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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Zeros and Ones: Digital Video Aesthetics and Geopolitical Economy in Blackhat , Everett Barnett

The Boundaries of Melodramatic Film Music: Redefining Home through the Score of Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows , Meredith Donovan

Slot Machine Addiction: The Untold Story of Contradictions Between Self and America's Neoliberal Risk Society , Melanie C. Falconer

From Displacement to Intersubjectivity: A Phenomenology of Sound in Classic Film Noir , Thomas Goodchild

The Rust Belt Gothic: Charting the Affective Politics of Deindustrialization and the Emergence of a Great Lakes Horror Genre in Film , Micheal B. Raines

Unveiling Estrangement: The Ambivalence of Iranian Cultural Identity in Documentary Films , Vahid Valikhani

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Dreaming to Get Out the “Sunken Place” : Fantasy, Film, and the Inner-White- I(Eye) , Jordan Battle

The 'Charm and Distinction' of Proverbs: The Duality of the Gem Analogy in Erasmus's Adagia , Blythe Broecker Creelan

Selective Framing and Narrative as Anthropocentric Agents in Yellowstone: America’s Eden , Breanna Lee Hansen

Losing the Streaming Wars: What Netflix loses in Television Narrative and Participatory Fan Cultures , Annabelle G. Naudin

Reading Rent: Interracial Relationships and Racial Hierarchies , Susanna A. Perez-Field

From Counter-Strike to Counterterrorism: How the Cheater Reconfigures Our Understanding of Asymmetric Warfare , Enya C. Silva

Motherhood in the Multiverse: Melodrama and Asian American Identity in Everything, Everywhere, All at Once , Aditya Sudhakaran

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Surviving a Broken System: Synergies between Solidarity Economies and Sustainable Development Goals , Julie Beach

Digital Realness: Queer Intimacy in ContraPoints , William S. Beaman

Complex Identities: Putting Casey Plett’s Fiction in a Trans and Religious Studies Context , Catherine Brown

Ambient Athleticism: Politicizing Akira’s Accelerationist Olympiad , Thomas G. Chaplin

Harmony of Difference: Theorizing Rashid Johnson's New Universalism in the Grids of Antoine's Organ , Mark Fredricks

_Las Vidas Negras_: Examining Identity Among Afro-Latinos in the US in the twilight of Black Lives Matter , Victor Garcia

Pronk Poppenhuis: Establishing and Destabilizing Agency Among Seventeenth-Century Burgher Wives in the Dutch Republic , Emily M. Gregoire

Conquistas and Chronicles: A Social History of the Fernando de Soto Expedition of Conquest, 1538-1543 , Morgan Norman Greig

Queering the Weeki Wachee Mermaid and Its Renewed Aesthetic Value , Jacqueline D. Merveille

Visions of Entanglement and Escape: In-Visible Voice in the Films of Terrence Malick and George Lucas , Michael Lee Taber

The Hybridization of Home: Establishing Place Between the Garrison and the Wilderness in Mary Rowlandson's (1682) Captivity Narrative , Brooke M. Weltch

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Montage Music Videos: Racial Utopianism vs. Abstract Cowboys and the Question of Cultural Montage , Alan E. Blanchard

The Value of Sleep : Aura and Aesthetics of Cohabitation in Juha Lilja's Revision of Warhol , Christopher Costabile

Threatened by the Outback: Landscape and Ecology in the Australian New Wave , Richard T. Dyer

Restarting Plural Modernity: The Lyrical Tradition of the Hometown in Kaili Blues , Huadong Fan

Bad Bunny’s Purplewashing as Gender Violence in Reggaeton: A Feminist Analysis of SOLO DE MI and YO PERREO SOLA , Dairíne Hoban

From Mythology to Pop Culture: Myth, Representation, and the Historiography of the Amazon Warrior Woman in Ancient Art and Modern Media , James William Poorman

Four Hollywood Film Adaptations of Little Women : Identifying Female Subjectivity in Characters, Plots, and Authorship , Haiyu Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Lost Without a Connection: Analyzing Netflix's Maniac in the Digital Streaming Age , Eric Bruce

