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Changing the way journalism is taught

Changing the way journalism is taught

Read our interview with Director of Journalism, Dr Idrees Ahmad, to find out how journalism has changed because of social media and why our new MA International Journalism is unique.

Kate Clayton

26 April 2023

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What to watch this Holocaust Memorial Week

What to watch this Holocaust Memorial Week

Dr Joanna Rzepa from the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies at the University of Essex highlights the five films you should watch to remember and understand the Holocaust.

Dr Joanna Rzepa

20 January 2023

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Holocaust Memorial Week

Holocaust Memorial Week

Find out about our week of events for Holocaust Memorial Week

Dr Joanna Rzepa, Dr Andrew Fagan, Professor Andrew Le Sueur

07 December 2022

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Reimagining the conference of the future

Reimagining the conference of the future

Dr Liam Jarvis, from the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies at the University of Essex, explains the challenges of organising a research conference in the post-Covid age.

Dr Liam Jarvis

07 October 2022

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Listen to Hold High the Lamp

Listen to Hold High the Lamp

Alison Parkes is an Essex-based playwright whose work includes the play Tigris, shortlisted for the inaugural Mercury Theatre Playwriting Competition, and the musical Saving Face. She is a graduate of the MA Scriptwriting (Theatre and Digital Media) course in the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies at the University of Essex. Alison originally wrote Hold High the Lamp as a television series. It’s a period drama telling the story of Dublin-born May Abraham, who became the first-ever woman HM Inspector of Factories in the late 19th century. Alison later adapted this teleplay into a five-part audio series, and this is a recording of episode five.

Professor Liz Kuti

28 September 2022

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This is Education - The Louder Than Words podcast

New thinking about how to learn is changing the lives of students. Professor Jules Pretty talks to Dr Liam Jarvis from the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies and Dr Katy Wheeler from the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex. They will be joined by Professor Bruce Hood from the University of Bristol, who will talk about an immersive happiness course for students.

Professor Jules Pretty, Dr Liam Jarvis, Dr Katy Wheeler

19 May 2022

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The Essex Serpent: the real myths, folklore and heroines inspired by the county

The Essex Serpent: the real myths, folklore and heroines inspired by the county

Elelia Ferro

19 May 2022

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Can theatre and drama improve lives?

Can theatre and drama improve lives?

Theatre can show us how our most intimate and seemingly private experiences have a connection outwards into the wider world; any event, any action or conversation, no matter how small, takes place in a particular time and place; it is connected to society, politics, history and the wider world. Professor Liz Kuti discusses how theatre relentlessly makes the connection between the private and the public.

Professor Liz Kuti

04 February 2022

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immersion in theatre - Louder Than Words podcast

immersion in theatre - Louder Than Words podcast

Theatre and drama can be entertainment, but they can also unstick difficult social problems by promoting empathy, encouraging us to see life from different perspectives and nurturing links between people. The latest Louder Than Words looks at how theatre can bring insights, bring people together and unlocks issues. Theatre writers and creators Professor Liz Kuti and Annecy Lax, from the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre talk to Professor Jules Pretty.

Professor Jules Pretty

03 February 2022

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Intensive theatre workshop student experience

Intensive theatre workshop student experience

Senior Communications Officer at the University of Essex Kate Clayton interviews Megan Greenhill, a second-year drama student who took part in an intensive theatre workshop with puppetry company Theatre-Rites.

Kate Clayton

20 May 2021

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