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Mary Blachford Tighe, ‘Lost’ Romantic Poet
Woman, Romantic, poet Among female poets of the 1790s and early 1800s, the Irish poet Mary Blachford Tighe (1772-1810) is a remarkable example of a woman whose work, though highly […]
Research Outreach – Issue 137: Transgressive poets, chronic pain, and self-assembling nanomaterials
Research Outreach Issue 137 continues to showcase the intriguing work being carried out by researchers across all disciplines from the evolution of hair to building a more effective acoustic computer, […]
The legacy and long afterlife of Old English poetry
The Germanic people who inhabited England before William the Conqueror became ruler in 1066 spoke a language known as Old English. Steeped in the art of storytelling, theirs was essentially […]
Transgressing gender and genre: Isabella Whitney’s appropriation of London
The poet Isabella Whitney is considered the first professional female writer in England to have had secular poetry published under her own name. Dr Stefani Brusberg-Kiermeier, professor of English literature […]
Boat trip: A significant panorama of Tang Dynasty river basins
Dr Wende Chen of Huaqiao University, China, has analysed Chinese poetry to reveal historical geographies of Tang Dynasty river basins. Taking the Chinese character for ‘boat’ as the dependent variable, […]
Back to the future: The Secret of Kells brings the past to life
It’s tempting to think that our global, multimedia age is the most multicultural and visually literate in history. However, a new study by Lisabeth Buchelt, of the University of Nebraska—Omaha […]
A life in literature: An interview with Professor Nicholas Royle
Nicholas Royle is Professor of English at the University of Sussex and founding director of the Centre for Creative and Critical Thought. Since publishing his first work of criticism – […]
Diverse Horizons: Investing globally in social and environmental sustainability
The issues of climate change, environmental degradation, and social inequality are growing ever more challenging. Considering these problems, global goals for sustainable development have encouraged treaties such as the Paris […]
The importance of nuanced scientific communication in an age of rising distrust
Dr Karen Jacqueline Cloete is an interdisciplinary scientific researcher whose work spans a multitude of areas. She is affiliated to the UNESCO-University of South Africa Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, and […]
Towards more equitable money creation
Money creation should be governed with an eye on ethics, but its current path follows an unfair formula that entrenches injustice. Philosopher and economist Professor Peter Dietsch of the University […]