The lines of research will focus on areas such as Golden Age Literature, Elizabethan Literature, Hispanic American Literature from the Viceregal period to contemporary times, and Chilean Literature.
With an academic proposal focused on World Literature, the human person, and the direct study of great works, a new Master's and Doctorate in Literature were officially launched, two academic programs aimed at deepening the discipline and the development of research excellence.
Both postgraduate programs are offered by the Institute of Literature and share a humanistic approach that places the person at the center of creative and research work. In this line, the training incorporates the course "Person and Literature," where anthropological, ethical, and moral dimensions are addressed through the reading and analysis of great works.
The curriculum of both programs is centered around the concept of World Literature. As its director, Paula Baldwin, explains, "This is a critical concept or theoretical category that designates the comparative study of literary works, traditions, and practices from different cultures, languages, and historical periods. It is linked to the emergence of the Western canon and the processes of cultural legitimization or criteria of literary value. It does not mean studying works from each country or region, but studying works with a critical, comparative, and transnational approach."
The programs have a national and international faculty, with lines of research in areas such as Golden Age Literature, Elizabethan Literature, Hispanic American Literature from the Viceregal period to contemporary times, and Chilean Literature.
Classes for both programs will begin on Tuesday, March 31.