Master of Arts [M.A] [English Studies Postcolonial and Global Literatures] From Queen Mary, University of London

The pathway draws on our unparalleled academic expertise across this field Ð Queen MaryÕs English department has one of the largest groups of postcolonial and global literary researchers in the UK. WeÊspecializeÊin a variety ofÊregions, such as South Africa, India, Iraq and the Caribbean, among others, with interests that span from the graphic narrativeÊtoÊmultilingualism and migrant identities. Our recent publications include work onÊPresent ImperfectÊ(byÊAndrew van der Vlies),ÊWorld War I in MesopotamiaÊ(byÊNadia Atia) andÊWriting British MuslimsÊ(byÊRehana Ahmed), and we have a number of ongoing and forthcoming projects, including works onÊBad EnglishÊ(Rachael Gilmour),ÊMemories of EmpireÊ(Bill Schwartz) andÊContemporary Partition Literature(Charlotta Salmi). We are also home to Wasafiri, the renowned magazine for International Contemporary Writing, and its New Writing Prize.

One of the pathwayÕs compulsory modules, ÔPeripheral ModernitiesÕ, will give you a thorough grounding in concepts of modernity, globalisation, and culture as viewed from the global peripheries. You will also be able to shape the pathway through our elective modules, whether studying literatures from Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South Asia and its diasporas, or the East End of London; or exploring interdisciplinary fields like translation studies, cartography, or book history in postcolonial and global contexts. You will have the opportunity to use research resources like the Black Cultural Archive, the George Padmore Institute Archive, and the India Office Records at the British Library.

This is a broad and interdisciplinary pathway, which nevertheless provides a specialized, research-led programme of study ideal for those wishing to go on to pursue PhD study in related fields. The programme also engages with the critical present and provides a wide range of academic and transferable skills allowing graduates to pursue a wide range of career pathways, including teaching, publishing, or working within the cultural industries.