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English Literature: Literature and Modernity: 1900 to the Present

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MSc Literature and Modernity: 1900 to the Present - 1 Year (Full-time)

MSc Literature and Modernity: 1900 to the Present - 2 Years (Part-time)

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Contact information: Postgraduate Admissions Officer
Phone: +44 (0) 131 650 3030
Email: llc.postgrad@ed.ac.uk; Dr Aaron Kelly (Programme Director)
Email: Aaron.Kelly@ed.ac.uk; Address: School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
12th Floor, David Hume Tower
Edinburgh
EH8 9JX

Entry requirements

Good honours degree in an appropriate subject. Applicants must supply a sample of written work between 3,000-4,000 words.

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Programme description

This programme examines a range of literary and theoretical contexts, introducing ways that writing and imagination shape and share in cultural and political processes. It examines the role of literature in the formation of political and cultural systems under the conditions of 'modernity', and explores recent and contemporary redefinitions of literature, textuality and interpretation. A particular focus is on the relationship of literature and criticism to problems of cultural politics.

Programme structure

Students take two courses per semester, one core and one chosen from a range of options, each consisting of a weekly two-hour seminar. Research skills are taught by a combination of staff presentations and workshops. Students consult individually with supervisors during the early stages of their research project.

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this programme will gain:

practical knowledge of the range of theoretical and philosophical ideas informing modern and postmodern literary criticism;
knowledge and understanding of the role of literary writing in the formation of contemporary culture;
a grounding in the research methods of literary studies.

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This article was published on Apr 25, 2013