Professor of English & Scottish Literature, Head of School, Critical Studies, University of Glasgow.
Research working-class literature & Romantic-period cultures.
Editor, John Clare Society Journal.
Simon Kővesi
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This looks like a tremendous event, on labouring-class poetry, in Manchester, this Saturday.
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Named by FIFA to officiate during the World Cup, the Somali referee Omar Artan, elected best African referee for 2025, was denied entry to U.S. territory despite holding a diplomatic passport.
As a son of a political refugee, & given ongoing xenophobic political discourse, & the racist violence in response, I am delighted to see this week of refugee celebrations here at @glasgow.ac.uk next week.
Our #TeamUofG community is invited to Refugee Week 2026.
Join us from 15 to 19 June to celebrate the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary, and take part in events across UofG.
View the programme: gla.ac.uk/explore/sanctuary/events/refugee-week/
Simon Kővesi
"There aren't any shortcuts, or if there are, they're to your detriment. A shortcut is a very poor way to arrive at a precept about writing. The longer you had to learn it, the harder you had to sweat to learn it, the better it'll stay with you and the more it belongs to you."
Shelby Foote, 1983.
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James Kelman at 80: a conference to mark the 80th birthday of the great Glaswegian writer.
Spring 2027, University of Glasgow
@glasgow.ac.uk
Worse looking workplaces exist
A small number of tickets are remaining for our annual lecture this Saturday in Manchester at the John Rylands Library. Book your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-joh...
Singing along to 'Paperback Writer' 40 years ago on holiday in the back of my grandparents' old VW camper van, I honestly never thought I'd become one. But today, I am!
Get your copy of Land Beneath the Waves from the wonderful Word on the Water London Bookbarge: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/land...
Romanticism folks, I am looking for new contributors for The Year's Work in English Studies (YWES).
YWES is an annual review of scholarly work. It's the largest & most comprehensive work of its kind.
I am looking for two people to join the poetry team and one person to take over drama.
