PJ Harvey receives honourary degree from Goldsmiths University


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PJ Harvey was presented with an honorary degree from Goldsmiths University in London yesterday (September 10th), joining fellow distinguished new recruits architect Dame Zaha Hadid, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, journalist Neal Ascherson and poet George Szirtes.

“Our honorands this year are a remarkable group of people,” Liz Bromley, Registrar and Secretary of Goldsmiths, said when Harvey’s honour was announced last month.

“They have changed communities through their inspiring architectural designs. They have pointed out the ridiculous in the news and made us laugh. They have inspired us with their words, their music, and their art. They have fought for our rights. And they have helped us to understand who we are now by looking to the past.”

The degree is another piece of recognition for Harvey in what has been a significantly decorated career. She was last active studio-wise in 2011 with arguably her finest album to-date, ‘Let England Shake‘.


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