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Featured Module: War Writing Since 1914

This third-year module takes students to the heart of one of the most topical subjects of the modern world. As wars continue across the globe, the module examines the roots of current conflicts as they can be found in the war writings of men and women since the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.

Key Texts

• Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front
• Mary Borden's The Forbidden Zone
• Primo Levi's If This is a Man
• Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5
• Harry Parker's Anatomy of a Soldier

Module Overview

The module offers the opportunity to read a range of poetry from different wars, including both World Wars and Vietnam. It also looks at film as an important medium for helping us understand war experience, from the academy award-winning 1930 interpretation of All Quiet on the Western Front to the recent exploration of the work of bomb disposal teams in Iraq, Kathryn Bigelow's 2010 film, The Hurt Locker.

Module Leader

Professor Angela K. Smith, Professor of Modern Literature, talks about her research and publications relating to women's writing and experience of the first world war, women's suffrage, and war and memory.

Other Featured Modules

• Apocalypse and the Modern Novel
• Literatures of Environmental Crisis
• Gothic Fictions: Villains, Virgins, Vampires
• Professional Writing
• American Crime Writing

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The University of Plymouth is located at Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, United Kingdom.