MA Postcolonial Studies

We will consider all applications with 2:ii (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application including supporting statement and references.

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Graduates of the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics leave SOAS not only with linguistic and cultural expertise, but also with skills in written and oral communication, analysis and problem solving.

Recent graduates have been hired by:

Africa Matters
Amnesty International
Arab British Chamber of Commerce
BBC World Service
British High Commission
Council for British Research in the Levant
Department for International Development
Edelman
Embassy of Jordan
Ernst & Young
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Google
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
Middle East Eye
Saïd Foundation
TalkAbout Speech Therapy
The Black Curriculum
The Telegraph
United Nations Development Programme
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Wall Street Journal

Core

Dissertation in Cultural, Literary, and Postcolonial Studies - 60 credits
Open
Compulsory

Postcolonial Critical Thought - 15 credits
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Decolonial Practices - 15 credits
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Guided options
Students must take a minimum of 60 credits from List A and upto a Maximum of 90 credits

Core Themes and Debates in African Philosophy - 15 credits
Open

Intersecting Worlds: Race and Gender in the Contemporary Postcolonial Novel - 15 credits
Open

Contemporary African Literature (PG) - 15 credits
Open

Language, Identity and Society in Africa (PG) - 15 credits
Open

750A Ethnographic Locations: Sub-Saharan Africa - 15 credits
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725 African and Asian Diasporas: Culture, Politics, Identities - 15 credits
Open

724 Migration, Borders and Space: Decolonial Approaches - 15 credits
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Art and Politics in Africa - 15 credits
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Global Film Industries - 15 credits
Open

New Taiwan Cinema and Beyond (PG) - 15 credits
Open

Culture and Society of Taiwan (PG) - 15 credits
Open

World Literature (PG) - 15 credits
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Cultural Studies: Origins, Ideas and New Approaches - 15 credits
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Comparative Literature: Methodology and Critique - 15 credits
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Comparative Literature: A New Era - 15 credits
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Cultural Studies: New Practices and Widening Horizons - 15 credits
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Gender and Development - 15 credits
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Borders and Development - 15 credits
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Aid and Development - 15 credits
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Migration and Policy - 15 credits
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Labour, Activism and Global Development - 15 credits
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Feminist Political Economy and Global Development - 15 credits
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Political Economy of Development and Change in the Middle East - 15 credits
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Economic development in the Asia Pacific region - 15 credits
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Queering Migrations and Diasporas - 15 credits
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Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East - 15 credits
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Gender Theory and the Study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East 1 - 15 credits
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Gender Theory and the Study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East 2 - 15 credits
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Gender, Race and History - 15 credits
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Community, Religion, and Conflict in South Asian History - 15 credits
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The Afghanistan Wars, 1979 to the Present - 15 credits
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Narrative Realities in Korean Literature and Film - 15 credits
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Translating Cultures - 15 credits
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New Visions of Japan in Modern Literature and Popular Culture (PG) - 15 credits
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The Making of Modern Korea - 15 credits
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Colonialism, Empire and International Law - 15 credits
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Law and Society in Southeast Asia - 15 credits
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Law and Development in Africa I: Theories and Concepts - 15 credits
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Law and Development in Africa II: Thematic Topics - 15 credits
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Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media:Networking, Connectivity, Identity - 15 credits
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Topics in Global Media and Digital Communication - 15 credits
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Prejudice, Conspiracy and Misinformation: Understanding the Debate around '(Post)-Truth' - 15 credits
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Music, Exile and Diaspora: the Jews of Arab Lands - 15 credits
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Music in Global Perspective - 15 credits
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Modern Palestinian Literature (PG) - 15 credits
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Palestine, History, Culture, Politics - 15 credits
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From Palestine to Israel - 15 credits
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Violence, Justice and the Politics of Memory - 15 credits
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Political Theory, Race and Empire - 15 credits
Open

South Asian Cinema and the Diaspora (MA) - 15 credits
Open

Politics of Culture in Contemporary South Asia - 15 credits
Open

Literatures of Resistance in South Asia (PG) - 15 credits
Open

War, Revolution and Independence in South East Asia Literatures in Translation (Masters) - 15 credits
Open

Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film - 15 credits
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Muslim Britain: Perspectives and Realities - 15 credits
Open

Religion and Global Politics: Themes and Critical Perspectives - 15 credits
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Religion and Global Politics: Theories and Genealogies - 15 credits
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Open options
Students can take a maximum of 30 credits from the School-wide open options list, including languages.