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MA in Cultural Theory and Textual Practice

Applications for the academic year 2004-2005 are now being accepted for the
new MA in Cultural Theory and Textual Practice in the Department of
Languages and Cultural Studies. 
The MA is comparative in nature, providing students with the opportunity to
engage critically with a variety of cultures and societies, and its
multidisciplinary focus enables students to benefit from the variety of
research expertise offered by academic staff from the Ralahine Centre for
Utopian Studies, the Women's Studies Programme, the Centre for Irish-German
Studies and other research centres.
Using a range of cultural theories and methodologies, students address texts
from traditional (literary, film and video, music and song) and new media
practices. Upon completion of the programme, interested students may apply
to pursue a Ph.D.

The MA in Cultural Theory and Textual Practice consists of core and optional
modules and requires the submission of a dissertation. Students may complete
the course either full-time in one year or part-time in two years.

Core modules:         
*       Cultural Theory               
*       Feminist Theory and Textual Practice  
*       Textual Constructions of Cultural Identity            
*       Utopian Theory and Texts              

Optional modules:
*       Cultural Constructions of the Past
*       Culture and the Market
*       Language and Culture
*       Philosophical Approaches to Gender

If you have an honours degree in the humanities or approved equivalent and
are interested in exploring the theory and practice of a variety of texts in
a variety of social, linguistic, educational, economic and philosophical
contexts, then we would be very interested in receiving your application.
Non-native speakers of English will be required to demonstrate proficiency
in the language.

All modules are taught at University of Limerick's Plassey Campus. A short
distance from the city centre and well-served by frequent bus
transportation, the campus is a lively academic, cultural and sporting hub.
In addition to a large, research-active faculty with diverse and
wide-ranging interests and expertise in modern languages (English, French,
German, Irish, Japanese, Spanish), those on the MA in Cultural Theory and
Textual Practice have access to:

*     the Ralahine Centre for Utopian Studies 
        http://www.ul.ie/~lcs/ralahine_centre_for_utopian_stud.htm
*     the UL Research Group in Women's Studies
http://www.ul.ie/womensstudies/index.html 
*     the Centre for Irish-German Studies
http://www.ul.ie/~lcs/irish-german.html
*     the Centre for European Studies http://www.ul.ie/~ceuros
*     the Centre for Applied Language Studies http://www.ul.ie/~lcs/cals
*     the Irish World Music Centre http://www.ul.ie/%7Eiwmc/flash.htm
*     Seminars by home and visiting faculty
*     Readings by international visiting writers
*     an international consortium of university libraries
*     A wide variety of free concerts and film screenings
*     Ireland's only 50m swimming pool and surrounding state-of-the-art
sports complex

For further information about the MA in Cultural Theory and Textual Practice
contact:
Course Director,  Dr Marieke Krajenbrink, <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or go to 
<http://www.ul.ie/~lcs/MA Cultural Theory.rtf> or 
 
http://www.graduatestudies.ul.ie/prospectus/main/Postgraduate/pages/col_hum_
MA_cultural_theory.shtml 

For information on graduate studies at the University of Limerick and for
course application forms, visit the webpage:
<http://www.graduatestudies.ul.ie/>



Dr Marieke Krajenbrink
Course Director MA in Cultural Theory and Textual Practice
Lecturer in German
Department of Languages and Cultural Studies
University of Limerick
Ireland

Tel: +353 61 202453/202321
Fax: +353 61 202556
Email: [log in to unmask]