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Editorial connections include the Journal of Commonwealth Literature, and Wasafiri. The group co-hosts the British Chinese Studies Network (with the University of Liverpool), convening online events on British Chinese literature and culture.
Postcolonial and Global Literatures group members at The Open University UK also organise conferences and workshops in Milton Keynes and the Institute of English Studies, London.
Programme Structure
Current/recent research projects:- The Representation and Self-representation of Anglo-Indians in Literature: 1880 to the Present
- The impact of participating in British counterinsurgency campaigns on British armed forces personnel, 1945–1975 – an interdisciplinary project
- Gardens in the Writing of Rumer Godden
- Popular Genre Fiction in Indian Writing in English (IWE): Recent trends in the Indian Literary Marketplace
- Narrating Modernity: agency, reform and nationhood in Indian women’s writing in English, 1870–1974
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
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Entry requirements
- Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Tuition Fee
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