School of English (Bangor University)
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The School of English at Bangor University
teaches writing across all the major literary periods from Old English through to the 21st century. Its particular areas of expertise lie in Medieval Literature, the Early Modern period, Romanticism
, literary Modernism
and Contemporary fiction and poetry. Within that range it also has strengths in Arthurian literature, Gender theory and Women's Writing, Gothic Writing, American Literature
and Culture, Postcolonialism, Contemporary Poetry
and Welsh Writing in English. Other areas of expertise include Creative Writing and Travel Literature. It offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in all of these areas.
In terms of scholarly and academic research, it contains the following Study Groups and Centres: Centre for Medieval Studies, Early Modern Studies, and the RS Thomas Study Centre.
Bangor University
Bangor University is a university based in the city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales-United Kingdom.It was officially known for most of its history as the University College of North Wales...
teaches writing across all the major literary periods from Old English through to the 21st century. Its particular areas of expertise lie in Medieval Literature, the Early Modern period, Romanticism
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
, literary Modernism
Modernism
Modernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
and Contemporary fiction and poetry. Within that range it also has strengths in Arthurian literature, Gender theory and Women's Writing, Gothic Writing, American Literature
American literature
American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States. During its early history, America was a series of British...
and Culture, Postcolonialism, Contemporary Poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and Welsh Writing in English. Other areas of expertise include Creative Writing and Travel Literature. It offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in all of these areas.
In terms of scholarly and academic research, it contains the following Study Groups and Centres: Centre for Medieval Studies, Early Modern Studies, and the RS Thomas Study Centre.