MA English with Black Humanities
University of Bristol
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This unique interdisciplinary MA offers you the opportunity to study English Literature and Black Humanities, deepening your passion for literature through an engagement with the global histories, philosophies, languages and arts of people of African descent.On this programme you will not only engage with the work and creative contexts of Black authors, vital though that is, you will be trained as a literary specialist to approach research, writing and thinking through Black Humanities as an ...Read more

This unique interdisciplinary MA offers you the opportunity to study English Literature and Black Humanities, deepening your passion for literature through an engagement with the global histories, philosophies, languages and arts of people of African descent.On this programme you will not only engage with the work and creative contexts of Black authors, vital though that is, you will be trained as a literary specialist to approach research, writing and thinking through Black Humanities as an interdisciplinary and undisciplined field of study. Based on cutting-edge research from across the arts and humanities, you will study the histories, methodologies and intellectual frameworks that underpin contemporary debates about race, the parameters of knowledge and knowledge production, the legacies of systemic racism and campaigns for social justice. These will be discussed through consideration of historical and contemporary contexts in Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas, and Europe.You are invited to participate fully in the life of both the English Department and the Centre for Black Humanities, an international hub for research on Black life that directly informs our teaching. Our members are engaged in pioneering research on topics including UK hip-hop, Black British art, the histories and memories of Enslavement, African literary activism and film, Caribbean literature, and the Lusophone Atlantic.We place critical importance on being part of an international and multilingual community. This is reflected in the Centre's annual programme of external speakers and seminars, offering you the opportunity to engage with world-renowned scholars as well as Bristol's cutting-edge cultural scene.

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You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in any subject. We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree. Specific module requirements would still apply. We will also consider your application if your final overall achieved grade is slightly lower than the programme's entry requirement. If your achieved grade is lower than our entry requirements, your application may be more likely to receive an offer if you have additional relevant work experience or qualifications. If you have at least one of the following, please include your CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when you apply, showing: evidence of relevant work experience in: Creative Industries, Journalism, Education, Curating, Museums, Publishing, Editing, Professional careers (eg Law, Accounting, private business, Medicine), Charity and third sector. a relevant postgraduate qualification .

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£14,000 per year

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£29,500 per year

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University of Bristol
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Nearest train station: Clifton Down  0.3 miles away
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