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Studying Comparative Literature and Culture at Royal Holloway

Explore literature, film, philosophy and art from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century. Learn more about what you can expect from our BA in Comparative Literature and Culture here.

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REF 2021: Royal Holloway 5th in the UK for Modern Languages Research in the Times Higher subject ranking

Following the publication of the results of REF 2021 Modern Languages is placed 5th in the country in the subject research ranking published by the THES.

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Research in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Academics in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures are active researchers with international reputations. Learn more about our work here.

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David Vilaseca Memorial Lecture

  • Date 10 October 2023

The lecture will focus on the relational and intersubjective possibilities of sound, and its entanglements with bodies and technologies.
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The Sensational Museum: £1million grant will put disability at the centre of museums in the UK

  • Date 08 February 2023

Researchers across the UK will lead a project called The Sensational Museum to help heritage organisations to reimagine peoples’ experience of museums thanks to a £1million grant.

Explore literature, visual culture and ideas across centuries, continents and media

Studying Comparative Literature and Culture

Explore literature, film, philosophy and art from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century.

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Learn more about the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures - who we are and what we do.

Research in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Academics in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures are active researchers with international reputations. Learn more about our work here.

Centre for Visual Cultures

Based in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, the Centre for Visual Cultures (CVC) is an interdisciplinary centre for cutting-edge research.

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  • Comparative Literature and Culture

    3 years full time

    BA Q200

    Comparative Literature and Culture

  • Comparative Literature and Culture and Drama

    3 years full time

    BA Q2W4

    Comparative Literature and Culture

  • Comparative Literature and Culture and English

    3 years full time

    BA QQ23

    Comparative Literature and Culture

  • Comparative Literature and Culture and Philosophy

    3 years full time

    BA QV25

    Comparative Literature and Culture

  • Comparative Literature and Culture with History of Art and Visual Culture

    3 years full time

    BA Q2W6

    Comparative Literature and Culture

  • Comparative Literature and Culture with International Film

    3 years full time

    BA Q2P3

    Comparative Literature and Culture

  • Comparative Literature and Culture with Philosophy

    3 years full time

    BA Q2V5

    Comparative Literature and Culture

  • History of Art and Visual Culture and Comparative Literature and Culture

    3 years full time

    BA QW26

    Comparative Literature and Culture

  • Comparative Literature and Culture with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    Q20F

    Comparative Literature and Culture

  • Modern Languages with History of Art and Visual Culture

    4 years full time

    BA R9W6

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures

  • Classical Studies and Comparative Literature and Culture

    3 years full time

    BA Q8Q2

    Classics

  • Philosophy and History of Art and Visual Culture

    3 years full time

    BA VW56

    Philosophy

  • Modern Languages and History of Art and Visual Culture

    4 years full time

    BA RW96

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures

  • Modern Languages and Comparative Literature and Culture

    4 years full time

    BA RQ92

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures

  • Translation Studies and History of Art and Visual Culture with a Year Abroad

    4 years full time

    BA QW99

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures

  • Translation Studies and History of Art and Visual Culture

    3 years full time

    BA QW96

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures

  • Translation Studies and Comparative Literature and Culture with a Year Abroad

    4 years full time

    BA QQ99

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures

  • Translation Studies and Comparative Literature and Culture

    3 years full time

    BA QQ92

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures

  • Translation Studies with History of Art and Visual Culture

    3 years full time

    BA Q9W6

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures

  • Translation Studies with History of Art and Visual Culture with a Year Abroad

    4 years full time

    BA Q9W9

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures

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  • Centre for Visual Cultures

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