Fairy tales: their histories and hidden meanings

Weekly sessions (Tuesdays, 10.00am - 12 noon)

• 13 October - Introduction: The History and Form of the Fairy Tale
• 20 October - Wishes: ‘Cinderella’
• 27 October - Warnings: ‘Little Red Riding Hood’
• 3 November - Adventure; ‘Puss in Boots’
• 10 November - Mothers, Magic and Power: ‘Snow White’ and ‘Sleeping Beauty’

About the tutor

Dr Jenny Bavidge is University Senior Lecturer and Academic Director for English at ICE and is a member of the English Faculty. Jenny took her BA in English Literature and Language at Worcester College, Oxford and then an MA at Royal Holloway, University of London. She stayed at Royal Holloway to write a PhD on representations of urban space in the contemporary novel which she completed in 2001. She then took up a Lectureship in English at the University of Greenwich, where she stayed, becoming Senior Lecturer, until she joined the Institute in 2011. She is Vice-President of the Literary London Society and a member of the English Faculty’s Contemporaries group.

Jenny teaches within a wide range of areas, including 19th and 20th-century American and British literature, close reading and critical theory, and has also taught on film.

Online support

This course will be supported by our virtual learning environment (VLE). You will be able to download course material, contact your tutor and talk to fellow students via the web at a time and place that’s convenient to you. To gain access to the VLE you will need to provide a valid email address when registering for the course.