The MA programme explores colonial and postcolonial discourses and the most significant strands of postcolonial theory. You study the role that culture plays in anti-colonial struggles and the role of the postcolonial intellectual in the contemporary world, as well as interactions between the Anglophone, Francophone, Hispanic, and Lusophone spheres of postcolonial cultures. Areas for consideration include representative works of literature and such topics as language, identity, gender, and nationhood. During the spring term, spent in Paris, you develop your studies to include the cultural production of exiles, with particular focus on the role of Paris as a place of refuge and as a focus for multicultural encounters and creativity.

Course content

• Colonial and Postcolonial Discourses
• At least one autumn term (Canterbury) subject option from: Postcolonial Cultures; Literature and Theory
• At least one spring term (Paris) subject option from: Paris and Modernism; Diaspora and Exile; Paris: Reality and Representation; Film and Modernity; Entente Cordiale- Myth or Reality.
• Dissertation of 12,000 words

Assessment

Assessment is by coursework and the dissertation.

see Paris Programme.

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Dr Shane Weller
Comparative Literature
School of European Culture and Languages, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF, UK
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Centre for English and World Languages
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