Literature and Transatlanticism

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30 place StudyQA ranking:3414 Duration:12 months

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Transatlantic Literary Studies, the particular concern of this degree, concerns itself explicitly with transatlantic texts and comparisons. Cultural transatlanticism is on the one hand much discussed in relation to trans- and post-nationalist political and cultural studies, while on the other, comparative practice in transatlantic literary studies has to date been relatively unreflective about its methods and assumptions. What sort of models might be available for this new field of transatlantic literary studies? These are some of the issues that the MSc degree will address. The first course to bring together examples of the critical and theoretical models that have influenced and continue to define this rapidly expanding field, it offers a range of instances of comparative thinking that focuses some of these questions about literary history. The course offers students an introduction to the study of the literatures and cultures of the Atlantic civilisation, and those complex interchanges between the Americas, Europe and Africa which are a fundamental feature of modern life. In particular, this degree focuses on the transnational and multilingual networks of Atlantic literatures, ranging across English, Spanish, and French-speaking countries, and the three continents concerned, as well as on the historical and intellectual interactions between the cultures of the Atlantic civilisation.

This unique course is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, and draws on a wide range of scholarly expertise within the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. The course aims to foster an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach to the study of literature. The course is distinctive in treating the Atlantic as a single, complex space of analysis: rather than examining `English´ or `American´ literature as a discrete body of writing, the course seeks to examine the interactions between literatures in a range of languages distributed around the Atlantic. Candidates are encouraged to think about literature and culture in terms which move beyond the national towards an explicitly intercultural and comparative perspective.

This course aims to

* Introduce key concepts and theories of transatlanticism.
* Place the exploration and analysis of culture into a comparative and transnational context.
* Generate critical and theoretical models for the new field of Transatlantic Literary Studies
* Explore the transnational and multilingual networks of Atlantic cultures, ranging across English, Spanish, and French-speaking countries.
* Emphasise points of intersection between Atlantic cultures and such processes as creolisation, hybridity and translation which reveal how cultures have been reworked and reinscribed by the transatlantic movement of people, ideas and cultural artefacts.

The MSc consists of three parts; taught courses that take place in the university´s two teaching semesters from September to March, and the dissertation which students research and write between March and August (although preparation for the dissertation is in train throughout semester 2). During the teaching semesters students also take a research methods course which will equip them with all the necessary skills to pursue postgraduate study, and which will help prepare them for the dissertation. The course is assessed on the basis of the dissertation, and a 4,000 word essay submitted for each of the taught courses.

Students may take this course on either a monolingual (English) or multi-lingual (English plus French and / or Spanish) basis. The diversity of Atlantic cultures is examined in a genuinely comparative manner and beyond a purely anglophone context. The cross-cultural dialogue and co-operation involved in compiling and teaching this programme is a fundamental part of its value and appeal, but it is not necessary to be competent in a language other than English to benefit from its multicultural approach. Attending to important materials in other language traditions also means that there will be no irradiating centre for the exploration of transatlantic relations, thereby allowing for investigations of a truly transnational type.

All students on the course are encouraged to attend the fortnightly STAR postgraduate research seminar, where there is an opportunity for informal discussion with staff and PhD students engaged in transatlantic research.

A good first degree in an appropriate subject, equivalent to a UK 2:1.English Language Requirements * IELTS 7.0 (with at least 6.0 in each section) * TOEFL 600 (with 55 in each section plus 4.0 in TWE) * TOEFL 250 in CBT (with 21 in each section) * TOEFL-iBT 100 (with at least 20 in each section) * CPE Grade A English Language Requirements CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 80 (Grade A)
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