Programme Values
What do we mean by Contemporary English Studies?
‘Contemporary’ is not just about current issues, but also about continuities and discontinuities between past and present
We focus on linguistic, literary, and social trends, stressing that where we are now stems from where we were, that history and context matter!
Our curriculum exposes you to recent works alongside classics to show you how perceptions and interpretations of texts differ across times and spaces
We teach you the importance of questioning what historically may have been taken for granted, such as who could and could not be a writer or which language or national literature was ‘superior’. We work to dissolve those boundaries and to widen representation by focusing on global literatures and media in English
Our programme emphasizes adaptation and re-evaluating accepted norms, which continue to shift and evolve in our increasingly interconnected world