MA Black British Literature
London, United Kingdom
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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STUDY FORMAT
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Introduction
MA Black British Literature
"Goldsmiths’ MA in Black British Writing is the only one in the country, ergo the only one where our Black British books dominate the syllabus. We rarely appear on university reading lists, other than as token gestures."Bernardine Evaristo MBE (Author, Booker Prize co-Winner 2019)
Why study MA Black British Literature at Goldsmiths?
This degree is a world first. 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. We trace diasporic and aesthetic routes and draw upon the expertise of literary and drama specialists.
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.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Compulsory Modules
- Historicising the Field of Black British Writing: From the Romans to the Present
- Interculturality, Text, Poetics
- MA Black British Writing Dissertation
Option modules
- The Genres and Aesthetics of Contemporary Black British Writing
- Literature of the Caribbean & its Diasporas
Part-time Study
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
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The MA’s design allows for a diverse range of applications of its contents to careers including education, counselling, community arts, arts practice, social services, cultural organisations, or towards research degrees (MPhil; PhD).
Our courses consolidate the influential presence of contemporary Black British writing. It is recognised as both intrinsic to conceptions of British cultural heritage but also distinctive within the body of British writing.