A Masters by Research (MScR) programme is ideal if students have a clear idea of the independent research they wish to undertake at masters level.

In this programme, students will explore the construction of gender in cultural texts through a combination of coursework and a final dissertation, gaining the expertise to situate their area of specialization and representation within the wider field of Gender Studies.

Students will be based in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC), a highly interdisciplinary environment bringing together specialists in critical fields of enquiry across literature, language, film and theatre.

Under the guidance of an experienced and well-published supervisor, students will have the opportunity to focus intensively on the construction of gender and sexuality in one or more cultural contexts from an exceptional range of historical periods and locations, from the Middle Ages to the present, in Asia, Europe, South America, North America and the Middle East.

Students will also be encouraged and supported to critically engage with established and emerging approaches in:

feminism
queer theory
critical theory
postcolonialism