Postgraduate Research in English Literature
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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)”
This week we’ll be discussing adaptation theory via Julie Sanders’ Adaptation and Appropriation.
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)”
This week we’ll be thinking about the portrayal of Ancient Egypt in heavy metal music.
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)”
This week we’ll be thinking about Queer Theory via film studies, in celebration of LGBTQ+ history month.
In our next session, we’ll be looking at Sound Studies, through the lens of video games.
In our first Page Breaks of the New Year, we’ll be discussing our resolutions for 2024, taking inspiration from eight authors who share their plans, hopes, and resolutions for what they’ll read this year in an article from early January. Come along ready to talk about your own resolutions and get inspiration from others! When … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Reading Resolutions (1pm, Monday 22 Jan)”
This fortnight’s session focuses on TV Christmas specials, where we’ll discuss the standard tropes and some of our favourites.
For our last Page Breaks of 2023 we are talking about gossip! We will focus on the many iterations, meanings, and implications of gossip, including (but not limited to): the characterisation of gossip as feminine, gossip as idle chatter or a real subversion of power structures, scandal, solidarity, storytelling, folklore, dilemmas, expression, and gossip splitting … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Gossip (1pm, Mon 4 Dec)”
