Dr Jackie Watson

Delighted to say that my book comes out in paperback shortly. Available to pre-order here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-epistolar… 30% off discount code is PAPER30. 🙂

If you live in or around Oxford, you’ll know what a community gem the Ultimate Picture Palace is. Please consider signing the petition to Save the UPP as I just did - c.org/YSXpzYXF9S via @UKChange

Prof Kate McLoughlin has written for The Guardian about #silence and how it has 'inspired, daunted, comforted and terrified writers throughout the long course of English literature'. theguardian.com/culture/2026/m…

This will be a great talk if you’re in London on 29 April. eventbrite.co.uk/e/silence-a-li…

New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK The decision follows activist pressure as Palantir faces growing scrutiny over NHS and UK government deals theguardian.com/technology/202…

'By excavating the imperial ambitions of the Tudor state Hutson unearths the core issue of English hegemony that would drive the crises of the seventeenth century.' Willy Maley: English designs on union with Scotland #Echobox=1710348730" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">the-tls.co.uk/articles/engla…

American-style attacks on women's reproductive rights are already happening in Britain, funded by the same organisations, the same money, and with direct links to Nigel Farage.

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Have you received unsolicited mail from Reform UK? Send it back to: Freepost Plus RUHS-YGAJ-TKBL Reform UK Millbank Tower 21- 24 Millbank LONDON SW1P 4QP

A massively consequential investigation by Alan Rusbridger into GB News: how "one political party in Britain has effectively ended up with its own television station". Raises deep questions about hi-jacking of British media/political culture: thenewworld.co.uk/alan-rusbridge…

NEW: Nigel Farage has sold videos in which he endorsed a neo-Nazi event, repeated extremist slogans and supported a man convicted over his involvement in a far-right riot - Henry Dyer & Michael Goodier report theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-int…

Articles exposing Palantir being suppressed by Elon Musk! Please break the algorithm and share and comment!

We're delighted to welcome Bernardine Evaristo to the English Faculty on 6 May. She will give a talk on 'The Girl from Woolwich: A Creative Life' at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. All welcome! Tickets are free but booking is required. #BernardineEvaristo english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/girl-woo…

I want there to be a day when I don’t have to share this speech anymore

Our next #Shakespeare webinar will take place on 6 April at 6pm. This time we'll be exploring HENRY VI, PART 1 with Emma Smith and Amy Lidster. They will discuss the play & how we might approach it in the 21st century, followed by a Q&A. All welcome! …ebinar-henryvi-part1.eventbrite.co.uk

Last chance to register for our State Schools' Open Day taking place on Saturday, 14 March at 11am-3pm. Join us for taster lectures and info sessions. Plus hear from current students about what it's *really* like to study #English at Oxford! Register: english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford-e…

Save the historically important UPP in Oxford - sign this petition if you can. c.org/jV5N29FgJC

There's still time to register for this weekend's ENGLISH STATE SCHOOLS' OPEN DAY for students interested in applying to study English at Oxford (& their teachers). Join us online on 14 March for info sessions, taster lectures & student Q&A. Register: english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford-e…

Neda is 11 and lives in Afghanistan. She can't go to school so she learns online. She has not given up.

for #InternationalWomensDay2026 Mariia is from Ukraine.

#InternationalWomensDay Poem from one of my online students in Afghanistan. She can't share her name but deeply appreciates your attention.