MA English and American Literature

Overview

Immerse yourself in your chosen topics and create a bespoke course that suits your interests.

Why study English and American Literature with us

• Cutting-edge literary and theoretical study: You’ll work alongside world-leading researchers with expertise ranging from the medieval to the contemporary
• Teaching new literature and new theories: Explore diverse topics such as new modernist studies, indigenous literatures and decolonial knowledges, global writing and the environment, and the new Brexit novel.
• Make your voice heard: be at the forefront of debate in our lively, confident, and engaged research community
• Join a new generation of critical thinkers: develop your own critique of a culture in crisis and sharpen your critical language

• A vibrant academic community: As a postgraduate student in the School of English, you’ll benefit from a lively, confident, and engaged research culture, sustained by a creative, cutting-edge intellectual community.

What you’ll learn

You'll develop advanced research skills, which you'll apply to your dissertation. This will provide you with knowledge and skills for a range of careers, including teaching, publishing, arts management, journalism and many other sectors, or a solid foundation for PhD study.

Working alongside world-leading researchers with expertise ranging from the medieval to the contemporary, you'll have the opportunity to discover and expand your knowledge on a diverse range of literary periods and topics, including global literatures and indigenous decolonial knowledges, American literature and culture, postcolonial theory, ecocriticism, phenomenology, disability studies, migration, and rights and activism.