MA English (American Literature & Film)
MA in English - American Literature and Film
Period of Study: One Year
Course Components: Subject Unit: Taught Course in American Literature & Film. October to March, two 2-hours seminars per week, plus related work. Research Skills Unit: October to February, one 2-hour seminar per week, plus related work. Dissertation: Period of research: February to September (submission of dissertation in October)
Co-ordinator Dr Gwenda Young g.young@ucc.ie
Subject Unit
This MA offers students advanced interdisciplinary study in American cultural representation. Students explore a wide range of film, literature and related texts from 1900 to the present. Close analyses of the texts and their social, cultural and theoretical contexts provide insights into the ways in which America has been represented in novels, poetry, drama, visual art and film. Topic areas may include:
- The Age of Immigration
- The Jazz AgeThe Depression
- Early African-American Cinema
- World War II and the Cold WarT
- The South
- The Civil Rights Movement
- Other Americas (19th, 20th, 21st -century ethnicities)
- Native American Writing
- Contemporary American writing and film
Teaching Staff: Dr Alan Gibbs, Dr Lee Jenkins, Dr Gwenda Young.
Research Skills Unit - Information Literacy, Technology and Research
By means of a team-teaching technique plus self-paced interactive work, this component will familiarise students with the MLA style, equip them with fundamental skills in computing and related IT skills, enable them to convey their thoughts and ideas verbally in an academic environment, and research, access and evaluate library sources.
Dissertation
A dissertation equivalent to 15,000-17,000 words on an approved topic, written under the direction of an appropriate member of staff.
