Modern European Literature

['Literature and Theory', 'Theories of Art in Modern French Thought', 'German Modernism', 'Literature and Medicine', 'Postmodern French Detective Fiction', 'Spanish Cinema', 'History and Memory: Exploring the Independence period throug', 'Post-War Literature and Memory', 'Real Fictions: The Documentation of Modernity', 'Writing the Self: Autobiography in the Modern Period', 'European Modernism: Sexual and Textual Deviance', 'Comparative Literature Dissertation', 'provide you with the knowledge and skills to prepare you for the academic study of European or single-language literature at MPhil/PhD level', 'attract outstanding students, irrespective of race, background, gender, or physical disability from within the UK', 'enable you to begin to specialise in specific research areas whilst maintaining broad comparative interests', 'enable you to hone your ability to read literature and literary theory critically and comparatively in at least two European languages as well as English', 'provide you, consistent with point 1 above, with a transition from undergraduate study to independent research', 'provide you with a training that will culminate, if followed through to PhD level, in the ability to submit articles to refereed journals across the range of European literature.', 'several key periods in modern European literature, based on a critical study of the relevant literature', 'at least two European languages as well as English', 'a detailed understanding of the applicable techniques for research and advanced academic enquiry in modern European literature, in particular through an engagement with literary theory, questions of genre (poetry, prose, drama), the concept of literary \\\\x91movements\\\\x92 and close reading skills', 'the ability to conceptualise, design and implement a portfolio of essays as well as a longer final project (dissertation).', 'the ability to listen attentively to complex presentations', 'reading carefully a variety of technical and non-technical material and conducting independent research', 'dealing with complex issues both systematically and creatively, making sound judgements in the absence of complete data, and communicating their conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences', 'demonstrating self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and acting autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level', 'continuing to advance your knowledge and understanding, and developing new skills to a high level', 'using libraries effectively in order to undertake independent research and formulating original ideas based on the mastery of a body of criticism', 'marshalling a complex body of texts', 'critically evaluating empirical data', 'using your critical powers of analysis and interpretation to construct and defend your arguments in a coherent manner.', 'the ability to read and analyse complex texts in at least two languages, as well as English', 'the ability to read literature in a comparative European context', 'the ability to differentiate between the formal implications of differing genres (ie poetry, prose, drama) and to respond to the differing problems of these genres', 'the ability to situate literary texts in their socio-historial context.', 'working with others: participating in seminar discussions, responding to the views of others and to criticisms of your own views without giving or taking offence, engaging in independent group work, including the running of the graduate seminar.', 'language skills: discussing complex material from across a range of languages (at least two plus English)', 'communication: producing focused and cogent written work, giving oral presentations, using visual aids where appropriate', 'problem-solving: identifying problems, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of different solutions, defending your own solutions with cogent arguments, taking personal responsibility, decision-making', 'improving your learning: identifying your strengths and weaknesses, assessing the quality of your own work, managing your time and meeting deadlines, learning to work independently.', 'using information technology: using online information sources, word processing essays, using email for receiving and responding to communications.']