Modernities: Romanticism, Modernism, Postmodernism
The MA consists of two parts. In Part 1, students complete the requirements for 3 modules:
EN6011 Modernities Subject Unit
EN6010 Preparing for Research
EN6015 Contemporary Literary Research: Skills, Methods, Strategies
Part 2, EN6017, involves researching and writing a dissertation of 15,000-17,000 words on a topic agreed by the student and their assigned supervisor.
EN6011 Modernities Subject Unit
This MA introduces students to advanced study of literature in English from the Romantic period to the present day. Locating three key movements in literature and culture since the 1790s - Romanticism, Modernism, Post-modernism - the course explores connections between ideas and aesthetic techniques traditionally associated with those movements. Topic areas may include:
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Theories of modernity and postmodernity
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Englightenment and counter-Enlightenment
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Romantic literature
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Theores of the avant-garde: Futurism, Dada, Surrealism
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Modernist literature and the New Modernist Studies
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The gender of Modernism
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Postmosdernist literature and film
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Postcolonial literature/theory and postmodernism
Teaching Staff: Prof Graham Allen, Prof Alex Davis, Dr Alan Gibbs, Dr Lee Jenkins, Dr Barry Monahan, Dr Clíona Ó Gallchoir.
For further details, please consult the current Course Outline Modernities Reading List and Schedule 2012-13 (26kB), browse the UCC Book of Modules, or contact the co-ordinator, Prof Graham Allen at g.allen@ucc.ie