Redefining Representations of Trauma & Modes of Witnessing in Damon Lindelof’s The Leftovers , Mariana Delgado

Roots in Antiquity: A Comparative Study of Two Cultures , Lara Younes Freajah

Neo-Colonial Elites’ Linguistic Violence and Monolingual Haitian Creole Speakers: Language Ideology, The Politics of Linguistic Pluralism, the Crisis of National Identity and Culture in Haiti , Frantzso Marcelin

Recurring Scream : Trauma in Wes Craven's Slasher , Ben Muntananuchat

I'm Going Digital: Potentials for Online Communities Through Internet Remix , Justin N. Nguyen

The Concept of Freedom in American Literature at the Dawn of the Nation , Mykhailo Pylynskyi

How Audiovisual Composition Reveals Gendered Limitations and Possibilities in Lady Bird in the Wake of #MeToo , Chandler Micah Reeder

Horror’s Aesthetic Exchange: Immersion, Abstraction and Annihilation , Ashley Morgan Steinbach

Roots of Coded Metaphor in John Dee's Monas Hieroglyphica , Joshua Michael Zintel

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Blaxploitation’s Revolutionary Sexuality: Rethinking Images of Male Hypersexuality in Sweetback & Shaft , Austin D. Cook

Plasticity in Animated Children’s Cartoons: The Neoliberal Transforming Bodies and Static Worlds of OK KO and Gumball , Rachel E. Cox

Baltimore Mobility: The Wire , Local Documentary, and the Politics of Distance , Richard M. Farrell

Mobilizing Images of Black Pain and Death through Digital Media: Visual Claims to Collective Identity After “I Can’t Breathe” , Aryn Kelly

Adaptations of Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Late Medieval France: Material and Moral Recontextualization in the Tapestry of Narcissus at the Fountain , Morgan J. Macey

The Peruvian minstrel: an analysis of the representations of blackness in the performance of El Negro Mama from 1995 to 2016 , Ana Lucía Mosquera Rosado

An Ecology of Care: Training in Dependence and Caretaking in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt , Elizabeth Rossbach

Anti-Fascist Aesthetics from Weimar to MoMA: Siegfried Kracauer & the Promise of Abstraction for Critical Theory , Maxximilian Seijo

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Poetics of Sixteenth-Century Widowhood: Vittoria Colonna’s Use of Gender and Grief as a Means of Social and Spiritual Transcendence , Sarah Conner

Performing "Hurt" : Aging, Disability, and Popular Music as Mediated Product and Lived-Experience in Johnny Cash's Final Recordings , Adam Davidson

The Promised Body: Diet Culture, the Fat Subject, and Ambivalence as Resistance , Jennifer Dolan

The Revival Western and , Kevin Thomas McKenna

Concerning Virtual Reality and Corporealized Media: Exploring Video Game Aesthetics and Phenomenology , Matthew Morales

"He Didn't Mean It": What Kubrick's , Kelley O'Brien

Failing to Move Forward: Journalism, Media, and Affect in David Fincher's , Nicholas Orlando

Eliminating the Uncertainty of Hong Kong in 1990s: Tsui Hark’s Once Upon a Time in China (1, 2, 3) , Zhanwen Peng

A Woman's Place in Jazz in the 21st Century , Valerie T. Simuro

Cool Moms & Cool Media: Returning to , Morgan Wallace

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Get Ye A Copper Kettle: Appalachia, Moonshine, and a Postcolonial World , Christopher David Adkins

The Dislocated Spectator's Relationship to Enchanted Objects in Early Film and Modernist Poetry , Rachel Christine Ekblad

Playing-With the World: Toy Story's Aesthetics and Metaphysics of Play , Jonathan Hendricks

Distinguishing Patterns of Utopia and Dystopia, East and West , Huai-Hsuan Huang

"There's a real hole here": Female Masochism and Spectatorship in Michael Haneke's La Pianiste , Morgan J. Jennings

"You want it all to happen now!": The Jinx, The Imposter, and Re-enacting the Digital Thriller in True Crime Documentaries , Brett Michael Phillips

