How To Survive A Literature Degree - Tips For English Majors 

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“made a lot of enemies … with writers who are dead” oh god did i feel that

i’m in the last year of my degree in english and psychology - i’ve realized that english is in a way, the study of everything. an english degree is almost like a lens to see things through

If you love reading also, you don’t have to go for English literature. History has just as many books assigned to you and it gives a lot of context to everything. In college, history wasn’t about memorizing dates to events. It was getting a framework over certain topics so that you can read deeper into it later.

Congratulations! Another point: you'll be reading way more criticim than actual literary works. If you are thinking of doing English literature because you love reading fiction, please, bear in mind that this is not what English Literature is. Many people don't know this until it's too late. you'll be reading criticism, literary theory, sometimes history or even politics. I remember when I had to read a legal document from 1860's Massachusetts. Literature is something that's closely linked to society. Sometimes, you need to understand more than just the plot. Good luck

LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM are very important, once you start understanding them it gets easier and all those novels and plays which didn't make any sense to you in the beginning suddenly start making sense, you get a better idea of how and why the text is written in a particular way or style.

Thanks for your advice, R.C. Waldun. This channel has drastically evolved for the better. I’m sure many other literature students out there can find this helpful in a lot of ways.

Getting my English degree was the best thing I ever did. I loved every minute of it.

I am currently an English literature major. Wonderful video! I think for me where I am struggling is learning how to balance my personal interests and also university. I love to read and learn more. Sometimes it's difficult to keep up my appetite for philosophy when I have so many other readings. I'm currently trying to learn how to balance personal reading and academic reading. It's tough, but anything worth doing is difficult. I wish you the best in your remaining time in academia! :)

remember that education is a privilege everyone!!! not everyone can have degrees on their plate on top of supporting themselves and perhaps others. care jobs and other professions are afforded less education though being incredibly crucial. the humanities are becoming more and more exclusive and it’s really important we have that awareness going through our education. never forget the reason you’re doing what you’re doing, remember to give back as much as you can.

As you know, I'm someone that's really considering up-taking an English Degree, so this video came at a perfect time. Amazing stuff as usual man!

Really amazing video - the editing, your way of speaking, the way you introduced the sponsor, and also your way of introducing your tips as an experienced student.

Congrats Waldun! Didn't know you were also graduating this year. I graduated last July and took J.D. as my post-grad. Wish you the best in your next academic path!

I really love how you make these vids!

Thanks for the encouragement for others and for being an inspiration, go on Robin, you're the best of us.

Congrats Senpai Waldun, all the best with your future endeavors. I started watched some of your videos since the end of last year i think my first one was the "Melbourne's Fashion Sense" video but that was my gateway drug into the other philosophy videos on the channel. As a compsci student with literally no breadth into literature it was nice to be able to listen in on these very interesting topics in philosophy and your takes on them using more or less laymen terms while on my regular commutes. A friend of mine actually pointed out that you were on campus which i had no idea about and I was very hyped to meet you in person. Sorry for running through frame on the recording btw that was me. I probably should have kept my stuff next to the door if there was a chance i had to leave early. 💀 I hope you will forgive me and thanks for checking out our pamphlet also. Best wishes, Luigi

Great video mate!

Hello Robin Waldun! I think I found you in the right time. Your content feels amazing for a student like me, who is majoring in English and still in the first year. Yeah I really struggled with theory and criticism in the beginning, but I feel how it gets better with time. There is a lot to learn from all your videos. I love them. Please keep on uploading these amazing, rare, valuable , (not to mention the aesthetic vibe!) videos....

Good job!! I love this video..

Congratulations! and I am delighted to see a RU-vid channel devoted to the humanities. You are a good teacher and please continue with this work....on RU-vid. They teach you to read and think. There is something important and amazing about this. G

I'm studying both history and literature, so I'm basically a professional reader at this point. It is though as they require a different type of thinking, but it is a lot of fun

Congrats Waldun!!

Your advice great! I was lucky because as a younger teen even I was constantly reading literary theory.

Needed this 3 years ago

Nice video Good information Easy to understand

I'm only few months away from graduating, picking literature for a degree was a long ride but definitely worth it

okay this woke me up been burnt out for weeks and in the process of doing research for my thesis thank you

I’m a freshman English major and I’ve been told that I don’t have to read everything even by my professor

Amazing voice man.... The sheer timbre

I wish I found you earlier, Sir. Intrigued by your channel description. I hope you keep doing this if that's what you like.

