Next week, I'm in LDN for a couple of days for a workshop on NOADGOAT, a digital research environment with data management and visualisation tools. Organised by the LITAID team, the workshop is free and it's not too late to grab a free ticket if you can make it: www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...

Enjoyed this! One for anyone interested in video games, online forums, audience studies, and/or space and (re-)mapping.

🚨🚨Call for contributors to next year's issue of Key Words, a special issue on 'Foreclosure,' guest edited by Chloe Ashbridge and Owain Burrell🚨🚨 Deadline for abstracts is July 18th, 2025. Read more here: raymondwilliams.co.uk/2025/06/09/c... Please share widely.

I had the best evening celebrating my brilliant pal @tothhayley.bsky.social at the launch of her book, Reading Postcolonial Literature. In it, she explores reading contemporary reading communities, critically engaging with both 'professional' and 'amateur' readers. And it's open access!

Event | Join @tothhayley.bsky.social on Wednesday, 4th June, to celebrate the publication of her book Reading Postcolonial Literature! Sign up for free here ⬇️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o...

We are delighted to announce two winners of the 2025 Simon Dentith Memorial Prize, the Society’s postgraduate essay competition. First prize goes to Friederike Sachs. Second prize goes to Alexander Curtis. Read more about the winners here: raymondwilliams.co.uk/2025/05/01/e...

My book Reading Postcolonial Literature: From Professional to Non-Professional Practices is out now, and available to read for free at www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.....

My first book is going to print! All being well, it should be out in paperback and OA on March 28. www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.... If you read it and enjoy it (or hate it!), let me know.

Just a few weeks left to submit your essay for our PG essay prize! Please share widely.

Cardiff University confirms plans to cut 400 full-time jobs That's over 1,000 job cuts planned between Cardiff, Durham, and Newcastle in the space of a week. #UKHE #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky

We're delighted to announce the return of the Raymond Williams Society postgraduate essay prize. The prize for the winning entry is £250 and a year's subscription to the Society. See full T&Cs and details of how to enter on our website: raymondwilliams.co.uk/2025/01/14/r....