Master of Arts in Media Cultures: Intermedial and Multimodal Studies

Are you interested in literature, film, comics, art, music, fashion, or journalism? This program offers a broad media-oriented perspective on narration, meaning-making, learning, and truthfulness in art and communication.

By integrating intermedial and multimodal perspectives into research on media cultures, you will develop a profound understanding of how various media types interact and influence each other. This can help you develop new insights and approaches to literary analysis that consider the complex relationships between digital, analog, and physical media.

Several of the courses combine an intermedial or multimodal perspective with different media. The aim is for you to develop knowledge of relevant, intermediate, and multimodal theories and methods, primarily within the fields included in the intermedial research center (IMS). After the first semester, you can choose courses with an intermedial perspective but also build your master's with individual courses. During the third semester, you can study abroad at one of Linnaeus University’s partner universities, or conduct an internship abroad. If you choose not to go abroad, you can choose individual courses of your own choice, offered at Linnaeus University. You write your Master’s thesis in the fourth semester in the main field of Comparative Literature but with an intermedial or multimodal perspective.

The Master's program in intermedial and multimodal studies is a two-year master's program in the main field of comparative literature. The program aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the interaction between people, between media, and between people and media. Students employ analytical tools and develop both their theoretical understanding and interdisciplinary skills concerning the significance of media in today’s complex world of media and communication.

The range of courses in the program aims to elucidate the constant interplay that language and literature have with other semiotic resources and media, and is thoroughly interlinked with scholarly and methodological connections to the societal challenges we are currently facing. What role do spoken or written words and stories play in an era where we combine text, speech, image, and sound across time and space, and where audiovisual storytelling in the form of films and TV series holds a dominant position? The courses are furthermore conducted in collaboration with the university’s Centre of Excellence in Intermediality, which has strong societal links. The courses in intermediality and multimodality bridge the main field of study with film studies, musicology, art and visual studies, media and communication studies, and modern languages. This provides a solid foundation for doctoral studies and prepares students to work both nationally and internationally in the cultural and educational sectors, as well as in communication, media, information management, and administration.

Degree

Degree of Master of Arts with Specialization in Intermedial and Multimodal Studies

Main field of study: Comparative Literature

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