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The artificial poppy has become a fragile but enduring symbol of remembrance. Field of Poppies. Image by Henry Be (@henry_be) via Unsplash.

EXPERT COMMENT: Remembrance Day: five beautiful novels about war commemoration

In an article written for the Conversation*, from Northumbria University, Dr Ann-Marie Einhaus, Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary literature and Research Fellow Dr Alexandra Peat discuss recommendations for five novels that can give readers fresh insights into conflict and commemoration.

 Dr Katherine Butler of Northumbria University and James Smith of the Lit & Phil

Singing workshop with a ‘catch’

London’s Burning, Frère Jacques and Row, Row, Row Your Boat are all songs many of us will be familiar with from childhood – but you might not be aware that the history of these ‘rounds’ or ‘catches’ as they are also known, goes back hundreds of years.

Image credit: Chiara Dellerba

Art workshop explores our relationship with sleep

Members of the public are being invited to share their experiences of sleep, and find out more about the experiences of others, during an art workshop and exhibition next month.

Research council invest half a million in new Creative Communities UK pilot

Research council invest half a million in new Creative Communities UK pilot

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Creative Communities programme at Northumbria University Newcastle has secured an additional £470,000 of investment, on top of the original 1.3 million award, to develop new knowledge about community and cross-sector partnership working in research & development (R&D).

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