The Palazzo Medici and its Polyvalent Message: Cosimo de Medici Navigates the Shifting Meaning of Pride , Lisa Morgan Thieryung

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Family Life in Carver City- Lincoln Gardens , Lisa K. Armstrong

The Apocalypse Narrative and the Internet: Divided Relationships in New Natures , Brooks Scott Benadum

Digital Integration , Jacob C. Boccio

A Tourist Performance: Redefining the Tourist Attraction , Brandy Lee Kinkade

To Utopianize the Mundane: Sound and Image in Country Musicals , Siyuan Ma

Heavy South: Identity, Performance, and Heavy Music in the Southern Metal Scene , Michael A. Mcdowell

The Apatow Aesthetic: Exploring New Temporalities of Human Development in 21st Century Network Society , Michael D. Rosen

Constructing the West: The Hired Hand and McCabe & Mrs. Miller and the Challenge of Public Space , Eric Ward Ross

Negotiating the Delta: Dr. T.R.M. Howard in Mound Bayou, Mississippi , William Jackson Southerland

Longshoremen's Negotiation of Masculinity and the Middle Class in 1950s Popular Culture , Tomaro I. Taylor

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Genre, Justice & Quentin Tarantino , Eric Michael Blake

A Gramscian Analysis of Roman Bathing in the Provinces , Diana Danielle Davis

Muckraking and C.O.B.Y (Cry of Black Youth): Uncovering a History of Organizing in Belle Glade , Raymond A. Hamilton

Abjection, Telesthesia, and Transnationalism: Incest in Park Chan-wook's Oldboy , Daniel L. Holland

"Tell Me, Where am I From?": A Study of the Performance of Geek Identity at Comic Book Conventions , Eric Kahler

Tell Sir Thomas More We've Got Another Failed Attempt: Utopia and the Burning Man Project , Gracen Lila Kovacik

Finding a Home: Latino Residential Influx into Progress Village, 1990-2010 , Christopher Julius Pineda

Auteurs at an Urban Crossroads: A Certain Tendency in New York Cinema , Rene Thomas Rodriguez

The US Response to Genocide in Rwanda: A Reassessment , Camara Silver

From White City to Green Acres: Bertha Palmer and the Gendering of Space in the Gilded Age , Barbara Peters Smith

He_rtland: The Violence of Neoliberalism , Hector Sotomayor

Let's Go to the Carnival: Hybridization of Heterotopian Spaces in the Films of Kevin Smith , Anthony L. Sylvester

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Sobering Anxieties: Alcohol, Tobacco, and the Intoxicated Social Body in Dutch Painting During the True Freedom, 1650-1672 , David Beeler

Four Women: An Analysis of the Artistry of Black Women in the Black Arts Movement, 1960s-1980s , Abney Louis Henderson

The Black Experience in the United States: An Examination of Lynching and Segregation as Instruments of Genocide , Brandy Marie Langley

The Problems and Potentials in Haunted Maternal Horror Narratives , Sarah Laura Novak

"Die Mauer im Kopf": Aesthetic Resistance against West-German Take-Over , Arwen Puteri

Masculinity, After the Apocalypse: Gendered Heroics in Modern Survivalist Cinema , Sean Michael Swenson

Caribbean Traditions in Modern Choreographies: Articulation and Construction of Black Diaspora Identity in L'Ag'Ya by Katherine Dunham , Viktoria Tafferner-Gulyas

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Spectatorial Shock and Carnal Consumption: (Re)envisaging Historical Trauma in New French Extremity , Christopher Butler

Collecting Stardust: Matter, Memory, and Trauma in Patricio Guzman's Nostalgia for the Light , Nora Szegvari

Refiguring Indexicality: Remediation, Film, & Memory in Contemporary Japanese Visual Media , Janine Marie Villot

The Sopranos Experience , Eli Benjamin Weidinger

The Black Freedom Struggle and Civil Rights Labor Organizing in the Piedmont and Eastern North Carolina Tobacco Industry , Jennifer Wells

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Cultural Studies Graduate Theses and Projects

All theses or projects completed by Cultural Studies students are listed below by date. Click on the title of a thesis or project to see its abstract, and to view or request to see the whole work. 

