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  MA Modern and Contemporary Literature


The University of Manchester    School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Full time & Part time See Course MA 1 year full-time
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Are you passionate about modern and contemporary literature? Our MA Modern and Contemporary Literature programme offers an exciting opportunity to delve deep into 20th and 21st century literature, culture, and theory. Explore various aspects of this period, from modernism to postcolonial writing, radical subcultures, and American culture. Our unique approach focuses on the connections between texts and their social contexts, examining representations of sexuality, class, gender, and race. Benefit from our close association with the Manchester Literature Festival and the John Rylands Library, which houses rare archival treasures. Join our vibrant community of researchers and engage with renowned authors through our Literature Live event series. Entry requirements include a First or Upper Second class honours degree in a humanities-based subject. Visit our website for more details.

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Course description

Our MA Modern and Contemporary Literature master's course offers an opportunity to become part of an exciting, intellectual group of researchers working in 20th and 21st century literature, culture and theory.

You'll undertake an intensive and challenging investigation of the literatures in this period, as well as units that introduce you to leading research in the broad field of modern and contemporary writing.

Units provide opportunities to study modernism and its margins, postcolonial writing, radical subcultures, American culture, contemporary fiction and much more.

We focus theoretically on the relationships between texts and the various contexts in which they're produced and in which they circulate.

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Entry Requirements

We normally expect students to have a First or Upper Second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent in a humanities-based subject area.

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