What is Setting?

About the lecture

In this module, we introduce what we mean by setting, focusing in particular on (i) defining setting (ii) separating setting from other textual elements (iii) pathetic fallacy (iv) reading setting from the text (v) narration and setting.

About the lecturer

Dr Neil Cocks is Associate Professor of Literary Perspective in the Department of English Literature, University of Reading. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on subjects as diverse as children's literature, art theory, Dickens, queer theory, education theory, Objectivism, and the problematic claims of evolutionary psychology. He is currently researching the work of Lacan, Copjec and Zizek. At Reading University, he has taught and convened IFP, all levels of BA, and offers two modules on the MA in Children's Literature, the oldest course of its type in the world. In 2020 he published 'Questioning Ayn Rand: subjectivity, political economy, and the arts'.