British Academy honour for Nottingham scholar

A University of Nottingham academic has been honoured by the British Academy for her research into the literary landscape of Britain. Professor Julie Sanders has won the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in international women's scholarship. Professor Sanders received the award for her latest book in the field of literary geography — an exciting new area of research that connects English literature with cultural geography, landscape history and archaeology, and performance studies. 'The Cultural Geography of Early Modern Drama 1620-1650' examines how drama can give us a revealing 'map' of how people thought about the places in which they lived. International recognition. Professor Sanders, Head of the School of English at The University of Nottingham, said: "I am thrilled to be awarded the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize for this book. "When you look at the list of former winners it's totally humbling: Hermione Lee, Marina Warner, Gillian Beer — one of my own wonderful tutors as an undergraduate — Claire Tomalin.