Explore various areas of literary study including waste studies, indigenous studies, and the blue humanities, alongside classics like Shakespeare, romanticism, gothic, and utopian and dystopian fiction. This course aims to equip you to address 21st-century environmental challenges through literature. Key course content - Literature and the environment: examine the relationship between human and non-human worlds, exploring diverse cultural perspectives on ecological and social issues. Romantic and gothic narratives: study Romantic-era environments, utopian/dystopian themes, and their intersections with gender, technology and ecology. Global perspectives on waste: analyse the cultural and ecological impacts of waste through literature, paired with interdisciplinary frameworks like eco-criticism, ecofeminism and climate justice.