PhD Graduates

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Hiba Ali
Dian Day
Christina Fabiani
Sanita Fejzic
Izabeau Legendre
Jill Price
Melanie Proulx
Angela Silver
Sarah Stanley
Camille Usher

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Daphne Brouwer
Sean Callaghan
Teresa Carlesimo
Sebastian De Line
Simge Erdogan O'Connor
Rena Karanouh
Sunny Kerr
Michael Lukaszuk
Tanya Lukin-Linklater
Prerna Subramanian

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Bronwyn Jaques
James Kwatang-Yeboah
Robin McDonald
Lorinda Peterson
Laura Phillips
Samia Saad
Colin Simonds
Tanzina Tahereen

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Daniel Asante
Rawaa Bakhsh	
Andre Basheir
Yasmine Djerbal
Sydney Hart
El Jones
Miles Howe
Golam Rabbani
Natasha Stirrett
Ellyn Walker

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Julia Chan
Kaziwa Dylan
Stefy McKnight
Morgan Oddie
Lindsay Rodgers
Lib Spry
Maya Stitski
Galen Watts

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Mohamed Abdou
Taylor Currie
Sarindar Dhaliwal
Milad Dokhanchi
Mimi Gellman
Jamie Jelinski
Lois Klassen
Jennifer Lemche
Spencer Revoy
Adam Saifer
Daniel Vena
Amanda White

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Pia Banzhaf
Leah Decter
Elizabeth Diggon
Ian Fanning
Steven Maynard
Freddy Monasterio-Barso
Shawn Newman

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Tabasum Akseer
Michael  Gauthier
Reena Kukreja
Nicholas Montgomery
Erin Sutherland
Ayca Tomac
Deniz Zorlu

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Ian Alexander Cuthbertson
Lisa Figge
Meaghan Frauts
Lara Fullenwieder

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Shelley Aylesworth-Spink
Jaspreet Bal
Jessica Marion Barr
Mansoor Behnam
Zaira Zarza Blanco
May Chew
Karl Hardy
Jessica Jacobson-Konefall
A.W Lee
Noel K. McDermott
Barbara Meneley
Sharday Mosurinjohn
Joanne Rotermundt-de la Parra

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Jobb Arnold

MA Graduates

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Paul Clifford
Tianna Edwards
Em Harmsen
Christopher Hemer
Melissa Morris
Evalyn Parry
Xavier Philippe-Beauchamp

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Dylan Chenier
Darrell Christie
Antoine Devroede
Angela Shi
Maite Simard

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Lubna Alarda
Chloée Godin-Jacques
Paul Hanlon
Shoni Nerenberg	Brief Exploration of American State Militarism and White Supremacy and its Relationship to Contemporary Non-State-Sanctioned White Supremacist Organizing in the US Military
Isabelle Semmelhack
Isaac White
Rebecca Wissink
Roy Zheng

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Usman Ahmed	Chinese-Canadian relations: Highlighting the Unifying Past, Tense Present, and Uncertain Yet Hopeful Future (From an Insider’s Perspective)
Danae Elon
Megan LaPierre
Rebecca Marquez
Barbara Constance Matthews Wiedmaier
Lea Mauas
Lauren Paparousis
Isabel Whitehead	Siding with the Bad Guys: Villainous Protagonists in Crime Media

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Alejandro Bascope Alipaz
Emma Bass
Joshua Hawley
Lisa Ravensbergen
Xenia Reloba de la Cruz
Dana Sidebottom
Daniel Simpson
Rachel Wyatt

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Natalia Equihua Bracho
Daphne Brouwer
Priscila de Oliveira Falcao
Lauren Jaques
Nichol Kaiser
Emma Konst
Michelle O'Halloran
Gözde Öncil
Ky Pearce
Sylvie St-Jacques	Protesting after the Fall: An analysis of how Qualitative and Participatory Action Research methods can support a deeper understanding of the student protest movement at UKZN

