Webinar: Literature taster lecture (dystopian literature)

Session time: Tuesday 7 December, 10.30-11.30

In this insight4me English Literature webinar for schools and colleges, two universities, University of East Anglia (UEA) and University of Nottingham, will each have roughly 30 minutes to deliver a punchy, topic based ‘micro’ talk. Within an overall session theme of dystopian literature, the universities have the freedom to choose their own focus and use the time to convey the key points of the case studies for the students.

UEA talk details:
'Living in a dystopian age: how can literature help us navigate it?'
Dystopian literature is often understood as a set of ‘cautionary tales’: it is meant to warn us of what might happen to humanity if we continue down a treacherous ideological or technological path. But what if we are already living in a dystopian world? Covid-19, impending climate catastrophe and ongoing social injustices make the 21st century look rather bleak. What could the place of dystopian literature be if it no longer functions as a warning against a potentially catastrophic future because we are already living in it? In this session, we will explore this question and consider to what extent dystopian literature might help us navigate a dystopian present.

Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom, or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home.

Details and register: https://www.channeltalent.co.uk/event/english-literature-insight4me-english-literature-dystopian-literature/