Andrew Gordon
Head of Programme English Literature
BA (Hons), PGCE, MA
Modules
Include Literature in the Modern World, Writing Now, Gothic and
Horror, Science Fiction, The Novel
Andy's interest in literature, both as a reader and a teacher,
could be said to stem from that idea - what makes the study of
literature such a rich field is the range and variety of ways in
which it is possible to read and interpret texts. But the richness
of the field is also apparent in the range and variety of texts to
which we can apply the skills, approaches and angles of
interpretation gained from the study of literature - films,
pictures, adverts, television series. His own interests are
varied - from the nineteenth-century novel to Gothic and science
fiction. Andy teaches on a range of courses offered by
the English Literature programmes, from the introductory module
Reading Texts 1 to the final-year module on The Novel. He
has been Head of Programme since 1999.
Research Interests
Contemporary fiction, fantasy, postmodernism
Publications
With Roger Clark,
Ian McEwan: Enduring Love