English and American Literature (Canterbury) MA

Explore the richness and diversity of English Literature from a wide range of periods, cultures, and genres. Strengthen your skills, develop your specialism and expand your critical and theoretical knowledge. <br/><br/><strong>Why study English and American Literature with us?</strong><br/><br/><strong>Cutting-edge literary and theoretical study:</strong> You’ll work alongside world-leading researchers with expertise ranging from the medieval to the contemporary<br/><br/><strong>Teaching new literature and new theories:</strong> Explore diverse topics such as new modernist studies, indigenous literatures and decolonial knowledges, global writing and the environment, and the new Brexit novel.<br/><br/><strong>Make your voice heard:</strong> be at the forefront of debate in our lively, confident, and engaged research community<br/><br/><strong>Join a new generation of critical thinkers:</strong> develop your own critique of a culture in crisis and sharpen your critical language<br/><br/><strong>A vibrant academic community:</strong> 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.<br/><br/><strong>What you’ll learn</strong><br/><br/>Youll develop advanced research skills, which youll 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.<br/><br/>Working alongside world-leading researchers with expertise ranging from the medieval to the contemporary, youll 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.