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Humanities and Social Science
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Workshop
Module Offerings
6128ENGL-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. Gain familiarity with a range of current developments and genres across contemporary literary forms, including fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
2. Explore areas of current debate within the contemporary English-speaking publishing world.
3. Reflect on the significance of the circumstances of production informing contemporary texts.
4. Reflect on the position of the writer within contemporary society.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically evaluate recent developments in contemporary literature across a range of genres.
2.
Reflect on current debates and circumstances of production within the contemporary English-speaking publishing industry.
3.
Communicate research clearly and engagingly.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Outline Syllabus
Introduction to the contemporary publishing industry
Women’s history in the age of #Me Too.
The endurance of the neo-Victorian novel
Cli-fi and nature writing
The fate of the ‘great male white writer'
Publishing and diversity
Transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming voices
Freedom of speech and ‘cancel culture’
Pandemic writing
Indicative texts and topicsThis will depend on staff teaching the module, but the following list is indicative (excerpts will be used from some long texts to ensure a manageable reading load).
Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (2019)
Elizabeth Mcneal, The Doll Factory (2019)
Laura Jean McKay, The Animals in that Country (2020)
Reni Eddo-Lodge, hy I’m no longer talking to white people about race (2017)
Akwaeke Emezi, Dear Senthuran (2021)
Karen McCarthy Woolf, Ten: Poets of the New Generation (2017)
Jonathan Franzen, Freedom. (2010)
Kate Clanchy, Some Kids I Taught and What they Taught Me (2019)
Selection of responses to the pandemic.
Outline Syllabus
Introduction to the contemporary publishing industry
Women’s history in the age of #Me Too.
The endurance of the neo-Victorian novel
Cli-fi and nature writing
The fate of the ‘great male white writer'
Publishing and diversity
Transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming voices
Freedom of speech and ‘cancel culture’
Pandemic writing
Indicative texts and topicsThis will depend on staff teaching the module, but the following list is indicative (excerpts will be used from some long texts to ensure a manageable reading load).
Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (2019)
Elizabeth Mcneal, The Doll Factory (2019)
Laura Jean McKay, The Animals in that Country (2020)
Reni Eddo-Lodge, hy I’m no longer talking to white people about race (2017)
Akwaeke Emezi, Dear Senthuran (2021)
Karen McCarthy Woolf, Ten: Poets of the New Generation (2017)
Jonathan Franzen, Freedom. (2010)
Kate Clanchy, Some Kids I Taught and What they Taught Me (2019)
Selection of responses to the pandemic.
Module Overview:
Within this module you will gain familiarity with a range of current developments and genres across contemporary literary forms, including fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. This module will help you explore areas of current debate within the contemporary English-speaking publishing world. It will help you reflect on the significance of the circumstances of production informing contemporary texts. It will also help to reflect on the position of the writer within contemporary society.
Within this module you will gain familiarity with a range of current developments and genres across contemporary literary forms, including fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. This module will help you explore areas of current debate within the contemporary English-speaking publishing world. It will help you reflect on the significance of the circumstances of production informing contemporary texts. It will also help to reflect on the position of the writer within contemporary society.
Additional Information:
This module introduces students to a range of developments in contemporary writing and publishing. Students will explore recent and emerging genres and areas of concern across literary forms. The module equips students to understand texts in relation to current debates and conditions in the contemporary publishing industry.
This module introduces students to a range of developments in contemporary writing and publishing. Students will explore recent and emerging genres and areas of concern across literary forms. The module equips students to understand texts in relation to current debates and conditions in the contemporary publishing industry.