Master of Arts in Literary Tradition and Popular Culture

The University of Malta’s Faculty of Arts is currently accepting applications for the Interdepartmental Taught Master of Arts in Literary Tradition and Popular Culture, a full-time day programme which will run over three semesters starting in October. The entire programme will be taught in English and will also be offered on a part-time day basis over six semesters.

Popular culture in its increasingly varied contemporary manifestations draws hugely on literary tradition. The programme will seek to explore the complex engagement of these two conceptual categories with one another, as well as their shared areas of theory and critique.

Seven different departments of the Faculty of Arts will offer lectures and seminars on the following key areas, namely popular culture, cultural theory, comparative literature, theory of literature, biblical literature, modernist and postmodernist literature, film and the literary canon, film and technology, rep- resentations of the Mediterranean, graphic novels and comics in general.

The course is not restricted to graduates of language and literature but welcomes Bachelor Honours graduates (Second Class or better) as well as those holding a Bachelor degree at Category II or better.

Applications are now open and the deadline is 31 August. The online application is available at www.um.edu.mt/apply. Prospective students can access more information about the course on http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/ov erview/PMALTCFTT2-2017-8-O (full-time) and http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/ov erview/PMALTCPDT2-2017-8-O (part-time). For further information please contact the course co-ordinator, Prof. Gloria Lauri-Lucente, via email on gloria.laurilucente@um.edu.mt or visit the Facebook page: uom.literarytradpopcult