一个非常邪恶的地方：文学中的英国社会代表

这门课程通过文学作品的回顾，强调潜伏在表面之下的黑暗，消除了英国社会传统的闪亮刻板印象. 本课程将比较和对比纸上女性的华丽和智慧与苛刻, oppressive reality they lived in until recent centuries; explore how religion has been depicted as both a weapon and a defence; examine the portrayal of disability, illness and social stigma; and show how slavery and forced labour have been utilised to the advantage of conquering nations. 本课程探讨的主题包括现代英国社会中严酷的阶级制度, 描绘了现代伦敦各种族的融合, 以及对非传统性行为的反对和对性欲的压抑，这突出了社会保守主义的盛行，经常被用来反对女性和同性恋者. 课堂活动和阅读将提高学生对英国文学的理解, 文化和社会进程以一种他们可能从未见过的方式.