Comparative Literature

The Comparative Literature program fromSOAS University of London is an opportunity to study literature from the regions of Africa and Asia. Covering universal themes but in a unique, multi-cultural domain, you will explore a wide range of literature and its place in culture and society.

On the Comparative Literature program from SOAS University of London students will benefit from the regional expertise of academics and be able to engage with literature both through original English language literature and translations of those written in African and Asian languages.There is also an opportunity for all students to study a language as part of their studies, with languages such as Arabic, Turkish, Hindi, Swahili, Yorùbá, Japanese, Korean and more.

Employment

Graduates of the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics leave SOAS not only with linguistic and cultural expertise, but also with skills in written and oral communication, analysis and problem solving.Recent School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics graduates have been hired by:

• Africa Matters

• Amnesty International

• Arab British Chamber of Commerce

• BBC World Service

• British High CommissionCouncil for British Research in the Levant

• Department for International Development

• Edelman

• Embassy of Jordan

• Ernst & Young

• Foreign & Commonwealth Office

• Google

• Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

• Middle East Eye

• Saïd Foundation

Courses include:

• Comparative Literature: Methodology and Critique

• Comparative Literature: A New Era

• Contemporary African Literature

• Language, Identity and Society in Africa

• African and Asian Diasporas: Culture, Politics, Identities

• Art and Politics in Africa

• New Taiwan Cinema and Beyond