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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 .

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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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