Course Overview

Birkbecks MA Contemporary Literature and Culture offer you the opportunity to specialise in twenty-first-century literature and culture, as well as exposing you to the most important literary and theoretical developments of the last few decades. It considers the legacy of postmodernism, the effects of new technologies on narrative form, and the aesthetic, spatial, and political coordinates of writing produced in an increasingly networked and globalized world. Through a range of literary and interdisciplinary options, you have the opportunity to pursue your own interests, whether they lie in contemporary poetics; in fiction from Britain, the US, Europe, or postcolonial nations; in the changing forms of the book in a digital age; or in historical approaches to issues like the nation, race, gender, and sexuality. The MAs program of study opens up the aesthetic, historical, and political dimensions of contemporary literature and culture.

General Eligibility

A second-class honors degree (2:2) or above in literature, cultural studies, history, or another relevant subject.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this program is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 7.0, with not less than 6.5 in each of the sub-tests.