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University of Kent: English and American Literature (Canterbury)

Institution University of Kent View institution profile
Department School of English
Web www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate
Study type Taught

Summary

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.

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.

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Here at the University of Kent, we understand your passion to progress. Whether gaining advanced skills or joining a global academic research community drives you, our networks and facilities will help you achieve your ambition. Build a global network of connections by joining our thriving, supportive, international community of staff and students studying in the UK.

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