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The next session of PCTG will be held on Wednesday, 12th November 5pm-7pm. With the recent passing of Bonfire/Guy Fawkes Night, I have been thinking about the depiction of the past in popular fiction and the use of historical periods in political discourse. We’ll be meeting to discuss the nature of temporality in popular culture … Continue reading “Pop Culture Theory Group (Wednesday, 12th November)”
Next PCTG session will be held on Wednesday 17th September 5pm-7pm. We’ll be discussing Monster Theory to get us ready for the upcoming spooky season.
Next PCTG session at 4pm on Wednesday 3rd September to watch the documentary ‘Sharksploitation’ (2023) in honour of the (belated) 50th anniversary of ‘Jaws’.
To mark the 80th anniversary of VJ day, PCTG will be discussing war in popular fiction.
As July is Disability Pride Month, the next session of PCTG centres on disability in pop culture.
The next session of PCTG focuses on queerness in fantasy literature.
The next two sessions of PCTG will focus on the relationship between fantasy and revolution, and whether classical lit counts as fanfiction.
In next session of PCTG we’ll be discussing portrayals of ancient Egypt in science fiction.
The next session of PCTG will mark Earth Day with a discussion of Ecocriticism in pop culture.
For the next session of PCTG we’re discussing neurodiversity and music.
