eat beforehand? – I have heard of all the...
