Fragments of Union Module
@fragmentsofunion.bsky.social
Bluesky account for the module: 'Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain', BA programme for English Literature, Swansea University
Reposted by Fragments of Union Module
The US brain drain will benefit the EU greatly.
Another reason to #breturn
Another reason to #breturn
Presque 75% des chercheurs envisagent de quitter les Etats Unis. Ou comment détruire la science. l'Europe doit les accueillir.
Aux États-Unis, l’exode des universitaires provoqué par Trump a déjà commencé
March 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The US brain drain will benefit the EU greatly.
Another reason to #breturn
Another reason to #breturn
News Desk: the US and the commonwealth: www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2031...
Making America a member of the Commonwealth would be a masterstroke
Donald Trump would leap at the opportunity and, in an era of heightened tensions, it would tie us more closely to the US
www.express.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
News Desk: the US and the commonwealth: www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2031...
Troubling times: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump set to sign executive order shuttering the Education Department
Closing the department requires an act of Congress, but Trump could make it nearly impossible for remaining employees to carry out their work, much like at USAID.
www.nbcnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Troubling times: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
"Breturn" edits have arrived. Newsdesk feature?:
March 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"Breturn" edits have arrived. Newsdesk feature?:
Newsdesk week 4: James Bond and Britishness. Fantastic newsdesk discussion this week on whether Bond represents only certain kinds of Britishness. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...
James Bond won’t die on my watch, says Austrian who wants ownership of 007
Exclusive: Property developer making trademark challenge claims the spy franchise is in mortal danger
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Newsdesk week 4: James Bond and Britishness. Fantastic newsdesk discussion this week on whether Bond represents only certain kinds of Britishness. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...
Newsdesk worthy? From world of sport to the silver screen? www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
Kneecap director among BAFTA winners in London
Kneecap director and co-writer Rich Peppiatt has won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer on a night when Conclave and The Brutalist were the big winners.
www.rte.ie
February 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Newsdesk worthy? From world of sport to the silver screen? www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
Reposted by Fragments of Union Module
The award-winning Irish-language film 'Kneecap' and 'The Outrun' star Saoirse Ronan are among the nominees at the BAFTA Film Awards in London tonight
Irish eyes on the BAFTAs in London tonight
Fresh from their IFTA wins, the award-winning Irish-language film Kneecap and The Outrun star Saoirse Ronan are among the nominees at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award...
www.rte.ie
February 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Reposted by Fragments of Union Module
Reading Humphrey Clinker (1771) and there's an amazing bit where some black slaves, in Bath, start making "discordant sounds" on the French horn and the white characters make them stop, you idiots, you've just delayed the invention of jazz
July 10, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Reading Humphrey Clinker (1771) and there's an amazing bit where some black slaves, in Bath, start making "discordant sounds" on the French horn and the white characters make them stop, you idiots, you've just delayed the invention of jazz
Reposted by Fragments of Union Module
Reading The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker and enjoying the two page ramble on how this road we're traveling on definitely used to be entirely different 20 years ago.
January 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Reading The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker and enjoying the two page ramble on how this road we're traveling on definitely used to be entirely different 20 years ago.
Henry V: 'lad' or 'leader'? Contemporary Parallels with Shakespeare's play. www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/m...
The week in theatre: Henry V; Our Generation – review
Kit Harington’s a natural as Shakespeare’s military monarch, while Alecky Blythe’s long-awaited new verbatim play captures five years of teenage introspection
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Henry V: 'lad' or 'leader'? Contemporary Parallels with Shakespeare's play. www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/m...
Reposted by Fragments of Union Module
'The landscape has changed': Scottish voters on re-evaluating independence | Guardian readers and Matthew Holmes https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/14/scottish-independence-referendum-brexit-readers?CMP=share_btn_tw
'The landscape has changed': Scottish voters on re-evalua...
We asked readers how factors such as Brexit might change ...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:57 AM
'The landscape has changed': Scottish voters on re-evaluating independence | Guardian readers and Matthew Holmes https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/14/scottish-independence-referendum-brexit-readers?CMP=share_btn_tw
Programmes to Watch: Union with David Olusoga www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Union with David Olusoga
National identity, social class, inequality. David Olusoga shines a light on our fractured modern society through the lens of the past, exposing the fault lines dividing the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Programmes to Watch: Union with David Olusoga www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...