National and Transnational Studies: Literature, Culture, Language
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The Master of Arts (M.A.) in National and Transnational Studies: Literature, Culture, Language is a two year (four semester) degree in the one subject of English (anglophone literatures and cultures from around the world, and English linguistics), but with an interdisciplinary orientation towards other modern languages and literatures, history and social anthropology. The programme also draws on scholarship from other fields such as sociology or political science.The M.A. NTS programme focuses on cultural ramifications and representations of the social phenomena of nationhood, nationalism and transnationalism. Highly relevant to contemporary social and academic debates, these phenomena have also played an important role historically, and remain central to questions about our social and cultural future – world-wide.Traditional philological study was often limited to individual national states and national languages. This innovative M.A. connects national with transnational perspectives. The curriculum explores cultural, literary and linguistic phenomena from different periods and regions, with a strong emphasis on comparative and interdisciplinary approaches.On a ‘national’ level, topics include constructions and developments of national identity, integration, canon formation, national aesthetics, cultural traditions, cultural memory and varieties of English. On a ‘transnational’ level, topics include globalisation, transnational cultural production, migration and diasporas, as well as the role of English as a world language. Further central topics include colonialism and postcolonialism, other forms of cultural contact and conflict, minority languages and cultures, as well as regionalism.The linguistic aspects of the course programme are mainly concerned with the local and global dynamics of World Englishes. The MA covers many different linguistic topics, such as sociolinguistics, postcolonial Englishes, linguistic imperialism, language planning and policies, Creole languages, multilingualism, globalization or performance. In the MA programme students can choose from a wide range of linguistic approaches: for example, sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, phonetics, (2nd) language acquisition, (variational) pragmatics, or language attitude research.The programme combines a variety of taught courses with a strong research orientation that enables students to pursue independent projects from their first semester onwards.Our aim to enable the acquisition of a wide variety of skills and profiles is also reflected in the range of assignments and assessment forms we use: these combine traditional and innovative approaches, including individual and group work, written and oral exams, presentations in class and online, short essays, substantial research papers, annotated bibliographies, book reports and reviews, abstracts and drafts for conference papers, portfolios, and a final thesis.
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Bachelor's Degree in Literature, Linguistics, Cultural Studies, Book Studies, Media Studies, Communication Studies, History, Political science, Sociology, Social Anthropology, Ethnology, Philosophy, Theology, Education, Art History, Psychology, or equivalent English proficiency Admissions Deadline: 31 May
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Münster
North Rhine-Westphalia
48149
Germany
- 2 years
- Full Time
- On Campus Learning
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