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The course guides students through key genres of Popular Literature: Gothic and Speculative Fiction. It builds on the critical interpretation, research, and writing skills learned in ENL1000/1001. It has been designed to connect students studying English Literature (BART) and English as a teaching area (BSED) with innovative literary forms both in terms of social, moral and political context, but also the practical applications of literature in the contemporary world. Through the possibility of online publication of their literary criticism produced with students enrolled in creative writing and editing and publishing, the course aims to provide students an opportunity for publishing experience in the form of a traditional output which will be recognised by future employers.

The study of literature has always engaged the reader in imagining future worlds and their effect on humans. In this course you will read texts from Gothic Literature of the 1800s through Speculative Fiction of the present day: through these fantastical visions, writers confront the new, and the impact of technology, social transition, and evolution on ourselves as human. As well as extending your capability in the interpretation of texts, literary theory related to genre and the popular, in this course you will be introduced to literature as a creative industry and explore the range of profession skills it develops and their application to contemporary workplaces.

On completion of this course students should be able to:

1. examine a range of literary texts, and generic, thematic, social, and historical contexts;
2. produce an analytical argument, demonstrating close reading and critical reading, in written form using appropriate disciplinary conventions;
3. reflect on ethical questions and challenges demonstrating awareness of the diversity of views and perspectives in the world and the affect of complex power relationships;
4. demonstrate ability in locating and assessing appropriate resources and ethical research and inquiry skills by comprehending and applying norms and practices of academic integrity;
5. apply skills and knowledge to the production of a final piece of writing which follows approaches consistent with professional publication practice.