Handbook

The English and Creative Writing major rests on the idea of the centrality of literature as a living cultural practice. Our focus is on the global significance of text as a literary form, broadly understood to include all its variants, from the short story, to the sonnet, from the blog to the bildungsroman, and from pastoral to performance poetry. Understanding the intimate relationship between the literary and the creative, students study English literature while at the same time developing knowledge, skills in critical and creative reflection, and writing practice. Students are therefore required to read, view, listen and write critically, professionally and creatively in response to a wide range of written, visual and other texts.