The Joys of Teaching Literature, started in September 2010 and with a Spanish version since July 2021, is a blog for ranting and raving about teaching and researching English Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender Studies, and other aspects of the Anglophone world. I publish a post once a week, usually on Monday. Please, download the yearly volumes for free or read the volume collecting some of the entries (Passionate Professing: The Context and Practice of English Literature, 2023). The comments option is not available, sorry, but you may contact me through my e-mail address, Sara.Martin@uab.cat. The contents of this blog are protected by a type 4 Creative Common License (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (by-nc-nd)).

  • LOOKING FOR THE POSTER BOY: MASCULINITY AND CINEMA TODAY

    I was interviewed a few days ago by the Colectivo Cala of Alburquerque (Badajoz, Extremadura) for their radio segment (available as a podcast) ‘Hombre tenías que ser’, in which they comment on diverse aspects of masculinity. I was asked to comment on ideal masculinity, men and cinema, a topic which I had not considered in…

  • BUSCANDO AL ACTOR DEL POSTER: MASCULINIDAD IDEAL Y CINE, HOY

    Fui entrevistada hace unos días por el Colectivo Cala de Alburquerque (Badajoz) para su sección de radio (disponible como podcast) ‘Hombre tenías que ser’, en la que comentan diversos aspectos de la masculinidad. Me pidieron que hablara sobre ideales masculinos y cine, un tema que había aparcado desde que publiqué el libro sobre los hombres…

  • TEACHING AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS: SOME CONCLUSIONS

    I’m three classes away from finishing (on 28 May) my third/fourth year BA elective subject ‘English Prose: 21st Century Autobiographies and Memoirs’ and I’ve been drafting my conclusions. I have decided to share them here, together with a couple of lists.           Each class (80-90 minutes) has consisted of the following: a mini-lecture (35 minutes)…

  • TRAS ENSEÑAR AUTOBIOGRAFÍAS Y MEMORIAS: ALGUNAS CONCLUSIONES

    Me quedan tres clases para terminar (el 28 de mayo) la optativa de tercero/cuarto año del Grado de Estudios Ingleses ‘Prosa inglesa: autobiografías y memorias del siglo XXI’ y como he estado redactando mis conclusiones, he decidido compartirlas aquí, junto con un par de listas.           Cada clase (80-90 minutos) ha consistido en lo siguiente:…

  • A NEW BOOK: ON MOTHERS AND MOTHERING IN SPECULATIVE FICTION

    The new book I present today, Exploring Reproduction and Gender in Contemporary Feminist Speculative Fiction: Mothers Out of this World, is a collective volume that I have co-edited with Jessica Aliaga-Lavrijsen, of the University of Zaragoza. This is the end of a long collaboration, initiated by Jessica herself, which has lasted about two years, perhaps…