The English subject group at Newman offers single and combined honours courses in English and Creative Writing. In literature, students extend their reading and appreciation of literature, and engage with a range of works of literature including Shakespeare's plays, Victorian novels, poetry, short stories, books for children and contemporary works from a range of cultural perspectives. In languag
e, students analyse the ways in which meanings are conveyed in a range of spoken and written texts. Language modules encompass topics as diverse as the features of conversation, language and gender, language and learning, the language of humour, and the language of advertising. In film studies, the focus will be on cinematic language, including the study of Hollywood classics, and contemporary films such as Bladerunner and Pulp Fiction. In the creative writing modules, we explore a range of narrative and poetic techniques. Students have the opportunity to work on script and on some non-fictional narrative forms such as autobiography, travel writing and journalism. English and Creative Writing are taught by an enthusiastic and experienced team with expertise and research interests in the fields of linguistics, literature (modern and contemporary, especially postcolonial literatures) and film studies. Staff are friendly and approachable, and the close community of learners and scholars at Newman is warm and welcoming. Come experience it for yourself.
