7th November 2023 by

Page Breaks: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction (1pm, Mon 20 Nov)

John Martin, ‘The Last Man’, Walker Art Gallery; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-last-man-97626

In our next Page Breaks session, we are reading post-apocalyptic fiction, with an excerpt from After London; or Wild England by Richard Jefferies (1885). Discussion will revolve around the text and what pre-20th century post-apocalyptic texts tell us about images of the future, as well as any other post-apocalyptic fiction examples you bring to the session.

Thank you to Jon Stevens for the reading suggestion and leading the session. See you there.

When and Where

1pm, Monday 20th November, Arts 250 (Fage Room)

The room is on the second floor of the Arts building

Text(s)

You can access a PDF of this week’s texts on our password-protected page – email Dorothy (d.butchard@bham.ac.uk) for the password.

  • An excerpt from After London; or Wild England by Richard Jefferies (1885) (Read on our site)
  • Optional! Any other examples of post-apocalyptic fiction you’d like to discuss in the session