Research Output per year
Organization profile
Organisation profile
Introduction
The Centre for Critical and Creative Writing (CCCW) at the University of Northampton brings together the research of scholars working in the areas of literary studies, screen studies, cultural theory and creative writing. Alongside well-established research clusters in postcolonial literature, trauma studies and popular culture, the Centre is cultivating strengths in life writing, childhood and adolescent studies, and fantasy and wonder. It will build on its interdisciplinary research base and existing partnerships and networks to produce the most up-to-date scholarly research and develop public-facing initiatives with lasting social impact.
What does CCCW do?
- Develops high-impact scholarly research from inception to publication in world-leading academic journals and monographs.
- Supports a thriving postgraduate research community, where a range of research interests are nurtured into the social impact of the future.
- Collaborates with leading researchers and institutions around the world in developing research networks, like the AHRC-funded Diaspora Screen Media Network, and extending the reach of scholarly endeavours.
- Nurtures a strong research culture, hosting regular seminar and conference activity, fostering interdisciplinary links and developing bids for research funding.
- Provides an institutional home for leading journals and centres, including the Katherine Mansfield Society and the Journal of Postcolonial Writing.
What are the CCCW’s areas of interest?
The Centre for Critical and Creative Writing has research interests in the following areas:
- Postcolonial and Global Literature
- Trauma Narrative
- Popular Culture, Celebrity and Fan Cultures
- Fantasy and Wonder
- Gender, Sexuality and Class
- Literature of the City
- Gothic and Horror
- Life Writing
- Childhood and Adolescence
Expressions of interest in postgraduate study or scholarly collaboration in these areas are welcome. For further information please contact members of the research centre directly.
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Network
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Profiles
Claire Allen
- University of Northampton, Humanities - Senior Lecturer in English & Creative Writing
- Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
Person: Academic
Sonya Andermahr
- University of Northampton, Humanities - Reader in English Studies
- Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
Person: Academic
Charles Bennett
- University of Northampton, Humanities - Lead for Impact Case Study: English & Creative Writing
- Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
Person: Academic
Research Output
Make We Merry
Bennett, C. & Chilcott, B., 29 Nov 2019Research output: Non-Textual Output › Performance
Pacific waves: Reverberations from Oceania
Scanlan, E. & Wilson, J. M., 7 Feb 2019, In : Journal of Postcolonial Writing. 54, 5, p. 577-584 8 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article
Sing the Colour of Peace
Bennett, C. & Chilcott, B., 31 Oct 2019Research output: Non-Textual Output › Composition
Activities
Buffy at 20 - a round table discussion with some senior Scoobies
Lorna Jowett (Speaker), , Stacey Abbott (Speaker), & Bronwen Calvert (Speaker)
25 Jun 2017
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
The Final Girl? Isolated heroines and the absence of female friendship in teen horror
Lorna Jowett (Speaker)
29 Nov 2017
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
“You’ve just got to find a way to live there anyway”: the dystopian chronotopes of trauma in Patrick Ness’s More Than This
Sonya Andermahr (Author)
16 Dec 2017
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
Student theses
A Study of the Supernatural in Twenty-First Century Young Adult Gothic Literature
Author: Lamara, M., Feb 2020Supervisor: Canning, R. (Supervisor), Bennett, P. (Supervisor) & Kimber, G. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Developing a Learning Identity: A Narrative Study of Algerian Women EFL Students
Author: Zekri, W., Mar 2020Supervisor: Andermahr, S. (Supervisor) & Burnapp, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Katherine Mansfield and Conceptualisations of the Self
Author: Edensor, L., May 2019Supervisor: Wilson, J. (Supervisor), Kimber, G. (External person) (Supervisor) & Canning, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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