
Alex Thomson
@byebyepride
Prof of Modern Literature & Critical Theory | Head of School @LLCatEdinburgh @EdinburghUni | Deputy Chair @EnglishAssoc
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05-02-2007 23:30:10
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Join us in Edinburgh on Weds 27 March, 5pm, for a truly interdisciplinary lecture on the intersections between literature, culture, and economics. Come and explore the #EconomicHumanities with Paul Crosthwaite. We'd bet good money it will be ace. Free 🎟️ pcrosthwaite.eventbrite.co.uk/?aff=social


Join us on 24 April for the second of our Inaugural Lectures, this time from Romanticism, which will explore the birth of capital-L Literature during the Romantic period. Come along as Tim takes us through philosophy, creativity, and invention. Free 🎟️: tmilnes.eventbrite.co.uk/?aff=social


The politics stopping the UK from opening a youth mobility scheme with Europe theconversation.com/the-politics-s… via The Conversation

So we'll have to wait for August for the 2022-23 Student data from HESA! hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analy… #thanksdatafutures What's going on with the independent inquiry, The Office for Students (OfS) ?

English Association is making common cause with Modern Languages. I am honoured to have been invited to speak to the APPG on Modern Languages about HEI closures. englishassociation.ac.uk/ea-to-support-…


Very sorry not to be able to attend and celebrate the work of the English Association

NEW! English studies folk, do you want to know why scientists want to work with us? Join Raphael Lyne & Jon Simons on June 28th, 1-2pm for our *first* #ThinkingForwards session on collaboration English Association IES University English englishassociation.ac.uk/thinking-forwa…

Pleased to be part of the English Association’s new vision, working with Jennifer Richards Elizabeth Draper Also @draperel.bsky.social💛📚📕 @DrRebeccaFisher and our Trustees, fellows, members and volunteers.

New from English Association -- pls RT. Data page on student nos. for English Literature, Language, Creative Writing is live. We will update 15.08 with latest A-level figures. University English IES @BritishAcademy. Thanks to Alex Thomson englishassociation.ac.uk/english-studie…

Really good news out today re: English studies numbers at A-level. See this thread for the English Association analysis and response; or our updated webpage of sector data: bit.ly/Englishsectord…

Word’s getting out: Study arts and humanities because you love them (and so do employers, by the way) University English Arts & Humanities Alliance (AHA) English Association theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Great to see English Association CEO among the speakers at the Speaking Citizens event.

'We Need To Talk': Important report from Oracy Education Commission out today - pleased to see English Association submission quoted, and lots of our friends and collaborators involved #WorkingTogether

Great to see this work by The British Academy mapping SHAPE provision and its changing geography over time.

