MA Migration Literatures and Cultures

This MA programme examines the complex intersections between migration, literature, and culture. It offers a unique blend of literary analysis, cultural studies, and critical theory to explore how migrant experiences are represented in literature and other cultural forms. Students will engage with a diverse range of texts, including novels, poetry, drama, and film, as well as non-fiction works such as memoirs and essays. The programme is ideal for students interested in exploring the multidisciplinary nature of migration studies and developing their critical thinking skills.

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The programme consists of 180 credits, including a dissertation. Students will have the opportunity to take part in workshops, seminars, and other events that foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing among students and faculty members. The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, and independent study.

Why Study Migration Literatures and Cultures at Birkbeck University of London?

Birkbeck University of London is an ideal choice for this programme due to its reputation for excellence in migration studies research. Birkbeck has a longstanding tradition of teaching and research in the field, and its faculty members are internationally recognised experts in their respective areas of specialisation. The university's location in central London provides access to a rich cultural heritage and a diverse range of migrant communities, offering unparalleled opportunities for study and research.

Our MA Migration Literatures and Cultures provides you with an advanced introduction to the literary-cultural significance of migration. As well as being a global geopolitical phenomenon, migration is a creative process of 'world-making' that has prompted writers, filmmakers, and artists to draw on the cross-cultural currents generated by movement across borders. You will explore these processes with leading academics and practitioners in the field of migrant arts and transnational cultures. The course examines contemporary literary and cultural production not as a stable national output, but as part of a dynamic transnational context. You will explore how media, texts, and cultural objects are produced and circulate across both real and imagined borders. You will engage with debates about how literature and culture, and their attendant theories, practices, and methodologies, have become transnational in scope, focusing on key concepts such as world literature and comparative studies, globalization, migration and diaspora, adaptation, translation, postcoloniality, digital cultures, climate crisis, and networked worlds.

A second-class honors degree (2:2) or above in a related subject, for example, English literature, media studies, or history.