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Suggested Topics

The comprehensive objective of the Oxford Symposium on Literature & Culture suggests the following range of areas of research which may be considered for presentations. Within the scope of these topics, other more nuanced research subjects may bear investigation. The listing is not intended to be exhaustive and is not conceived as placing constraints on the substance or type of research that may be presented at the Symposium.

    • Pedagogical approaches to teaching literature across disciplines

    • Literature as a tool for moral, civic, or cultural education

    • Children’s and young adult literature in the classroom

    • Interdisciplinary teaching: literature in law, medicine, or STEM

    • Global perspectives on literary curricula

    • Literature and lifelong learning beyond the classroom

    • Histories of reading practices and the spread of literacy

    • Literature as a vehicle for literacy development

    • Libraries, archives, and community reading cultures

    • Literacy, social mobility, and access to knowledge

    • Global literacy movements and cross-cultural perspectives

    • Digital literacy: e-books, online texts, and new forms of reading

    • The Art of Storytelling

    • Diversity and Inclusion in Children's Literature

    • The Impact of Children's Literature on Development

    • Educational Applications of Children's Literature

    • The Evolution of Children's Literature

    • Authors and Illustrators: Perspectives and Experiences

    • Global Perspectives on Children's Literature

    • Children's Literature and Technology

    • Digital Literacy and Technology Integration

    • Collection Development and Management

    • Information Literacy

    • Library Services and User Experience

    • Library Innovation and Future Trends

    • Literature of the Oxford Movement

    • Oxford Authors

    • The Inklings

    • University Life in Literature

    • Diaspora narratives and cultural hybridity

    • Postcolonial theory and literary resistance

    • Translation, adaptation, and circulation across cultures

    • Indigenous and marginalized voices in global literature

    • Literature, empire, and decolonization

    • Migration, exile, and identity in world writing

    • Comparative poetics and narrative traditions

    • Intercultural literary encounters and influences

    • Translation studies and world literature

    • Cross-national themes in the novel, poetry, and drama

    • Global movements of literary forms and genres

    • Theories and critiques of “world literature”

    • Comparative mythology and archetypal narratives

    • Oral storytelling traditions across cultures

    • Epics, sagas, and national identities

    • Folklore, fairy tales, and cultural pedagogy

    • Myth, religion, and ritual in literature

    • Modern reimaginings of ancient myths

    • Literature and visual art: ekphrasis and beyond

    • Intersections of literature and music, from opera to hip-hop

    • Film adaptations and the afterlives of texts

    • Performance, theatre, and dramatic literature

    • Architecture, landscapes, and the literary imagination

    • Intermedial studies: narrative across art forms

    • Literature and Politics

    • War and Literature

    • Literature and the Law

    • Intersections of Literature and Identity: Race, Gender, and Class

    • Feminist Literature

    • Digital Literature

    • The Impact of Banned Books on Society

    • Storytelling as Resistance

    • Feminist literary theory and women’s writing

    • Queer literature and representations of sexuality

    • Class, labor, and social stratification in literature

    • Race, ethnicity, and cultural representation

    • Disability, embodiment, and narrative voice

    • Intersectional approaches to identity in literature

    • Fan fiction and participatory literary cultures

    • Digital publishing and the transformation of authorship

    • Social media as a literary space

    • Video games, narrative, and interactive storytelling

    • Preservation and access: digital archives and literary heritage

    • Global online literary communities and festivals

    • Literature of war, trauma, and remembrance

    • Memoir, autobiography, and life writing

    • Monuments, archives, and the literary imagination

    • Collective memory and national identity in literature

    • Memory, forgetting, and revision in historical fiction

    • Intergenerational memory and storytelling

    • Jane Austen’s Life and Times

    • Austen’s Works: In-Depth Analysis

    • Austen’s Influence on Literature and Culture

    • Jane Austen and Society

    • Jane Austen’s Enduring Legacy

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