Emma Barnes (Salford PhD), Hannah Bury (Salford PhD), Natalie Ilsley (Manchester PhD) and Jade Munslow Ong (Salford) have been awarded £4973 AHRC NWCDTP funding for a Research Impact project entitled ‘South African Modernism as Decolonising Methodology for A-Level English Literature’ (Sep 2021-Jun 2022). They will use the funding to develop and run a programme of teaching activities aimed at A-Level English Literature students in association with the AHRC Research Grant ‘South African Modernism 1880-2020’ (PI: Jade Munslow Ong, Co-I: Andrew van der Vlies, RA: Emma Barnes).
The aims of the project are threefold:
· To support and enhance decolonising efforts in the study of English Literature;
· To assist student learning and preparation for A-Level English Literature assessments; and
· To extend the reach and impacts of AHRC-funded research
An associated article by Jade Munslow Ong, titled ‘Decolonising the English Literature A-Level via the South African Ex-centric’ has also been accepted for publication in English journal, and will be out at the end of the year.
For further information, see here, or get in contact with the team at southafricanmodernism@salford.ac.uk