Writer’s Bio: Rachel Fox
Current studies:- PhD Candidate in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University
--- My thesis considers the different modes through which women in contemporary West Asian literature are presented and present themselves: oral, written, and visual.Previous studies:-
-MA in Contemporary Literary Studies (Lancaster University)
-First Class Honours - BA in English Literature (Lancaster University)Particular Interests:-
-Inter-media relations
-Female writers / Feminist readings
-Post-colonial writers / Post-colonial theory
-Contemporary Gothic writing and visual media
-The fantastic/ fantasy writing
-Victorian children's literatureCategories
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- Quote: Neil Gaiman, American Gods — ‘I… can believe anything. You have no idea what I can believe.’
- Lancaster Litfest 2014: The Book of Gaza // Matters of Communication
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- The Great Gatsby: ‘They’re such beautiful shirts’
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Tag Archives: cloud atlas
Apocalypse and David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas
Kermode’s ‘apocalyptic types’:- -Empire -Decadence and renovation -Progress and catastrophe Cloud Atlas –Empire – Ewing’s colonial themed nineteenth-century narrative. –Decadence – Frobisher’s richly indulgent narrative (pre WW-II). –Renovation – Lusia Rey’s period of industrial growth/change in 1970s America. –Progress – … Continue reading
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Books I Read in 2013
The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga The Wandering Falcon, Jamil Ahmad Brick Lane, Monica Ali Crash, J. G. Ballard A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters, Julian Barnes Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament, S. G. Browne … Continue reading
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