Please contact Dr Marieke Krajenbrink, [log in to unmask] for further details... Could the following announcement be posted on the Area Studies Network list? Many thanks! 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]