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PostgraduateCourse summary
This Masters degree is a world first. Co-founded by Professor Deirdre Osborne and Professor Joan Anim-Addo, the MA traces diasporic and aesthetic routes, and draws upon the expertise of literary and drama specialists.
- Launched in 2015, this ground-breaking MA is timely and necessary. We take Black British literature seriously as a discipline.
- There’s nowhere else you can study Black British writing in such an in-depth way – in the actual country where the writing is produced.
- You’ll analyse an extremely diverse range of texts from novelists, poets, short story writers, essayists, life-writers and playwrights. You’ll also locate these writers in their historical context, gaining an understanding of the history of Black people in Britain through how they are represented in literature.
- We welcome applications from those seeking academic careers, teachers looking to decolonise their curriculum, professionals who are returning to learning, and performers and artists who wish to develop their analytic and critical thinking skills.
- Based in London you have access to all the resources the city offers including the Black Cultural Archives London, the Black Plays Archive at the Royal National Theatre, the National Archives, The British Library, George Padmore Institute as part of fieldwork tasks and further research.
Modules
Overview (Full-time) For full-time mode you'll study four 30-credit modules and complete a 60-credit dissertation in one academic year. These modules are as follows: Historicising the Field of Black British Writing: From the Romans to the Present Interculturality, Text, Poetics Literature of the Caribbean & its Diasporas Genre and Aesthetics: Contemporary Black British Writing Dissertation Intermediate exit points It's possible to exit the programme early with a Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate if specific learning outcomes have been achieved. These options can be discussed with the programme convenor. Part-time Study Part-time students study all the same modules as above, in the following structure. Year 1 Historicising the Field of Black British Writing: From the Romans to the Present Interculturality, Text, Poetics Year 2 Literature of the Caribbean and its diasporas Genre and Aesthetics of contemporary Black British Writing Dissertation Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
Assessment method
Compulsory modules will be assessed with 5,000-6,000-word essays. You will also complete a 15,000-word dissertation.
Entry requirements
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant/related subject. Students without BA-equivalent qualifications who have substantial work experience (eg. in literary journalism, creative writing, publishing, arts administration), which can be considered as equivalent to formal qualifications, may be admitted provided they demonstrate analytical and academic writing skills to the necessary level. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
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Provider information
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
Lewisham
SE14 6NW