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Literary Studies: Literature in Society. Europe and Beyond

Master

Literature in Society. Europe and Beyond is a specialisation within the MA Literary Studies.

The MA consists of 2 obligatory courses and 2 electives. The electives are chosen from the list below. It is possible to replace one or more electives by a course offered by one of the other tracks of the MA Literary Studies (English, French, German or Italian) or by a course on a literary subject taught in another MA, but only with permission from the board of examiners.

Please note that the electives directly offered by the “Literature in Society” track are: Gothic Transformations (semester 1) and (Re)mapping the City in Modern Literature and Visual Cultures (semester 2).

Courses

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

First semester

Obligatory courses
Situated Literatures I 5
Situated Literatures II: Empire and Imperialism in Modern Literature 5
Literature in Society: Narrative, Fiction and Voice 10

Select a course from the list below (10 EC)
Gothic Transformations 10
Working Through 9/11: Literature, Film, and Memorial Culture 10
Internship MA Literary Studies 10

Second semester

Select a course from the list below (10 EC)
(Re)mapping the City in Modern Literature and Visual Cultures 10
Confrontations and Confabulations 10
Internship MA Literary Studies 10
MA Thesis Literary Studies (track Literature in Society. Europe and Beyond) 20