MA (International Contemporary Literatures and Media)

Course overview

This multi-disciplinary and comparative MA programme is designed for students with a broad interest in contemporary literatures and media. It has a strong - but not exclusive - focus on European literatures.

The late 20th century saw fundamental cultural changes brought about by factors such as globalisation, the end of the Cold War, and technological and communicative innovations. These changes are reflected in literature and media produced increasingly for a global audience.

Course outline

Students will study seminal texts mostly from the 1960s to the present day and deepen their theoretical understanding of literature and other media such as internet, film, music and visual arts. Texts and other forms of artistic works will be discussed focusing on their social, intellectual and aesthetic contexts and their role in contemporary cultures.

Modules of the programme will introduce students to topics such as contemporary literary genres, recent theories of culture, the interrelationship between literature and politics, and literary explorations of cultural identity in the global village.

Dissertations are supervised by experts from the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures lecturing on areas of their specialisation.

Non-English texts will be read in translation.

Who teaches this course in the Spanish Department?

• Dr Kate Quinn
• Dr Lorraine Kelly

Career opportunities

Postgraduate students acquire a flexible skills base in dealing with creative and communicative, but also analytical, organisational and research tasks, and they move on to a corresponding range of career opportunities after graduation. Careers could be developed in (for example) publishing, print and electronic media, the culture industries and education.

Contact Details

Prof Hans-Walter Schmidt-Hannisa 
091-492239
h.schmidthannisanuigalway.ie 

Dr Kate Quinn
Room AM332
091-492702
kate.quinnnuigalway.ie

More Information

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