His interests centre on the language of literature, but radiate in many different directions. He retired in 2017, and is now an Emeritus Professor. Coetzee himself, before turning in the final two modules to two of the key themes in the novel: first, the theme of (sexual) desire and second, the theme of the treatment of animals.ĭerek Attridge came to York from Rutgers University in the USA in 1998 as Leverhulme Research Professor, and in 2003 became Professor of English.
In the third module, we look more closely at J. After that, we think about the broader historical context for the novel, most importantly the history and legacy of Apartheid and the complexities of racial relations in South Africa. We begin in the first module with a broad introduction to the novel, focusing on the novel’s narrative voice, its use of language, and the recurrence of words such as ‘soul’, ‘grace’, and ‘honour’. Coetzee’s Booker Prize winning novel, Disgrace. In this course, Professor Derek Attridge (University of York) explores J. In particular, we think about the practice and legacy of Apartheid, and the history of conflict between the British colonists and the native Xhosa people in the Eastern Cape. In this module, we think about the context of the novel, both the context in which the novel appeared and the context that’s implied within the world of the novel.
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