Literary and Cultural Studies
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USA
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University of Memphis
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On Campus (Full Time)
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Graduate Assistantship (RA or TA) or PhD Scholarship
Expired
On Campus (Full Time) Position Details (PhD Program)
The Literary and Cultural Studies program offered by University of Memphis emphasizes the importance of discourse in structuring human experience.
Key facts
The Literary and Cultural Studies Literary and Cultural Studies program offered by University of Memphis University of Memphis assumes a broadened definition of “texts” that places literature in its historical and cultural contexts and in conversation with critical theory and interdisciplinary methodologies. Students take core courses in British, American, and African American Literature and Culture, as well as Theory and Methodology. And they have the opportunity to develop their own unique course of study by taking specialized seminars that explore the complex intersections of literature and culture.
Comprehensive Exam Reading Lists:
- African American Literature Through the Harlem Renaissance
- African American Literature Since the Harlem Renaissance
- American Literature to 1865
- American Literature Since 1865
- British Literature to 1750
- British Literature Since 1750