Shakespeare, The Tempest
Robert Crawford gives what he calls a somewhat unconventional reading of The Tempest, arguing that we can see it as a directly political play in the sense that it may function as a criticism of King James I.
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
Video of lecture by Rob Crawford for the “Remake/Remodel” theme in 2014; also video by Robert Crawford in 2015 for the “Repetition Compulsion” theme.
Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Video of lecture by Jill Fellows for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
Thomas Paine, Rights of Man
Video and Powerpoint of lecture by Christina Hendricks for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
Video of lecture by Robert Crawford for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
Podcast: Frankenstein and “The Daisy Dolls”
Discussion with Jon Beasley-Murray and Kevin McNeilly
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Watchmen
Video of lecture by Kevin McNeilly for the “Monster in the Mirror” theme
T S Eliot, The Waste Land
Video of lecture by Kevin McNeilly for the “Monster in the Mirror” theme
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Powerpoint of lecture by Deanna Kreisel for the “Explorations and Encounters” theme
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Video of lecture by Kevin McNeilly for the “Monster in the Mirror” theme