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Course Notes from Lockdown: English First Year Modules

From the comfort of their own homes, the convenors of all eight of our first-year modules describe what you will study in your first year at university. If you would like more information on any of the modules we describe, please visit our website. Or you can visit our Admissions and Outreach page for reading suggestions from current staff and students.

If you have other questions, you can email the English Admissions Team at englapps@soton.ac.uk.

Happy watching!

First Semester

Dr Stephanie Jones - English on the Move

Dr Matt Kerr - The Act of the Essay

Dr Will May - Poetic Language

Dr Justine Pizzo - The Novel

Second Semester

Dr Jakub Boguszak and Dr Alireza Fakhrkonandeh - World Dramas

Dr Kevin Brazil - Theory and Criticism

Professor Stephen Morton - The Humanities, the Human and the Non-Human

Dr Marianne O’Doherty - Literary Transformations

The Act of the Essay

First Semester - Matt Kerr discusses 'The Act of the Essay'

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The Novel

First Semester - Dr Justine Pizzo discusses 'The Novel'

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English on the Move

First Semester - Dr Stephanie Jones discusses 'English on the Move'

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Theory and Criticism

Second Semester - Dr Kevin Brazil discusses 'Theory and Criticism'

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Literary Transformations

Second Semester - Dr Marianne O’Doherty discusses Literary Transformations

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Poetic Language

First Semester - Dr Will May discusses 'Poetic Language'

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World Dramas

Second Semester - Dr Jakub Boguszak and Dr Alireza Fakhrkonandeh discuss 'World Dramas'

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The Human, and the Non-Human

Second Semester - Professor Stephen Morton discusses 'The Humanities, the Human and the Non-Human'

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