Literature and Society

For more information on the Dutch track, please consult the Dutch study guide.

1st year

In the first year, students are introduced to literary analysis and literary theory. They learn how to read a Brontë novel as well as a film version of a Shakespeare play. The lecturers will train their general academic skills and also kindle their creative writing practice.

2nd year

After the first year, students have a solid base from which to explore the relations between literature, culture and society. They will be taken from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century, reading canonical English works of literature as well as new and lesser-known genres such as travel literature, graphic novels and gothic genres.

3rd year

In the third year, the students will become a specialist either in ‘English literature in a changing world’ or ‘English literature in a visual culture,’ and conduct their own research project, resulting in a BA thesis. In the first semester of the third year, students have the opportunity to study abroad, do an internship or participate in specialized courses within or outside literary studies (i.e. a minor program).