Beginning Realism

Beginning RealismRealism is an essential concept in literary studies, yet for a variety of reasons it has not received the attention and clarity it deserves, often being dismissed as too slippery to be of use. This accessible study remedies that failing for students and scholars of English Literature and Literary Theory alike, plainly setting out what realism is, the issues surrounding it, and its role in other major literary modes such as modernism and postmodernism.

for the UK's post-Brexit relationship with the EU

from Ruiz & Rivette to Garrel and Techine

official records and film to explore the experiences of male and female clandestine agents who were recruited and trained by a British organisation and infiltrated into Nazi-Occupied France to encourage sabotage and subversion during the Second World War

as well as the contemporary hit Amélie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

This probing examination of the theory and practice of social movement leadership critically re-examines a series of classic cases

and fascism

The play is also of special interest for its skilful and original handling of source material which may well have influenced Shakespeare’s Richard II

cultural and sociopolitical history

Though met with immediate scorn and mockery

and develops an original theoretical framework for European Union citizenship

and goes beyond the violent image garnered from work like 'Scum' and 'The Firm'

and the challenges and opportunities that Brexit might offer Northern Ireland in terms of its fragile politics and economy