Read and investigating literature is to study texts through their particularities and their content in relation to the time in which they were written and our own present. Interpreting texts in a broader sense is also crucial for our understanding of history, politics, knowledge and culture. Thanks to its focus on writing, gender, sexuality, posthumanism, theory and history (see below), Comparative Literature at Södertörn University provides a good basis for further studies in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

Comparative Literature offers two Bachelor’s programmes, both taught in Swedish. “Literature with Creative Writing and Literary Criticism” offers practical and theoretical knowledge about the history of literature and aesthetics in relation to contemporary culture. “Drama with Creative Writing and Writing for the Stage” provides training in the interpretation of text for the theatre and the process of writing for the stage. Both programmes provide knowledge beneficial for a future career in the cultural sector and provide eligibility for further studies in the humanities.

You can also take courses in Comparative Literature by semester. “Comparative Literature A with Creative Writing” and “Comparative Literature B with Creative Writing” provide a historical overview and thematic focuses on poetry, drama and prose, as well as training in literary analysis. “The Dramatic Text, Theatre and Creative Writing A” and “The Dramatic Text, Theatre and Creative Writing B” concentrate on drama, theatre and the stage. Both these specialisations include practical elements that train the ability to write in various genres. The courses are characterised by modern critical perspectives, such as gender and queer theory, postcolonial theory and ecocriticism. Bringing older texts together with modern theories creates new perspectives on both the past and our own present. The C-level course External link. merges the two specialisations, after which it is possible to continue to a Master’s programme External link. and doctoral level. The subject also provides regular short courses External link. both remotely and on campus.