PopLit
popular literature. pop culture and literature.
bedazzled with philosophy and poetry.
“It’s not lying; it’s seeing things in a different way.” – Wicked: For Good.
Hi Darling, welcome to PopLit!
This is the place where popular culture has some tea with literary theory.
We take contemporary novels, films, TV shows (and more!), and we look at them through critical lenses, unveiling hidden meaning in media often overlooked.
PopLit is about taking the popular seriously, questioning why we love what we love, reflecting on our contemporary world, all while asking a few existential questions.
If you love either literature, pop culture, or popular literature, PopLit is the place for you! ♡
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(My) Our Favourite Hero in (My) Our Favourite Genre: A Literature Review
The Byronic hero is arguably the most enduring literary archetype of the Romantic period, originating from Lord Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage and then developed across his subsequent works. While critics have traced its legacy into Gothic fiction and popular romance, its transformation through the Brontës’ heroes, Heathcliff and Rochester, particularly within the contemporary subgenre of…
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Are We Out of Our Comfort Zone Yet? PopLit’s Blog Portfolio
Once Upon a Time… … I started PopLit… When I signed up for the MA in Modernities, I had a specific idea of what the programme and its assessments would look like. Particularly, one word was looming over my shoulder: essays. Essays, essays, and even more essays. The varied assessment of the module EN6009 came…
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Do You Also See Empire Everywhere? Contrapuntal Reading and “Young Sherlock”
Beware! This post contains ALL THE SPOILERS for Young Sherlock. If you haven’t watched the show, consider watching it before reading this post. I promise, it is so worth it. Then you can come back here for some thoughts! If you have been around me recently, you must have heard either “I’m so stressed” or…