Come and work with me! ICYMI: I'm advertising a fully funded PhD studentship at Aston in cognitive stylistics, starting in October 2026
Details are also now up on the university website --www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/re-reading...
Any questions, please get in touch
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I am very pleased to announce a fully funded PhD studentship at the Aston Stylistics Research Centre (ASRC), based in the School of Law and Social Sciences at Aston University.
If you watched Memoirs of a POW, you know how talented Stylianosis! He’s shortlisted for the Greek Eurovision entry & features in the Sing for Greece 2026 final tonight! Come 7pm UK time, vote for Stylianos here sfg.vote - code 01 as he’s up first! Just €0.68 per vote & up to 10 votes per card
Our man is through to the Greek entry final!
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My wonderful and talented friend Stylianos Thomadakis (who you might remember as the STAR of the Memoirs of a POW monologue) was shortlisted for the Greek entry for Eurovision, and features in Sing for Greece 2026 tonight!
Come 7pm UK (9pm Greek) time, vote for him - A13
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How beautiful is this song shortlisted for the Greek entry for Eurovision by the multitalented Stylianos Thomadakis?
Those of you who’ve seen a performance of the ‘Memoirs of a POW’ theatrical monologue will remember him as the actor who played my grandfather!
www.instagram.com/reel/DTnhags...
Excited to be delivering the keynote at the Aston Stylistics Research Group symposium on Friday. If any PALA folks are heading there (and are in town from Thursday), give me a shout — would be great to hang out!
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Following the Memoirs of a POW project (lahri.leeds.ac.uk/research/iaa...) success, George Rodosthenous & I now have educational resources available on MyLearning: www.mylearning.org/stories/memo... (Key Stages 3–4|Subjects: History, English, Citizenship, PSHE). Huge thanks to Stylianos Thomadakis!
‘Get someone from Linguistics down here!’
Happy World Linguistics Day!
Congrats Lucy - and lovely to chat yesterday!
Made a meme
RIP Tony Harrison
He was kind enough to let me use this poem in my Texture book - one of several of his that invariably make readers cry, specifically at exactly two and a half lines from the end
Congrats!
Mine and George Rodosthenou’s Hellenic TV interview about our Memoirs show is available here:
youtu.be/sfP7XokZ9qU?...
Congrats Ian!
See some of you tomorrow!
Whoa! Huge congrats to you all!
The full interview George A. Rodosthenous and I took part in is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TJT...
All welcome to London’s Theatro Technis at 7:30 on Friday 18th of July.
For an interview with the creators, see www.instagram.com/reel/DL40pX2...
Register using the link www.theatrotechnis.com/whatson/our-...
Did you get your tickets yet?
‘Memoirs of a POW’’s London premiere is only 11 days away.
For details and (free) ticket reservation:www.tickettailor.com/events/theatrotechnis1/1...
For the short trailer, see youtu.be/B0g1BHAjBKQ?...
Now with new stories and a lecture! For the trailer, and details of how to register, see lnkd.in/eDHigD8R. Unmissable!
Many thanks for this feedback Emma and we look forward to reading your work on this subject next!
For those of you who've yet to see the show and are planning to come to London, here's the trailer and poster.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0g1...
All welcome!
The Northumbria Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies, in association with the Crime Studies Network present the interdisciplinary & hybrid June 18th conference “Narratives of Captivity”
To book Online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/narratives...
In Person
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/narratives...
PALA is thrilled to finally be on Blue Sky!! Feel free to follow and/or suggest followees! 🥳🎉
Here’s how to register for Tony Ward’s (hybrid) ‘Narratives of Captivity’ Crime Studies Network conference taking place at Northumbria University on June 18th. Among others, you find talks by me, Ilse A. Ras and our keynote Monika Fludernik. Schedule tbc
www.eventbrite.com/e/narratives...
Oh that sounds super interesting! Congrats (and I can’t wait to read this)!
A recording of the ‘Memoirs of a P.O.W’ lecture-performance (a longer version of which you can watch live in London on July 18th) is available here youtu.be/Mw5mxtzvNU4?...
