PCTG will be back at the start of June to discuss queer podcasts and audio fiction.
25 May 2024 by Rowe Georgina
Category: English Literature
Page Breaks: Retellings (3pm, Mon 13 May, Zoom)
This week, we are moving to a later time and to Zoom for a change! We will be discussing ‘retellings’ or ‘revisions’: those films and TV shows that have been recently remade (Mr. and Mrs. Smith; One Day), as well as novels that rewrite old works, picking out ‘forgotten’ characters (Sandra Newman’s Julia – a … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Retellings (3pm, Mon 13 May, Zoom)”
8 May 2024 by efa035
Pop Culture Theory Group (5pm, Wed 24th March)
Our next session will be on Wednesday 24th April, from 5-7pm, looking at Sara Ahmed’s ‘Complaint!’
16 April 2024 by Rowe Georgina
Page Breaks: Works Loved (12pm, Mon 22 April)
In ‘Works Loved’ sessions, we invite you to share a text that you enjoy or has been important to you. We’ll each share a text: this could be a poem that convinced us not to drop out as an undergraduate, a novel that suggested we might need to do an MA to understand it, or … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Works Loved (12pm, Mon 22 April)”
27 March 2024 by efa035
Page Breaks: K-pop (1pm, Mon 18 March)
Following our session last term on fandoms, we are delving deeper into the world with a Page Breaks dedicated to K-pop (Korean pop music)! We will focus on the parasocial relationships found in the K-pop fandom and the different iterations, meanings, and implications of the fandom. Reading an article from Teen Vogue about fandoms, specifically … Continue reading “Page Breaks: K-pop (1pm, Mon 18 March)”
11 March 2024 by efa035
Pop Culture Theory Group (5pm, Wed 13th March)
This week we’ll be discussing adaptation theory via Julie Sanders’ Adaptation and Appropriation.
5 March 2024 by Rowe Georgina
Page Breaks: Bests of 2023 (1pm, Mon 4th March)
We might be now three months into 2024 (!), but we wanted to reflect on our best reads of 2023 – come with books in mind to discuss! How it works Come with a book or several books (or tv/film/music) in mind and ideas about what you liked and why, and leave with more recommendations … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Bests of 2023 (1pm, Mon 4th March)”
29 February 2024 by efa035
Pop Culture Theory Group (5pm, Wed 28th Feb)
This week we’ll be thinking about the portrayal of Ancient Egypt in heavy metal music.
20 February 2024 by Rowe Georgina
Page Breaks: Book Swap! (2pm, Mon 12th Feb)
After the success of previous Book Swaps, we’re back for more. Come with a book – and leave with a new one! How it works: Please bring any book you’d like to swap (something you loved, something that wasn’t for you – anything you’d like). We’ll provide envelopes so you can ‘wrap’ your book, and … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Book Swap! (2pm, Mon 12th Feb)”
5 February 2024 by Dorothy Butchard
Pop Culture Theory Group (5pm, Wed 7th Feb)
This week we’ll be thinking about Queer Theory via film studies, in celebration of LGBTQ+ history month.
1 February 2024 by Rowe Georgina