Hello everyone

My name is Sinead and I am very excited to be sharing my first blog with you all!

I am in my second semester of the first year of my masters in French here at UBC. I studied at The University of Birmingham in the UK where I completed my BA in French Studies.

My background in literary theory is fairly limited, which is the reason for me taking this course.  I am somewhat familiar with Vladimir Propp’s theory on the structure and sequence of fairy tales. I am also interested to learn more about psychoanalytic literary theories and have touched briefly upon Freud in some courses, though not in any great depth.

I am intrigued to discover new insights and different approaches to literary criticism and to share ideas with everyone. I am excited about the blogging component of the course as often so many things are left unsaid in class just due to time restraints. It will be enlightening I’m sure to continue debates and discussions outside the walls of the classroom. I hope that by the end of the course I will have gained access to a deeper understanding of theories and critics which in turn will hopefully help me enrich and further my own studies and interpretations.