Literary Studies (research)
| Graad: | Master of Arts in Literary Studies (research) |
|---|---|
| Onderwijsvorm: | Voltijd |
| Duur: | 2 jaar |
| Start: | September, februari |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Vestigingsplaats: | Leiden |
| Croho/isatcode: | 60814 |
De specialisatie Literary Studies (research) onderscheidt zich van andere MA opleidingen in Nederland door de intensieve samenwerking met de MA programma’s van Media Studies en de Research Master specialisatie Arts and Culture ; het gezamenlijke onderwijsprogramma biedt je de mogelijkheid om verschillende waardevolle (interdisciplinaire) vaardigheden op te doen, waaronder historische en theoretische.
Er vanuit gaande dat de studie van culturele objecten en gebruiken gefundeerd is op een overkoepelend theoretisch en methodologisch kader, worden in deze specialisatie zowel media als kunst en literatuur bestudeerd.
With effect from September 2012 Literary Studies (research) is the new name for the Literature specialisation of the former Research MA in Study of Art and Literature.
Photography, film and the so-called new media are well-known paradigms of media, but painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, etc. are also viewed as specific media. All these contribute to the formation of cultures. These formations in and by media change through history, and are therefore studied in this programme in a historical perspective. Media are seen as the building blocks of culture because it is in and through media that cultures are shaped. The programme pays close attention the content of what is being shaped by media (human subjectivity and behaviour, rituals, politics, et cetera). Paying close attention should be taken literally: the Leiden research master’s considers cultural artefacts as objects for close reading, that should be understood with as much sensitivity as possible.
The research master’s offers a flexible programme that encourages you to adopt an interdisciplinary perspective, but also gives you considerable freedom to follow disciplinary courses within your ‘home discipline’. You can focus on Arts and Culture, Media Studies or Literary Studies, and can opt for an interdisciplinary focus applied to a single period (Middle Ages/Early Modern resp. Modern and Contemporary), or an approach that concentrates on a single discipline. All students follow compulsory joint theoretical and methodological courses.
Topics in Literary Studies:
- English Literature
- German Literature
- French Literature
- Italian Literature
Topics in Media Studies:
- Comparative Literature and Literary Theory
- Film and Photographic Studies
- Book and Digital Media Studies
- Journalism and New Media Studies
Topics in Arts and Culture:
- Architecture
- Art and Material Culture of Asia
- Art of the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period
- Decorative Arts, Industrial Design and the Domestic Interior
- Modern and Contemporary Art, and World Art Studies
- Museums and Collections
