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Archive | Undergraduate
Why I love English Literature at the University of Portsmouth
Level 4 student Emily Hopper discusses her experiences of studying literature at the University of Portsmouth.
4 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Reading
First year literature student, Chloe, gives four useful tips for getting the most out of your reading time!
Critical Theory: Help!
In the first part of this feature, final year student Nicole will discuss how best to tackle critical theory.
Why Neil Gaiman is an Important Part of Portsmouth’s Literary Heritage
Dickens, Kipling and Coraline: what do they all have to do with Portsmouth?
Starting Second Year? Here’s My Advice
Nicole Chapman (level 6 student, English Language and Literature) provides some advice on how to get the most out of your second year at Portsmouth.
Enjoying Level 6
Amy Thomson, a level 6 student in 2018/19, offers some advice about how to get the most out of the final year of your literature degree at Portsmouth.
Boring Belgium?
Kim spent the 2017/18 academic year in the Belgian city of Ghent. Here she describes her impressions of the city.
I WOULD KIEL FOR A HAMBURGER: My Erasmus Study/Work Placement Experience in Kiel, Germany 2018-2019
At the end of my first year studying literature at Portsmouth, I realised that, rather than continue with my regular studies, I needed to take advantage of a situation which would lead to culture, experience and growth. The above explains very accurately how my Erasmus Study/Work placement year in Germany panned out. In September 2018, […]
Brexit, Feminism and Bad Theatre
Level 5 (second-year) student Ayesha Askar-Harris reflects on some recent trends in theatrical adaptations. What does it take to make good theatre? Well, when it comes to art everything is subjective. So there really isn’t a formula for making it “good” because no matter what you do you will always have critics. However, laziness is […]