Contemporary Literature, Culture & Theory

King’s College London

Master

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

Overview
The MA in Contemporary Literature, Culture and Theory explores a range of texts and themes from 1945 to the present, with an option to focus on the 21st century.
The course offers you the opportunity to study cutting-edge topics such as the American novel after 1999, new directions in theory, the graphic novel, urban culture, performance studies, bioethics, and cultures of conflict and dissent from Africa to the Middle East.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Key benefits
Unrivalled location in the centre of London, with easy access to the British Library and the major libraries and archives of the capital.
Flexible course offering a range of approaches to contemporary literature, culture and theory.
A dynamic, research-led department with an international reputation for excellence.

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London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

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Subjects

  • Contemporary Literature

Course programme

Year 1 Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits. Required Modules

You are required to take:

• Post-1945: Literature, Culture, Theory (30 credits)
• Dissertation (90 credits)
• Advanced research skills workshops

If you are a part-time student, you will take your dissertation and advanced research skills workshops in your second year. You will also take one module from the optional modules listed below in your first year, and two in your second.

Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take three modules (totalling 60 credits) from a range of optional modules that may typically include:

  • Thinking the Contemporary: Theory & Fiction after 1999 (20 credits)
  • African American Literature & the Problem of Music: Criticism, Aesthetics & Culture (20 credits)
  • On Speed (20 credits)
  • Modenist Mindscapes (20 credits)
  • Culture, Dissent & the Arab Spring (20 credits)
  • Modern Poetry & Feminist Poetics (20 credits)
  • Illness Narrative as Life Writing (20 credits)
  • Autobiographical Writing (20 credits)
  • Performance Lab (20 credits)
  • Theorising Contemporary Violence (20 credits)
  • Making Fascism (Great Again) (20 credits)

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

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