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Adil Ahmed
Maria Kyres
Chengcheng Ma	Deadpool Playing Myth: An Analysis of the "Secondary Narrative" in Deadpool's Promotional Images
Julia Blakey
Andrea Ried
Victoria Sicilia
Kristen Cochrane

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Kala Bechard
Jessica Davey-Quantick
Bronwyn Jaques
Junyu Ke
Katherine Kopiak
Nicole MacDougall
Carina Magazzeni
Stéfy McKnight
Dalia Thamin
Andrew Rabyniuk
Galen Watts
Shalon Webber-Heffernan

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Pansee H. Abou El Atta
Jessica Burgess
Elena Cecchetto	Visual Entrapment in Colonial Discourse: Perpetuation of New Racism through Forms of Stereotyped Bodies in Food Products Logos
Filza Naveed
Lorinda Peterson
Lisa Pietersma	“A Shimmer in Depth”: Farming, Memory, and the Domestic Rural Aerial
Karen Raddon

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Craig Berggold
Paul Ebbs
Adam Lewis
Smita Mitra	Can the Baul Speak? Development Hegemony and Baul cultural production in West Bengal
Christine Shu	Wooing the Domestic Audience: Recent Trends in Contemporary Taiwan Cinema
Emily Tamfo	AIDS, Citizenship & Multiculturalism: An Analysis of Canadian HIV/AIDS Media Discourses and Representations
Jennifer Turner	From Swimming to Singing: Life after High Performance Sport – Exploring the Embodied Experience of a Female in Sport and Music

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Nicole Bedford
Julie Bourassa	Radio, What’s New? Exploring the Meaning of Web-Based Radio in Canada
Mohammad Dokhanchi	Islamic Governmentality –Was Foucault wrong about Iran?
Alia Elmasry	The why now question: Egyptian revolution and the role of visual media (Aperture)
Amy Freier
Colin Hastings
Raissa Killoran
Nafisa Murji	Multiplicity in Cinema: Filmic Representations of South Asian Canadian Experiences
Sarah Stanley

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Gianna Aldrovandi	Screened Latinas: The Changing Stereotypes of Latinas in Modern American Television
Sara Aly	“Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention”: Re-Thinking Muslim Religious Diasporic Identity
Zhi Lei	The Portrayal of Vancouver's Chinatown as a Porous and Transgressive Contact Zone in Contemporary Chinese Canadian Fiction
Cynthia Mykytyshyn	“Where the Wild Things…Aren’t?”
Aida-Sofia Rivera-Sotelo
Fumi Sakata
Erin Sutherland
Victoria Millious	Babes, Booby Traps and Milk Banks: Healthism and the ontology of breastfeeding

Name	Title of Final Project or Thesis
Ellyn Clost
Meredith Dault
Carissa Di Gangi
Claire Grady-Smith
Nadia Franceschetti
Ciara Murphy
Sharday Mosurinjohn
Jessica Parker	Exhibiting Nationalism: Representations of Israel in the Permanent Exhibition of the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora

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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Children Of Empire: Whiteness And Place In American Orphan Narratives, 1911–1928 , Erna Anderson

Borderland Violence, An Intimate Resistance: Native Women Voice Their Survival , Kate Harrison

From Superman To Sana Amanat: Alienation, Assimilation, And American Superhero Comics, 1938 To Present , Adrienne Resha

Polarization In United States Media: From Barry Goldwater's 1964 Nomination To Nbc's Parks And Recreation , Janne Elise Wagner

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Original Intent; Original Dissent , Joan Astridl Lasswell Albrecht

Subjecting The Unruly Body: Staring, Surveillance, And The Politics Of (In)Visibility , Carly Barnhardt

A Spectral Return: Non-Metaphorical Ghosts, Monsters, And Hauntology , Kit Bauserman

The Cost Of Curls: Discrimination, Social Stigma, And Identity Oppression Of Black Women Through Their Hair , Sydney Baylor

