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Comparative Literary Studies: Literature of the Caribbean & Its Diasporas MA – (M.A.)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Department of English & Comparative Literature| Application Deadline: | No application deadline, but note internal bursary deadlines. | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,577 - ≈ € 11,780 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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This exciting new programme gives you the opportunity to develop the study of literature from a variety of perspectives through a number of flexible 'pathways' (Comparative Literature & Criticism; Modern Literary Theory; Modern Literature; American Literature & Culture; Literature of the Caribbean & its Diasporas). These enable you to combine theoretical angles with the close reading of a wide range of texts, from different media (literary, filmic, visual), periods, and cultural, geographic and linguistic backgrounds – though all texts will be studied in English, in English translation, or with English subtitles.
Each of the five ‘pathways’ centres around a core course which will ground you in the specific features of the period/region/theoretical discipline covered. Around this ‘core’ course you choose from the wide range of options taught in the Department to reflect your own particular interests.
The 'pathways' are as follows:
* - Pathway in Comparative Literature and Criticism
* - Pathway in Modern Literary Theory
* - Pathway in Modern Literature
* - Pathway in Literature of the Caribbean and its Diasporas
* - Pathway in American Literature and Culture
Careers:
Publishing, journalism, public relations, teaching, advertising, the civil service, business, industry, the media.
Skills:
Transferable skills, including enhanced communication and discussion skills in written and oral contexts; the ability to analyse and evaluate different textual materials, the ability to organise information, and to assimilate and evaluate competing arguments.
Contents
This pathway of the MA in Comparative Literary Studies aims to introduce you to a wide range of texts and issues in the literature of the Caribbean and the Caribbean diaspora to highlight significant movements relative to the social, political and historical contexts impacting upon these new literatures. In particular, the core course at the centre of this pathway ("Literature of the Caribbean & its Diasporas"), will trace the developments within the main forms of literary and artistic expression in the literature of the Caribbean to study how literary texts, forms and genres veered between consolidation and experimentation from beginnings marked by the slave narrative. The preoccupation with history and memory and the close affinity of the literary with the aural/ oral will also be examined, alongside the influence and textual embodiment of intellectual and cultural developments in the region's literature and that of its diaspora, including the impacts of Colonialism, post-Colonialism, Negritude, and Globalisation.
These developments are studied through the analysis of representative texts either in English or in English translation.
Thanks to the flexible structure of the MA, you will have the opportunity to pursue your wider interests by studying three options from the large provision of the department, choosing at least one of these in an area that is relevant to Caribbean, diasporic, or post-colonial literature. Both the core course and the options are taught by leading specialists of the subject.
You will be able to further develop your interest in the literature of the Caribbean and its diasporas through a 15,000-word dissertation to be submitted at the end of your programme of study.
In studying for this pathway, you will be able to rely on the expertise and materials available at Goldsmiths’ Caribbean Centre.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
You should have an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant subject. If your first language is not English you need a minimum score of 7.0 in IELTS (including 7.0 in the written element) or equivalent.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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