Women and the English Novel: from Burney to Eliot , and from Chopin to Winterson.
From the early eighties until the end of the last century, this course was offered to ‘doctoraal’ students, on alternate years, by …
Professor Olga Fischer Continues the Tradition
Professor Olga Fischer (b. 1951) was appointed Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam in 1999. She studied English in Amsterdam …
Dr. Bouwe Postmus Returns to the University
Several former English Department students have found their way back to the university over the years. One is Bouwe Postmus (b. 1945). …
The Harting Programme Scholarship
Pieter Harting (1892-1970) was professor of English Language and Literature from 1937 to 1962. The Harting Programme is part of his …
Student Publishing
An active English Department deserves its own periodical to showcase the work of students and staff, and the UvA has seen a …