Research
I am also working on a book,
Alchemical
Narratives, which is a post- Jungian exploration of a number of
nineteenth and twentieth century narratives. Using ideas based on Archetypal
and Depth Psychology, this book explores the ways in which such texts can
be read as allegories of psychic and psychological dynamics, of the relationship
between ego and the Unconscious, and the processes of Individuation. The
research is greatly influenced by the work of James
Hillman, one of the second generation of post-Jungians who seek to
develop Jungian theory in new and challenging directions. Additional resources
can be found at the C.G.
Jung Home Page
Previous research included: "Better ways of Being English: Images and Representations of Englishness in Twentieth Century Culture; 'E M Forster and the English Liberal Tradition' (PhD Sussex, 1988); Realism and Desire in the Nineteenth Century European Novel; Late Victorian and Edwardian Literary and Intellectual Culture (the foundation for the current "MA in English Literary Culture: 1880-1920" programme at NEWI).
Other interests
Modern British Music, including the works of William
Alwyn, Gerald
Finzi, Edmund
Rubbra , Vaughan Williams, and Arnold
Bax.. Currently also exploring the work of composers working under former
Soviet rule including the music of
Shostakovich and
Giya Kancheli
Teaching materials
The following teaching materials were developed to support modules delivered in recent years:
Literary Helpfiles (nb. not full versions)