Master of Arts English and Literary Media

MA English & Literary Media is a contemporary, modern English degree that emphasizes the way that media and digital technology influence how people understand and engage with literature, literary texts and narratives. It also explores how developments in media and technology offer innovative and interactive forms of storytelling for authors and communication practitioners.

Drawing productively from English Literature and literary studies, as well as cultural studies and digital humanities, the course de-privileges the idea of the printed text and considers it alongside the kinds of narrative that exist in other media.

Students will be invited to consider the ways in which both contemporary and historical literary texts have been adapted for different mediums and how para text and extra textual materials contribute to audience expectations and experiences. They will explore definitions of free speech, freedom of expression, censorship and public interest in the context of public cultural controversies.

BU's academic staff members include leading national and international scholars in the fields of modern and contemporary literature, media studies, cultural studies and new media writing. In addition, the Faculty of Media & Communication has a number of practicing media professionals whose experience of working within the media industries complements the academic expertise of BU researchers.

This combination of academic rigor with professional practice is ideally suited to helping students develop transferable skills during the course of this Master’s degree.