Women, Writing and Gender

Directors: Professor Susan Sellers (scs2@st-andrews.ac.uk) and Professor Gill Plain (gp3@st-andrews.ac.uk)

Other teachers: Dr Sarah Dillon, Professor Lorna Hutson, Dr Tom Jones, Dr Sara Lodge, Mr Phillip Mallett, Dr Susan Manly, Dr Barbara Murray, Professor Neil Rhodes, Dr Jane Stabler, Dr Emma Sutton

Entrance Requirements: a good degree with Honours from a UK university or its equivalent

Programme Duration: one year

Aim of Programme: to introduce you to key issues in the contemporary discussion of gender, through the detailed exploration of theoretical and fictional writing, critical and creative writing from the Renaissance to the contemporary period.

Programme: The MLitt in Women, Writing and Gender is an intensive taught programme culminating in a 15,000-word dissertation. Students study two contrasting areas of concern for twentieth century women writers -- constructions of and writing by 'The New Woman' between 1800 and the First World War, and the impact of conflict on gender and creativity during the First and Second World Wars. The accompanying core module considers broader historical and contemporary debates in feminism and gender studies. You may also pursue individual interests via the Special Topic in English Studies option. Students who successfully complete the MLitt coursework but do not write a dissertation may be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma.