English Literature and LanguageEnglish Literature and Language21st Century Women Writers: Searching (Tuesday 11am - 1pm)DescriptionPlease note that the ‘last booking’ date is only a guide. Courses may close earlier. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure to enrol as soon as possible. Registrations may not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm. Crime fiction is an enduring genre, and women writers have created many of the most popular and intriguing sleuths and stories. In this course we shall sample the first novels of a range of contemporary detective series, exploring Paris, Venice, Northumberland, Lafferton, and Cambridge, in the company of Commissaire Jean – Baptiste Adamsberg, Commissario Guido Brunetti, Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope and private detective Jackson Brodie. We shall also read Claudia Piňeiro’s Buenos Aires set mystery, where a mother searches for answers to her daughter's death. Number of Meetings 10 Course Leader Dr Shirley Jones CRN 28160/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £155/Concession £80 Click this link for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information - Fee bands
The Monthly Novel: Seasons (Friday 11am - 2pm)DescriptionPlease note that the ‘last booking’ date is only a guide. Courses may close earlier. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure to enrol as soon as possible. Registrations may not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm. Spring, summer and autumn are literally and symbolically significant in the three novels considered on this course. Number of Meetings 3 Course Leader Dr Shirley Jones CRN 28161/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £70/Concession £35 Click here for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information
Transformations of the Gothic: 1831-2026 (Wednesday 6 - 7.30pm)DescriptionPlease note that the ‘last booking’ date is only a guide. Courses may close earlier. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure to enrol as soon as possible. Registrations may not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm. This course will explore how the Gothic evolved in the Victorian period and through to the modern day. It will explore the different genres that evolved from the Gothic and different sub-genres with each week offering the opportunity to compare texts from different periods or in different mediums. Number of Meetings 10 Course Leader Dr Sam Hirst CRN 28299/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £155/Concession £80 Click this link for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information - Fee bands
Ghost Tales from the Medieval to the Modern Day (Saturday 10am - 4pm)DescriptionPlease note that the ‘last booking’ date is only a guide. Courses may close earlier. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure to enrol as soon as possible. Registrations may not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm. On this course, we’ll explore ghost tales from the Medieval period to the modern day. We’ll see how concepts of the ghosts changed over time within the British context and how different beliefs and practices influenced the ghost story. The course will explore how and why ghost tales became popular and the way in which ghost stories reflect the societies that create them and offer a way of exploring contemporary anxieties, fears and tensions and of representing a haunting past which cannot be outrun. Number of Meetings 1 Course Leader Dr Sam Hirst CRN 28193/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £55 Click this link for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information - Fee bands
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