Get involved with The Big Read Event 2024-25!
What is the Big Read?
The Big Read aims to create a sense of belonging among students and staff alike through shared reading - one book that gathers together St George's community to share ideas about thought-provoking topics or experiences of getting lost in spellbinding narratives.
In particular, the Big Read aims to help incoming students feel welcome and settle into the university environment.
All new students to St George's will receive the same book - the Big Read book chosen for each academic year, when they enrol. A limited number of copies will also be made available for returning students and staff on a first come, first served basis.
A programme of events around the themes of the book will help you to meet new people, get to know your teachers and peers beyond the classroom and make the most of your university experience.
About the Big Read 2024
Moving, engaging, revealing, Everything is Everything is a fascinating insight into someone determined to succeed on his own terms and has been selected as annual Big Read title by St George’s, University of London.
In Everything is Everything: A Memoir of Love, Hate & Hope, Clive Myrie tells how, as a Bolton teenager with a paper round, he read all the newspapers he delivered from cover to cover and dreamed of becoming a journalist. In this deeply personal memoir, he tells how his family history has influenced his view of the world, introducing us to his Windrush generation parents, a great-grandfather who helped build the Panama Canal, and a great-uncle who fought in the First World War, later to become a prominent police detective in Jamaica.
Upcoming Event
The Journalist Always Rings Twice: Ethical Challenges in Trauma Reporting
- Date & Time: Wednesday 21st May 2025 15:15 - 17:00
- Location(Hybrid – attend in person or via Teams): Curve Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE / Teams Online Meeting, click to join.
- Speaker: Dr. Glenda Cooper, Head of Journalism; Dr. Ayesha Ahmad, Reader in Global Health Humanities
- Blurb:In times of crisis, journalists face difficult ethical decisions—one of the most challenging being the ‘death knock’: interviewing grieving families in the aftermath of a tragedy. In January 2021, Clive Myrie’s BBC interview with Martin Freeborn—just 30 minutes after his wife’s passing—sparked debate. While such interviews can be distressing, research suggests that avoiding them altogether, such as relying on social media for information, can also be harmful to families.So, what is the right approach? And what can journalists and medics learn from each other when navigating these sensitive moments? Join Dr. Glenda Cooper, Head of Journalism at City St George’s, and Dr. Ayesha Ahmad, Reader in Global Health Humanities, for an interactive session to explore these dilemmas.
- Register Link: If you are interested, please use this form to register. Should you have any questions, please contact us at bigread@sgul.ac.uk
Previous Event
The Big Read Author Event: In Conversation with Clive Myrie
- Date & Time: Friday 13 December 2024; 15.50 - 17.00 followed by book signing and drink reception
- Location: The Curve Lecture Theatre and Online (via MSTeams), H0.1 & H0.2
- Speakers: Clive Myrie (Author - Everything is Everything), Jane Saffell
- Blurb: Clive Myrie will be visiting the City St George’s, University of London Tooting campus to engage with the audience in person. There will also be a book signing and drinks reception in rooms H0.1& H0.2, where you can mingle with fellow attendees.
Previous Big Reads