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- English Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature MA
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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Liverpool Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
22-SEP-25
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Duration
1 Year
Course summary
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. Our 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, Neil Gaiman, Nuar Alsadir and Jay Bernard. The pathway integrates teaching with Liverpools host of world-class cultural institutions and venues, such as the Everyman Theatre, the International Slavery Museum, Tate Liverpool and the Liverpool Biennial.Please note: when applying, please choose ‘MA English Literature from the list of programmes. You should specify the specific pathway which you wish to study in your personal statement.
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University information

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University League Table
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Campus address
University of Liverpool, The Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, England
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Subject ranking
25th out of 96 7
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Entry standards
/ Max 202141 70%30th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10073.0 73%39th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.18 80%43rd
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