Modern and Contemporary Literature (MA)
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
Our MA Modern and Contemporary Literature begins with an investigation of literary and theoretical conceptions of modernity in early twentieth-century literature, focusing on topics such as urbanisation, technology, mass culture, individualism and subjectivity.
You will also have the chance to analyse the historical transformations of literature and cultural thought from 1945, using the contexts of post-war reconstruction, decolonisation, the fate of avant-garde art, and theories of postmodernity and globalisation.
The emergence of international literary paradigms during the twentieth century is reflected in the choice of texts from British, American and post-colonial contexts.
This exciting programme has been running successfully for over 30 years, with staff committed to constantly changing and updating the course to reflect changes in literary culture.
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About this course
Graduates go in to careers in writing and journalism, editing, publishing, research, marketing and public relations, and education. Possible professions include newspaper/magazine journalist, editorial assistant, or writer. This degree may also be useful in becoming a secondary school teacher, publisher, public relations officer, or marketing executive.
A second-class honours degree (2:2) or above in English or a related subject.
Non-standard entry qualifications or appropriate training and experience will be considered.
Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.
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Subjects
- Writing
- Project
- Human Rights
- Contemporary Literature
- Modern Contemporary
- Becoming Modern
- Contemporary US Fiction
- Culture and Human Rights
- Psychoanalysis
- Legacies of history
Course programme
You take two core modules and choose two option modules, which vary from year to year.
You also complete a dissertation on any aspect of twentieth-century and contemporary literature, written from Easter to September in your final year.
CORE MODULES
- Becoming Modern
- Post-War to Contemporary
- Contemporary US Fiction
- Culture and Human Rights
- Freud in the world: psychoanalysis, literary writing and the legacies of history
- Language Matters
- Post-Colonial Discourse and the Novel
- Reading Time in the Twentieth Century
- Reading Walter Benjamin's Arcades Project
- Twenty-First Century Feminist Fiction and the World in Crisis
- Dissertation MA Modern and Contemporary Literature
Additional information
One year full-time or two years part-time
FEES
Part-time home students: £4410 pa
Full-time home students: £8820 pa
Part-time international students: £8010 pa
Full-time international students: £16020 pa
Modern and Contemporary Literature (MA)