MA in Early Modern Studies at Queen Mary, University of London (source: Una McIlvenna)

MA in Early Modern Studies, 1300-1700 The MA in English Studies: Early Modern Studies, 1300­1700 at Queen Mary gives you the opportunity to explore the vibrant culture that existed in Europe during this period. Our approach to this material is genuinely interdisciplinary: you will look at the literature, history, religion, and visual culture of the period, and be taught  by experts working at the cutting edge of research in these areas. Specially designed modules examine key debates in the period, and address the central issues that inform current discussions about what constitutes the early modern  period. Among the topics that we investigate are: the relations between medieval and early modern; the role of individual and institutional networks in creating knowledge; the place of mapping in defining religious, ethnic, imperial and national identity;  changes in ideas about the self, the state and the body, and the impact of new technologies on book history and the shift from manuscript to print culture. In all cases, our aim is to generate a historical understanding of the key movements, debates, and ideas which shaped the period. ResearchersResearchers working in this area at Queen Mary University of London include: € Ruth Ahnert <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9zdGFmZi9haG5lcnRyLmh0bWw%3D&controller=stats&acti on=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> € Tamara Atkin <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9zdGFmZi9hdGtpbnQuaHRtbA%3D%3D&controller=stats&ac tion=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> € Julia Boffey <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9zdGFmZi9ib2ZmZXlqLmh0bWw%3D&controller=stats&acti on=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> € Warren Boutcher <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9zdGFmZi9ib3V0Y2hlcncuaHRtbA%3D%3D&controller=stat s&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> € Andrea Brady <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9zdGFmZi9icmFkeWEuaHRtbA%3D%3D&controller=stats&ac tion=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> € Jerry Brotton <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9zdGFmZi9icm90dG9uai5odG1s&controller=stats&action =analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> € David Colclough <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9zdGFmZi9jb2xjbG91Z2hkLmh0bWw%3D&controller=stats& action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> € Alfred Hiatt <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9zdGFmZi9oaWF0dGEuaHRtbA%3D%3D&controller=stats&ac tion=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> € Una McIlvenna <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9zdGFmZi9tY2lsdmVubmF1Lmh0bWw%3D&controller=stats& action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> € Claire Preston <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9zdGFmZi9wcmVzdG9uYy5odG1s&controller=stats&action =analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> € Joad Raymond <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9zdGFmZi9yYXltb25kai5odG1s&controller=stats&action =analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> ModulesModules on offer vary each year, but may include: € Early Modern Archival Skills € Early Modern Contexts € Early Modern Studies: Research Preparation € Being an Author 1450-1550 € Public and Private Cultures in Renaissance England € Reading Shakespeare Historically € Representing the Other: Jews and Jewishness in Medieval and Renaissance England € The Spatial Turn: History, Literature and Geography € News Communication in Early Modern Europe More details about these modules can be found on our website <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51ay9lbmdsaXNoL3Bvc3RncmFkdWF0ZS9tYS9wYXRod2F5Mi9pbmRl eC5odG1s&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscription s>. Visit Us and More InfoFor more info, visit our website  <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDov L3d3dy5zZWQucW11bC5hYy51aw%3D%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-pag e=1&wysijap=subscriptions>or contact the Pathway Convenor, Professor Claire Preston <mailto:c.preston@qmul.ac.uk>. Visit us at QMUL's Postgraduate Open Evening on the 11th February from 4:30pm onwards. More details here <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5xbXVsLmFjLnVrL3Bvc3RncmFkdWF0ZS9tZWV0LXVzL29wZW5ldmVuaW5nL2luZGV4Lmh0 bWw%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions> .  <http://www.blogs.sed.qmul.ac.uk/?email_id=10&user_id=1&urlpassed=aHR0cDov L3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9RTVVMc2Vk&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-pag e=1&wysijap=subscriptions> Potential MA funding: We are delighted to announce that Queen Mary has a large number of scholarships to support students studying taught Masters programmes. QMUL will be match-funding money provided by HEFCE to provide scholarships worth £10,000 each to eligible students in 2015. Full details of the application process and the eligibility criteria will be announced later in February. Details of the funding will be sent to all of our offer holders, so you can apply now to any of our programmes (for details see: www.sed.qmul.ac.uk/pg <http://www.sed.qmul.ac.uk/pg>). * Graduating from a three year degree that started in 2012 * Entering a taught masters degree in 2015 in any subject (diplomas and certificates are not allowed) either full or  part-time for a maximum of two years * Domiciled in the UK or EU * From groups that are underrepresented at masters level Work is now underway to define who will be eligible for the awards, and QMUL's School of English & Drama can keep you informed on these developments. Please follow this link to get  more information: http://www.sed.qmul.ac.uk/newsevents/news/items/147402.html --- Una McIlvenna Lecturer in Early Modern Literature Queen Mary, University of London Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS u.m.mcilvenna@qmul.ac.uk

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