Dr. Angus Mcfadzean

Professor

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Biography

Angus McFadzean is a Program Director at Oxford Lifelong Learning and serves as a Departmental Tutor in English Literature at the University of Oxford. He specializes in British and American Literature and Film, and is currently completing a doctorate at Wadham College, Oxford. His academic focus includes the literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, particularly modernist works by authors such as Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and W.B. Yeats. McFadzean has tutored at various Oxford colleges including Pembroke, University College, and Mansfield. He leads the Oxford University Summer School for Adults, overseeing a six-week program that engages four hundred students and sixty tutors. Besides his administrative roles, he continues to teach the Diploma in Creative Writing as well as day schools and summer schools. His research interests concentrate on the long twentieth century, exploring the intersection of aesthetics, narrative, genre history, and cultural production. His doctorate investigates James Joyce's concept of epiphany, leading to his publication titled 'James Joyce: Aesthetics of Transgression'. He is also working on a collection of essays focused on suburban representations in cinema, titled 'Amblin Legacy: Coming of Age in the 1980s', and is investigating the cultural role of petroleum production in literature and film.

Research Interests

Experience

Program Director

2020-06-01 — Present

Oxford Lifelong Learning • Oxford, England

Overseeing the Oxford University Summer School for Adults, managing a six-week program for four hundred students and sixty tutors.

Departmental Tutor

— Present

University of Oxford • Oxford, England

Tutoring English Literature with a focus on modernist works.

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.