Samia Majid

Doctoral Student in English Literature at the University of Northampton.

Thesis Title: 'Neoliberalism and the Individual in the Contemporary Global Novel.'

This thesis explores fictional depictions of neoliberal discourse that are filtered through satire to lampoon the concept of the 'self-made' individual in the work of Jonathan Coe, Martin Amis, Tash Aw, Don DeLillo, Aravind Adiga, and others.

Supervisors: Dr Rod Rosenquist, Dr Claire Allen, and Professor Paul Jackson.

Funding: Recipient of a studentship from the University of Northampton to study for a Higher Degree by Research Leading to a Doctor of Philosophy in English and Creative Writing.

Literary explorations of late capitalism, particularly neoliberalism, in contemporary anglophone fiction.

Postmodernism and satire in contemporary culture.