Modern and Contemporary Literature, Culture and Thought MA

University of Sussex

Master

In Brighton

£ 8,500 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Brighton

  • Duration

    1 Year

Explore how literature has shaped and been shaped by modern and contemporary culture.

ou have the opportunity to choose from modules reflecting on:

modernism and postmodernism
theory and practice
contemporary history and archives
canonicity and avant-gardism
aesthetic production
globalisation
identity politics (sexuality, gender, race, class)
conflict (terrorism, war).

English at Sussex enjoys a longstanding, illustrious reputation in modernist and contemporary studies. This MA is associated with the Centre for Modernist Studies, which has been running for over 15 years. Our faculty’s research is resonant, original, diverse and internationalist. These are qualities we prioritise in our teaching.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton (East Sussex)
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Sussex House, BN1 9RH

Start date

On request

About this course

During your Modern and Contemporary Literature, Culture and Thought MA your academic and research abilities improve as you become confident in written communication, independent thought and critical assessment. Your self-awareness grows, and you also develop practical skills in teamwork, flexibility and problem-solving.

A number of our graduates go on to further study and careers in academia.

Graduate destinations
94% of students from the School of English were in work or further study six months after graduating. Recent School of English graduates have gone on to jobs including:

editorial assistant, Preqin
communications manager, Hachette UK
head of facilties, Dean Wilson Solicitors.

You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.

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Subjects

  • Modern Contemporary
  • Contemporary Literature
  • English
  • American poetry
  • Postcolonialism
  • Creativity
  • Writing
  • History
  • Research
  • Professional

Course programme

Modules

These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
  • Dissertation (English MA programmes)
Options

Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
  • American Poetry after Modernism: Retreat? Redirection? Rediscovery?
  • Bearing Witness: Terror and Trauma in Global Literature
  • Critical Issues in Queer Theory
  • ImagiNation: The Great American Novel
  • International Modernisms, 1840-Present
  • Literature and Society, 1750-1890
  • Literature in the Institution: the university and the study of culture
  • Modernist and Contemporary Fictions
  • Modernist and Contemporary Fictions
  • New Configurations in Critical Theory
  • The Migrant Writer: Postcolonialism and Creativity
  • The Migrant Writer: Postcolonialism and Creativity
  • The Renaissance Body
  • Theory in Practice: Readings in Contemporary Theory and Literature
  • Voices in the Archives: Writing from History
  • Voices in the Archives: Writing from History

Additional information

International students: £16,750 per year

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Modern and Contemporary Literature, Culture and Thought MA

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