I am a lecturer in American Literature at the University of Liverpool. I am interested in various aspects of literary studies, including postmodernism, sf, metafictions, and narratology (inc. new media narratology), but most especially in terms of the limits of narrative form, and the ways in which narrative intersects with technology, although I also have interests in the history of psychiatry and the pedagogy of literary studies.
Divided into three parts - history, theory and praxis - this book examines the relationship betwe... more Divided into three parts - history, theory and praxis - this book examines the relationship between nihilism and postmodernism in relation to the sublime. Arguing against the simplistic division in literary criticism between nihilism and the sublime, the book demonstrates that both are clearly implicated with the Enlightenment. Postmodernism, as a product of Enlightenment, is therefore implicitly related to both nihilism and the sublime, despite the fact that it is often characterized as either nihilistic or sublime. Containing chapters on aesthetics and ethics, this book presents a coherent thesis for reappraising the relationship between nihilism and the sublime
This study reports on the pedagogic rationale, didactic design and implications of an AHRC-funded... more This study reports on the pedagogic rationale, didactic design and implications of an AHRC-funded doctoral training scheme in collaborative and digital multimedia in the humanities. In the second part of this article we discuss three areas of provision that were identified as particularly significant and/or controversial. These include (1) desktop publishing and information design for academic posters, (2) quantitative, corpus-based approaches to text analysis, and (3) a discussion of the affordances and constraints of ‘collaborative’ Web 2.0 based research as reflected by participants and relevant theory.
... Whilst 1 will not be discussing wikis in detail in this piece, one such example of their use ... more ... Whilst 1 will not be discussing wikis in detail in this piece, one such example of their use in literary terms is the A Million Penguins project (see Mason & Thomas' "A Million PenguinsResearch Report" for more). Page 4. 4 GENRE textual studies? ...
ABSTRACT Computer games are increasingly being considered as a means of promoting learning, espec... more ABSTRACT Computer games are increasingly being considered as a means of promoting learning, especially the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) games in the classroom. This article extends this idea by proposing an innovative method of fostering interdisciplinary ...
Abstract" This is not for you" is the dedication in Mark Z. Danielewski's House of ... more Abstract" This is not for you" is the dedication in Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves and reveals that House of Leaves is not intended for the reader, whoever he or she may be. This is because House of Leaves introduces the idea that nihilism exists beneath all forms of ...
Postmodernism and post-structuralism have come under increased attack in recent years due to what... more Postmodernism and post-structuralism have come under increased attack in recent years due to what might be called the 'return of the referent', the return of a real previously repressed in critical theory. This alleged decline is inversely proportional to the rise of a ...
Publikationsansicht. 22316436. Laughing at Nothing: Humor as a Response to Nihilism (review) (200... more Publikationsansicht. 22316436. Laughing at Nothing: Humor as a Response to Nihilism (review) (2004). Slocombe, Will. Abstract. Philosophy and Literature - Volume 28, Number 2, October 2004. Details der Publikation. ...
Gary Westfahl's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a vast work400 articles ... more Gary Westfahl's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a vast work400 articles on themes in science fiction and fantasy presented alongside 200 articles on key texts from the genres, spread over three volumes. Westfahl himself notes the pitfalls and problems of the ...
... Citation for published item: Clark, TJA (2005) 'The poetics of singularity : the cou... more ... Citation for published item: Clark, TJA (2005) 'The poetics of singularity : the counter-culturalist turn in Heidegger, Derrida, Blanchot and the later Gadamer.', Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. The frontiers of theory. Further information on publisher's website: ...
Divided into three parts - history, theory and praxis - this book examines the relationship betwe... more Divided into three parts - history, theory and praxis - this book examines the relationship between nihilism and postmodernism in relation to the sublime. Arguing against the simplistic division in literary criticism between nihilism and the sublime, the book demonstrates that both are clearly implicated with the Enlightenment. Postmodernism, as a product of Enlightenment, is therefore implicitly related to both nihilism and the sublime, despite the fact that it is often characterized as either nihilistic or sublime. Containing chapters on aesthetics and ethics, this book presents a coherent thesis for reappraising the relationship between nihilism and the sublime
This study reports on the pedagogic rationale, didactic design and implications of an AHRC-funded... more This study reports on the pedagogic rationale, didactic design and implications of an AHRC-funded doctoral training scheme in collaborative and digital multimedia in the humanities. In the second part of this article we discuss three areas of provision that were identified as particularly significant and/or controversial. These include (1) desktop publishing and information design for academic posters, (2) quantitative, corpus-based approaches to text analysis, and (3) a discussion of the affordances and constraints of ‘collaborative’ Web 2.0 based research as reflected by participants and relevant theory.
... Whilst 1 will not be discussing wikis in detail in this piece, one such example of their use ... more ... Whilst 1 will not be discussing wikis in detail in this piece, one such example of their use in literary terms is the A Million Penguins project (see Mason & Thomas' "A Million PenguinsResearch Report" for more). Page 4. 4 GENRE textual studies? ...
ABSTRACT Computer games are increasingly being considered as a means of promoting learning, espec... more ABSTRACT Computer games are increasingly being considered as a means of promoting learning, especially the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) games in the classroom. This article extends this idea by proposing an innovative method of fostering interdisciplinary ...
Abstract" This is not for you" is the dedication in Mark Z. Danielewski's House of ... more Abstract" This is not for you" is the dedication in Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves and reveals that House of Leaves is not intended for the reader, whoever he or she may be. This is because House of Leaves introduces the idea that nihilism exists beneath all forms of ...
Postmodernism and post-structuralism have come under increased attack in recent years due to what... more Postmodernism and post-structuralism have come under increased attack in recent years due to what might be called the 'return of the referent', the return of a real previously repressed in critical theory. This alleged decline is inversely proportional to the rise of a ...
Publikationsansicht. 22316436. Laughing at Nothing: Humor as a Response to Nihilism (review) (200... more Publikationsansicht. 22316436. Laughing at Nothing: Humor as a Response to Nihilism (review) (2004). Slocombe, Will. Abstract. Philosophy and Literature - Volume 28, Number 2, October 2004. Details der Publikation. ...
Gary Westfahl's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a vast work400 articles ... more Gary Westfahl's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a vast work400 articles on themes in science fiction and fantasy presented alongside 200 articles on key texts from the genres, spread over three volumes. Westfahl himself notes the pitfalls and problems of the ...
... Citation for published item: Clark, TJA (2005) 'The poetics of singularity : the cou... more ... Citation for published item: Clark, TJA (2005) 'The poetics of singularity : the counter-culturalist turn in Heidegger, Derrida, Blanchot and the later Gadamer.', Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. The frontiers of theory. Further information on publisher's website: ...
... Glossalalia dares to imagine that things might be different. CLARE CONNORS Queen&#x27... more ... Glossalalia dares to imagine that things might be different. CLARE CONNORS Queen's College, Oxford 'Sense of Wonder' not 'Info Dump' The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction. ED. EDWARD JAMES AND FARAH MENDELSOHN. Cambridge University Press. £45.00. ...
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