Animals in literature (LIT 08)

This course is cancelled


  • Day and time: Tuesday 14:15 - 15:15
    Fortnightly
  • Length of course: 3 terms. Autumn (5 Weeks), Spring (5 Weeks), Summer (5 Weeks)
  • Number of places: 0
  • Start date: 17 October 2023
  • Description:

    We look at a wide range of books of all kinds and from different perspectives which feature animals. Examples from the past include:

    H is for Hawk by Helen McDonald

    Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

    Flush by Virginia Woolf

    The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham

    Black Dogs by Ian McEwan

    The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett

    All members of the Group will be involved in choosing the books we read.

  • Format: Discussion

  • Leader: Gillian Lang
  • My research has included the role of pheromones in human and animal behaviour. My current interest is in the evolution of moral behaviour.


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