Finley Harnett It’s alleged that President Abraham Lincoln, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, remarked: ‘So, you’re the little woman who wrote the book […]
On Literature & Politics
JT Welsch
Lecturer in English and Creative Industries at the University of York.
Interview: Studying Literature in the Global South
Anna Fraine Studying literature in the Global South was much different from my experience throughout school in the UK and whilst in my first year at York. During the end of my […]
Philip Pullman’s ‘Pernicious’ Discounts
Finley Harnett As I walked past W.H. Smith on Coney Street, I noticed new copies of Philip Pullman’s long-awaited follow-up to his Dark Materials trilogy, The Book of Dust. ‘ONLY £9’, a […]
Donald Trump: Twitter Cupid
Jemma Carr On June 13th 2017, author Stephen King was blocked on Twitter by US president, Donald Trump. Fellow author, J.K. Rowling came to his aid by promising to provide King with […]
Review: Much Ado About Nothing
Becca Challis Mexico, 1914. Not the typical setting for my favourite of Shakespeare’s comedies Much Ado About Nothing. However, as my eyes wandered over the set – a derelict train carriage with […]
The Rise of T-Shirt Feminism
Sasha Ellis Wandering around H&M looking for Wednesday night fancy dress ideas, I noticed a plethora of ladies’ t-shirts emblazoned with bold female boss and girl power slogans. Upon further extensive analysis […]
Review: John Berger – Confabulations
A collection of essays addressed to our post-truth expectations. Samuel Bowell John Berger’s last collection of essays was published in October of 2016. The following month the Oxford English Dictionary authorized a […]
In Defence of Emojis
Alissia McNay Emojis have irreversibly changed the way we communicate. These tiny symbols have been in existence since 1999 but Apple’s iOS 6 update in 2012 made their popularity soar. In 2015, […]
World Building: The Harry Potter Effect
A Harry Potter store on the York Shambles, a street said to have inspired Diagon Alley. Chloe Harvey The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction defines ‘world building’ as ‘The creation of an […]
The Writer’s Mind: On Tao Lin’s Twitter
Samantha Hurley In The Death of the Author, Roland Barthes asserts that the figure of the author should be completely detached from the works that they create. I propose that Tao Lin’s […]
