EN 387 Monday Jan 24th, 2022 by Rubén Parra https://padlet.com/rubenbulondon/7oyniu0bae97p37u Natasha Brown's interview en-us 2022-01-24 11:42:15 UTC 2022-01-24 11:58:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Topics to cover for Natasha Brown's Interview rubenbulondon https://padlet.com/rubenbulondon/7oyniu0bae97p37u/wish/2008585588
  • Formative influences (key teacher?)
  • Academic background (mathematical solutions vs. poetry?)
  • Influential works: poetry, non-fiction (Roland Barthes and bell hooks)
  • Remarks on characterisation (also in relation to hooks' essay 'postmodern blackness')
  • Remarks on form, tone (humour?) and structure
  • External voices?

    • ]]>     2022-01-24 11:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rubenbulondon/7oyniu0bae97p37u/wish/2008585588     In preparation for our discussion with Sarah you should: rubenbulondon https://padlet.com/rubenbulondon/7oyniu0bae97p37u/wish/2008590279
    1. Read the handout 'Critical Perspective: Sarah Waters and Historical Fiction (I'll put it on Blackboard)
    2. 'Laid to rest at last'. This is an article taken from The Independent (available on Blackboard Session 4 now). Can you identify areas of crossover between Edith Thompson's tragic story and The Paying Guests? 
    3. If you have time, you should start to solidify thoughts on style and structure, and the novel's key features. 

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