Literature Today
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Judged best in the field Keuzegids Masters 2017The highly regarded Keuzegids Master’s Selection Guide 2017 ranked Utrecht University’s Literature programme as the best in the field in the Netherlands.WHAT DOES THIS MASTER ENTAIL?A laboratory of ideas, reflection, and narratives in the Digital AgeDo you wonder how a literary work becomes a classic or bestseller in the Digital Age? Would you like to learn about the steps taken between publishing a manuscript and the media reviews, talk shows, or blogs in which the work is discussed? Then this Master’s programme might be for you.Literature today continues to inspire as a laboratory of ideas, dreams, and narratives, even while facing new challenges. Novels, poems, and short stories now reach their audiences through printed books, e-books, and audiobooks, and through the Internet. Literary texts, including the classics, are being adapted to games and TV dramas, yet a growing numbers of visitors to book fairs shows that literature itself remains a powerful medium.In the Master’s programme Literature Today, you will learn to identify and critically evaluate the most recent national and international developments in literature, and to situate these from a historical perspective. You will be equipped with the tools to identify and explain the quality of literary works in times of increasing commercialisation. You will learn how literature circulates within the market as part of a creative industry sustained by centuries-old tradition, and you will investigate from theoretical and practical angles how to help to spread literature, explain it to a broader public, and translate academic insights for the reading public.Critical reflection, building up a repertoire, the consolidation of writing skills, and an understanding of how literary institutions operate in an era of globalisation are central to your studies during this programme. You can also complete an internship with publishing houses, media corporations, libraries, literary foundations, or cultural institutions – the job market and professional field for which this Master’s programme prepares you.TRACKSYou can choose from among the following tracks to tailor the programme to your interests and desired career path:1. English and Comparative Literature (entirely in English)2. Dutch Literature (in Dutch and English)3a. French Literature (Modern Literature in European Languages) 3b. German Literature (Modern Literature in European Languages)3d. Hispanic Literature (Modern Literature in European Languages)3d. Italian Literature (Modern Literature in European Languages)
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A bachelor's degree in a related field is required. Applicants from non-anglophone countries must provide proof of English proficiency (TOEFL 93 and IELTS 6.5). Admission Deadline: April 1
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Utrecht
Utrecht
3584 CH
Netherlands
- 1 year
- Full Time
- On Campus Learning
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