现代和当代文学途径上提供的模块利用一群学者的专业知识，他们的研究重点是现代主义，后现代主义，后殖民主义和当代诗歌。您的研究将由20世纪和21世纪文学和文化领域的一些顶尖研究人员塑造和提供信息，他们将在小组教程中教您，这些指南旨在培养您在该领域的兴趣。一系列国际作家和诗人的定期探访将改善您的学习，您将有机会参加由著名的当代作家或思想家教授的年度大师班。
Your postgraduate studies on the Modern and Contemporary Literature MA pathway will be shaped and informed by leading international researchers in the literature and culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.IntroductionOur research and teaching focuses on some of the most critical and pressing issues of our time, including contemporary racism as a legacy of transatlantic slavery in neo-slave narratives; surrealist depictions of climate change; global feminisms; the precarity of whiteness in American novels; and the crisis of post-modernity in contemporary writing. Tutors contributing to the pathway include New Generation Thinkers, award-winning writers and critics, and members of the Global Literatures Research Group.Regular visits by a range of international writers and poets, in association with the Centre for New and International Writing, will enhance your study. In the past we have welcomed writers including George Saunders, Nuar Alsadir and Jay Bernard. The pathway integrates teaching with Liverpool’s host of world-class cultural institutions and venues, such as the Everyman Theatre, the International Slavery Museum, Tate Liverpool and the Liverpool Biennial.Who is this course forThe MA is particularly suitable for graduates looking to pursue careers in the arts, culture, creative and heritage sectors, including journalism, copywriting, management in arts and culture organisations and teaching.What you'll learnThe MA in English Literature provides students with rigorous academic training in the broad interdisciplinary field of literary history, theory and culture. The professional skills that students will develop upon completion of the programme will prepare them well for a wide range of potential employment areas.Departmental support includes:Dedicated to small group teachingDiverse and international student communityConnections with local and national arts and literature institutionsAccess to the largest Science Fiction archive in EuropeVibrant and active research environment linked to the Centre for New and International Writing and the Literature and Science Hub Life, as well as other department-based research centresInterdisciplinary teaching and research environment.