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Miriam, MA in Cultures of Empire Alex, MA in Film and Literature‌ Emily, MA in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture Ellen, MA in Medieval Literatures‌ Simon, MA in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture‎ Catherine, PhD James, MA in Modern Literature and Culture‌ Sarah, MA in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture Hedley, PhD Camilla, MA in Renaissance Literature, 1500-1700‎ Lavanya, MA in Cultures of Empire  Kirby, MA in Modern Literature and Culture  Inderjit, MA in Renaissance Literature, 1500-1700 Claire, MA in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture and PhD Judith, MA in Modern Literature and Culture ‎ Abigail, MA in Medieval English Literatures  Alex, MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture‌ AnnaMaria, PhD in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies‌ Jenny, MA in Victorian Literature and Culture‌ Leigh, MA in Renaissance Literature, 1500-1700‌ Lucy, MA in Poetry and Poetics Laura, PhD Marie, PhD‌ Tom, MA in Film and Literature‌ Richard Lukey, MA in English Literary Studies

Miriam, MA in Cultures of Empire

Miriam, MA in Cultures of Empire‎ 

My undergraduate degree was in French and Arabic from UCL/SOAS. I then took two years out of education after graduating in which I decided I wanted to become an English teacher in a secondary school. I thought this MA would be both beneficial and enjoyable. I chose York purely on the amazing options available.

Having now successfully completed the programme, I can honestly say the MA is just as inspiring and interesting as I thought it would be. The academic staff has been so wonderful in helping me find my feet and allaying my doubts that I perhaps did not belong in an English department. I definitely do!