Literature has become obsolete. Literature has become meaningless and redundant. Literature has died – and this is coming from an English student with a concerning list of books to be read. The death of literature is not a new concept. One of the earliest proponents had brought the death of the novel-form to the attention of readers as far back as in 1925. José Ortega y Gasset addresses literature’s impending death in his Decline of the Novel (1925). Other media theorists a

By Bethany Dowell As October’s Halloween excitement fades and I’m pulled into the reality of deadline season approaching, my social media algorithms have been flooded with the idealisation of “locking in” for the final stretch of semester one. As a consequence, alongside completing readings, writing 3,000 words and attending society meetings, I feel burdened with the daily reminders to walk 10,000 steps, drink 2 litres of water and journal before sleeping for nine hours. On s