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Just recently added a double major in English because I love writing but reading is verh difficult for me. Just started an english critical reading and writing class that has got me swamped. This video really brought me so much comfort on how to approach this class and future classes for my english classes. You've reminded me why I wanted this degree. I can do it. Thank you :)

Here's another well-structured, extremely interesting and motivating video, R. C Waldun! As an avid reader and literature enthusiast, your videos are a real godsend! Having said that, I have a question: is there a literature theory volume that you would recommend? I would love to analyze my readings more critically and go a bit beyond the close reading level, so to speak... Thanks for your amazing content, I'm looking forward to your next video 😁

Well said 👍, because I can clearly relate it that I am a final year pg literature student. Totally agree.

I am currently studying in last year of school. And next year I will be joining literature course. 😍 I know it's not going to be piece of cake instead sometimes literary works would be hard like walnuts but when I finally get to eat the nut inside I will get that big brains like literature professionals. My heart is racing ahead of me for the future and I keep claming it down that first goal is to score in 12th standard.

Wow, one week to go!? Well done, Robin! 👏

some of my favorite points! 04:15 Be selective with your reading and read a few texts really well.(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AGREE hard even for non-literature majors and just book worms in general. Something i've learned from my experience quality > quanity) 05:43 Taking care of your health is crucial, as your body is not separate from your mind. 06:02 Neglecting your health can lead to brain fog and difficulty in interpreting texts. 09:38 Students who do not engage with critical theory from the start of their degree may struggle later on. 10:11 Reading literary theory can give you a quicker access to different perspectives and help you interpret texts with greater depth. 10:33 Tackling critical theory head on during your first year studies may be difficult, but it will pay off in the long run. 11:05 Investing time into reading literary theory of your favorite theorist can be helpful for your studies.

Thank you for the warning that we must take care of our bodies in order for my minds to work. I haven't been keeping a bedtime or exercising lately. Now I remember why I feel so lethargic.

To be fair, my main concern for university is the money and the living situation. I’d love to study in the Netherlands, but living in any university city is expensive and rare and if I’m in a country I don’t even speak the language of, how am I going to get a job!? I’m terrified of just not being able to cover the costs of university, a space to live, books and food and everything!

You are such a intellectual and attractive adult young man! I love your voice.

hanging in there!

I'm doing my masters in English literature currently and I've lost the passion to study this subject. But it's too late to change.. so I'm trying to revive that love I had for English years ago :)

Love it

You have a very unique voice 👍🏼

Thankyou for reminding me about my health.

“Senior citizen of undergrad studies” is a such a good autobiographical bar

In the fall i will start my Journey on University, im going to major in Journalism but im deciding on what to minor in: English, Literature or Creative Writing.

coming from an engineering background, I like how you made references to engineering

Do you think it would be possible for a foreign student to get an English degree? I love reading, writing and English has always interested me, to the point I am one of the best in every class I participate in (for reference, I read a lot and I am studying to get my C1 at seventeen, which means I have medium-high English skills). Still, I am nowhere near a native English speaker, and have only spoken “real" English for a few months as an Exchange students. Do you (or anyone else that is watching the video) know anyone who has done it?

What about for Comparitive Literature, will it be the same?

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Robin can I apply for any university in Australia for a master degree in comparative literature with a bachelor degree in French literature Plus can I have any financial aid as an international student

I can understand all what you're saying but I couldn't able to speak like you even I couldn't make a sentence .. you're awesome I wanted to be like you native speaker

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I feel so much likely in the last "Take Care n Goodbye".

I never got a degree, I been reading philosophy , psychology and quantum books for thirty five years. I love reading, but i am average guy who has a day job. Downey California ❤❤

Q n A when ?

elf care is really important, I also learned how essential to still be healthy gym girl as well as smart and educated one. One thing doesn't kill another, we need to take care of our bodies and minds ans well

I have interest in English literature to have masters in it..may we communicate outside the page

not an English major but am watching nonetheless because I find your voice soothing 😌🤷‍♀️😅

i'm considering getting a degree in english literature because i love discovering new worlds and ideas. but im a high school senior that has had thier ass kicked by school so after i graduwate i need some time to detox from the shitpie high school gave me.

I would loveee to have my dark academia moment studying English literature in Edinburgh or Oxford University yk buttttt I've been diagnosed with "The curse of the middle class" and I want to kind of earn money so ......maybe my next life😭 if im a privileged woman i can fulfill this dream of mine

Just wanted to say that was an amazing thumbnail.

What type high paid jobs can i get to study in English literature?

Hi well I have plan to study english literature but I 35 year old who studied diploma I wanted to step further after a long gap .. I have plan to english untilll complete my PHD in english .. is it possible ??

Great

That was really my dream but I kind of lost my way and instead I pursued an IMC degree.

I have only 3-4 months in my college finals. After that Im going to persue English degree

Hello fellas 👋🏻 English Language & Literature student here!

Which university did you go to ?

And I study English Literature while being French. I don't even know my french literature :)) I like to suffer.

