Questioning Genre
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This section brings together resources from the across the Great Writers Inspire site to illustrate how these can be used as a starting point for exploration of or classroom discussion about genre.
The 'Questions of Genre' essay introduces a series of topics and questions and gives examples of resources to explore. It is aimed at teachers, students and anyone who is interested in literature who wants to put text into context and be inspired by Great Writers.
Read the essay
| # | Title | Description | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Approaching Fantasy Literature | This shortened version of a lecture seeks to introduce the listener to the concept of fantasy… | Stuart Lee |
| 2 | Character in Modern Drama | In this Open Day taster lecture, Kirsten Shepherd-Barr investigates how the notion of ‘character’… | Kirsten Shepherd-Barr |
| 3 | Genre (pt.2) | Video podcast with Dr Jane Rickard, The University of Leeds. Part 2 (of 2) + discussion forum "… | Jane Rickard |
| 4 | Genre (pt.1) | Video podcast with Dr Jane Rickard, The University of Leeds. Part 1 (of 2) + discussion forum "This… | Jane Rickard |
| 5 | The Victorians: Gender and Sexuality (lecture) | Free public lecture by Professor Sir Richard Evans FBA. From Gresham College. Available as video,… | Richard Evans |
| 6 | Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing | Dr Abigail Williams gives a talk on Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing | Abigail Williams |