A guest post from Summer School 2017 participant, Polly Marshall My attention is pulled in so many different directions that I tried to keep on track by… Read more “The Stevie Smith School for Wayward Navigators”

A blog post from ReLit’s International Ambassador, Dr Julie Sutherland, on her outreach work in Cape Breton, Canada.  Introduction When I first arrived in Cape Breton five… Read more “‘All this against an evening sky that seems to mock us with its beauty’: Finding hope in Cape Breton”

A blog post from course coordinator Julie Sutherland, as we look ahead to the Oxford ReLit Summer School 2018:  I first moved to Oxford in September 1998.… Read more ““See better, Lear”: Gaining New Perspective in Oxford”

We are delighted to announce that one of our very own Summer School participants, Angelica Rose, will be performing at the Oxford ReLit Summer School on Friday… Read more “Announcing: Angelica Rose”

We are so excited to be able to announce yet another outstanding artist who will be performing at this year’s Oxford ReLit Summer School! English folk singer Hannah Sanders is… Read more “Announcing: Hannah Sanders at the Oxford ReLit Summer School”

With only two months to go until this year’s Oxford ReLit Summer School, we are thrilled to announce that singer-songwriter Jack Harris will be joining us on Saturday 1st July to… Read more “Announcing: Jack Harris at the Oxford ReLit Summer School”

A guest post by one of our wonderful course tutors, Dr Julie Sutherland What does a sonnet look like? Look like, you ask? Yes, what does it look… Read more “Making Sense of Shakespearean Sonnets”

I would like to introduce myself: I am Dr. Sally Bayley and I have been running an interdisciplinary summer course in Oxford for six years. The course… Read more “Notes from a student”

At ReLit we are passionate about reading and writing – and especially the capacity of great literature simultaneously to stretch the mind and relax the spirit. As… Read more “In the beginning …”