Your hairstyle reminds me of one poet I like. Just want to know what should I say to the barber to get my hair like this.

I turn 35 this week. I've recently gone through a break of with my ex partner of eight years. I'm In a weird place emotionally. The one thing that I am passionate about it literature. At 35 is it too late for me to go back to college to pursue this? It's probably a stupid question, but one I've been pondering nonetheless. This video was very informative.

This makes me wanna study literature even more

Hello, I got my associate of arts degree in English and I am pursuing my bachelor's degree in English literature and looking into getting a Master's in English Literature afterwards.. what is the highest math class required for a Master's in English Literature?? (I hate math).

While I was earning a BA in literature (graduated in '80), I was, at the same time, immersed in the widespread American revival known as the Jesus Movement. Those many years heaped onto me a preoccupation that kept me from openly interpreting assigned reading materials. Any secular work I looked at quietly I viewed as an enemy of the gospel. And so, my mind failed to adopt the various secular disciplines of analysis I was being taught, for I more convincingly clung to the principles that were taught in the many anti-intellectual, grassroots Charismatic groups I repeatedly met with throughout each week. In fact, so many of the papers I wrote I easily loaded with biblical remarks. I failed to take the secular analysis training seriously, and left it to lay by the wayside for so many years. But then, in those days, I was broke, a very poor pauper whose learning took seven years to complete a four year degree. I love words, have written a memoir, finally, at age 71, and am still wrestling with the interferences of an entrenched religious foundation, which, if one takes a serious look at, isn't as much an impetiment as a hyper believer might think.

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English was not my favourite subject in high school because i was poor writing the essay and not skill in reading to answer diffcult question.

Go go go 😂😎😊💜

better tip perhaps from someone who did a PhD in English: take classes from profs who come highly recommended. I made the mistake a couple of times of taking a course because I was supercurious about the subject(s) (Hardy's The Dynasts, Browning's The Ring and the Book). you can read and interpret and ENJOY great things on your own--by the time you're a Senior or Junior. take classes by PROF! there are MANY lame-os out there in US and UK academia. crashing bores, pompous asses, Wokedopes pushing social justice agendas rather than explication du texte. f them.

Here is a secret about literature. It all can be summed up in a page. Knowing that -- why do books and novels exceed 100 pages? In my estimation 100 pages is all you really need to say what you want. As for 500 and 1000 page works -- that is an examination. You have to know reading that many pages is a test. So pick your courses. As for your take on literature (read a couple of books really well) my "really well" book choice in my program was "Don Quixote." I read 400 plus pages and kept coming back to it and now realize why. My fight did not end after turning the last page... 🍎

guys plz I am looking for English novels that I can tackle from a feminist perspective like Jane Eyre etc I really need help n some suggestions! Like novels in which the male female character /or female characters were oppressed by their society n maybe their husbands I need it for my dissertation I have been suggested to do Sister Carrie but unfortunately the teacher told me that it has been delt with in our department:((

My hints would be more cynical. But then I am from Scotland. And the weather is terrible. Find out who is giving the lectures on the novel/poetry etc upon which that you intend to write your essay/paper and then try to get your work marked by that individual. Then attend the lectures, take copious notes, and agree as creatively as possible with whatever interpretation the said lecturer profers of the text in question. People love to be told they are geniuses. Especially academics. Plan B would be do all of the above and then disagree with the lecturer so brilliantly that you change his or her decades held opinion and make a friend and supporter for the whole of the rest of your academic career. Plan A is a lot easier.

guys i am thinking of majoring in literature but have not finished a single book in my life, how bad of a choice am i making? and how hard is it going to be?

Can it be a sin to know?-Paradise Lost by John Milton

Why not just read the summaries of the books? Why read the actual books and not the summaries?

If you read 2 out of 10 of the assigned novels, you will have a 2 out of 10 chance of ever graduating. When a professor devotes an exam to a novel you didn't read, you will be deciding on a new major. This is bad advice. And yes - I have a degree in English literature.

You use "survive" here...😂❤🎉

With your being a smart, well-spoken guy; it tickles me that you mispronounce "library" just like I do.

Getting a STEM degree. If I did English I'd probably lose it.

Thanks for the warning, However; I don’t think I see another roads in the horizon, at least for now. This is a social suicide for real. Pray for my soul 🪶

What was your minor?

i thought u were pregnant 😭😭

Survive a degree?? That makes no sense.

4:30 "... and to reinterpret these pieces of primary text through the theories that you've read." Oh, no! I hope that's not what it's like! You don't interpret the primary text through this & that theory. You should be trying to understand what the AUTHOR meant by what they were writing.

Any tips for people who graduate with a low Gpa? my reason is mental health🥲