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Cormac McCarthy: a powerful writer who beautifully wrote about apocalypse and extinction

Endings, extinctions, last things preoccupied Cormac McCarthy from the start to the recent close of his 60-year career as a writer of fiction and, occasionally, drama for stage or screen.
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Ā鶹ֱ²„ to play key role in new Government unit established to maximise the potential of the UK creative industries

Ā鶹ֱ²„ University will be part of a new research team of creative sector specialists, established as part of a government project to give a Ā£50 billion boost to the creative industries in the UK.
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Discover student talent at the annual Design and Creative Arts Degree Show

Students from the School of Design and Creative Arts will showcase their final projects in a physical exhibition on campus 14-18 June.

Ā鶹ֱ²„ to host discussion with MPs on concussion in British wrestling

Experts and Members of Parliament are due to join together at Ā鶹ֱ²„ University this month for a discussion about the dangers of concussions and head injuries in wrestling.
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Visit the Volunteering, Displacement and Livelihoods exhibition on campus

This exhibition, running 19 June-4 July in the Martin Hall Exhibition Space, showcases original photographs taken by young refugees in Uganda.

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Branching Out: Ā鶹ֱ²„ā€™s Radar collaborates with MK Gallery

Radar and MK Gallery in Milton Keynes are working together on a workshop-led programme, ā€˜Branching Outā€™, that explores the social and cultural value of trees.
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Fruit Routes announces new coordinator and Spring Walk

Fruit Routes has announced Leicestershire based artist, Mita Solanky as its new Artist Coordinator.

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Renowned artist and filmmaker joins Ā鶹ֱ²„ University to research inherited trauma for upcoming film

Artist and filmmaker Katharine Fry has joined Ā鶹ֱ²„ University to embark on a unique research project exploring how trauma is inherited through family systems for her next film.

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National Theatre Live: Spring Programme

Screenings of three National Theatre plays will be shown at Cope Auditorium from 27 April.
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Writing about baby loss helps me feel connected to my children and I encourage others to give it a go

ā€œIn the build-up to events like birthdays or Motherā€™s Day, I write. Itā€™s such a cathartic process and helps you release all the emotion, as it has to go somewhere.

LU Arts unveils winners of ā€œFresh Eyes on Sculptureā€ photography competition

In February 2023, LU Arts launched their ā€œFresh Eyes on Sculptureā€ photography competition, a chance to view our Ā鶹ֱ²„ campus sculptures from a different angle, offering a fresh perspective on works that thousands of people see every day.
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How nunsā€™ urine, frogs, and hamsters are helping me make sense of my relationship with my frozen embryos and view IVF differently

If you walk into El Morganā€™s solo exhibition at the Castlefield Gallery youā€™ll be met by a bubbling cauldron of fake urine, pictures of frogs that birth young through their backs, and maggots dancing to swan lake.
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Watch Shakespeareā€™s tragedy of love and prejudice at Cope Auditoriumā€™s next NT Live screening

Shakespeareā€™s ā€œOthelloā€, his most enduring tragedy, will be broadcast next week as part of the National Theatre Liveā€™s programme of screenings.

Enjoy a night of great music at Student Live Lounge

Next Monday, LU Arts is organising an open mic night, showcasing the best student talent from our Ā鶹ֱ²„ campus. If you enjoy live music, as well as discovering new artists, then come along for a laid-back evening of music and fun.

Ā鶹ֱ²„ English researcher curates exhibition on poetry and fashion for the National Poetry Library

Poets in Vogue is an exciting new exhibition for the National Poetry Library, scheduled to open at the Southbank Centre during London Fashion Week (17 February 2023).

Watch Arthur Millerā€™s captivating parable of power at Cope Auditoriumā€™s next NT Live screening

Arthur Millerā€™s ā€œThe Crucibleā€, a captivating parable of power, will be broadcast at Ā鶹ֱ²„ University this week as part of LU Artsā€™ programme of National Theatre Live screenings.

Creative industries in India have ā€œhuge potentialā€, researchers conclude in first-of-a-kind report

The creative industries in India are ā€œgrowing fastā€ and have ā€œhuge potentialā€, researchers have concluded in a new report that maps the sector for the first time.

BTS singer set for military training ā€“ but South Korea is far from alone in retaining national service

Late last year, the first member of the most successful and famous boy band on the planet ā€“ BTS ā€“ began military service.
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White Noise review ā€“ director Noah Baumbach skilfully captures Don Delilloā€™s ā€˜unadaptableā€™ novel

Never one to downplay the power of film, Stanley Kubrick once said that ā€œalmost every novel could be successfully adaptedā€.

Reimagining how Emily BrontĆ« died ā€“ new paper

A new interpretation of the only existing record from the time of Emily BrontĆ«ā€™s death has offered an alternative narrative for the Wuthering Heights authorā€™s final moments.

Emily BrontĆ«ā€™s death needs to be radically reimagined ā€“ an expert explains

Novelist Charlotte Brontƫ was devastated when her sister Emily died from tuberculosis on December 19, 1848.
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LU Artsā€™ Music and Arts Scholarship 2022/23 cohort announced

Nine students have been awarded Arts scholarships by the Vice-Chancellor in recognition of their remarkable talents and dedication in their chosen art forms, which include, creative writing, dance and music.

Jumpers for Goalposts exhibition now open ā€“ hereā€™s a look inside!

An exhibition that brings together art, design, science, and football-related research from across Ā鶹ֱ²„ University is now open to the public ā€“ and you can have a peek inside thanks to a new teaser video.

Be inspired at LU Artsā€™ spoken word and poetry night

Speech Bubble returns on Monday, 5 December, with students performing alongside an award-winning headliner.
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The best fiction of 2022: death and life in Cormac McCarthyā€™s The Passenger

In his book On Late Style, published posthumously in 2006, the Palestinian American critic Edward Said identifies a striking characteristic of some writers as they near the end of their lives.