Empire Of Fashion: Luxury, Commerce, And Identity In The Viceroyalty Of New Granada , Laura Beltrán-Rubio

Healing Culturally Induced Trauma From Marvin’s Room To The Indian Boarding School , Angie Jocelin Leiva

Mapping The Contemporary American Public Sphere With Habermas, Deleuze, And Soderbergh , Hunter Main

The American Anthropocene: Spectral Literary Ecologies In Post-1945 Narratives , Zarah Quinn

In Their Shoes: Embodied Experience, Knowledge Production, And The Politics Of Empathy , Molly Shilo

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Refraction: The Prism Of Cultural Identity And How It Is Impacted By Grief And Storytelling , S. Aanjali Allegakoen

“So Pious An Institution”: Religion, Slavery, Education, and the Williamsburg Bray School , Nicole Catherine Nioma Brown

Colonial Apprehension: Hawaiian Indigeneity In U.S. American Popular Culture, 1945-1980 , Leah Kuragano

Famine, Trial, War: The Daily Worker during the Great Depression , Henry Hemple Prown

God's Not Dead, But Billy Graham Is: Media And Mourning In American Evangelicalism , Colleen Kirkland Rodgers

When Black Girls Fly: An Exploration Of Black Girls’ Multimedia Fantasy Narratives As Sites Of Legacy, Lineage And Creative Freedom , Ravynn KaMia Stringfield

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Have Your Cake: Constructing A Confectionery Vernacular In The Great Depression , Sarah Elisabeth Adams

Two Sides Of The Same Token: An Examination Of Segregation, Memory, And White Supremacy In Contemporary Church Schools , Vania B. Blaiklock

Scheherazade At Ground Zero: Muslim Women’s Agency, Identity, And Space In Euro-America From The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition To The Islamic State , Alexandra M. Brandon

From Ship To Sarcophagus: The USS Arizona As A Navy War Memorial And Active Burial Ground / “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy”: Community Engagement At Pearl Harbor National Memorial And Museum , Shannon L. Bremer

“I Fixed Up The Trees To Give Them Some New Life:” Queer Desire, Affect, And Ecology In The Work Of Two Lgbtq+ Appalachian Artists/The Wildcrafting Our Queerness Project/The Queer Appalachia Preservation Project , Maxwell Mason Cloe

Constructing The Modern Warrior: The U.S. Army And Gender , Hyunyoung Moon

Women In The Wilderness: An Exploration Of How Women Interacted, Adapted, And Thrived In The American Environment , Elizabeth Rall

(Dis)Embodied Professionalisms: Doctors & Scientists In U.s. Literature, 1895-1935 , Shaun F. Richards

“All The Work, Without The Workers”: Robotic Labor In The American Imaginary , Khanh Van Ngoc Vo

Are You Black First Or Deaf First: Binary Thinking, Boundary-Policing, And Discursive Racism Within The American Deaf Community , Micayla Ann Whitmer

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

"Surgical And Rigorous (Yet Always Fun)": Science, Sport, And Community In American Birding, 1950-1980 , Matthew Hayden Anthony

Fabric Makes The Woman: Rural Women And The Politics Of Textile Knowledge , Alison Rose Bazylinski

For Children Of The Sun Who Deserved Better When Pickaninnies Were Not Enough: The Celebration Of Childhood Within The Brownies' Book , Felicia Bowins

The Association For The Preservation Of Virginia Antiquities And The Weaponization Of Nostalgia In The Service Of White Identity , Sachi Carlson

Settler States Of Ability: Assimilation, Incarceration, And Native Women's Crip Interventions , Jessica Cowing

Ghosts In The Museum: The Haunting Of Virginia’s Public History , Mariaelena DiBenigno

Pest-Humanism: Race, Nation, And Sexuality In The Non/Human Imaginary , Lindsay Dealy Garcia

The Waiting Man: Enslaved Male Domestics In Virginia, 1619-1800 , Cathleene Betz Hellier

Becoming Paul Motian: Identity, Labor, And Musical Invention , Brian Edward Jones

Mother Of Dragons: White Feminist Imperialism In HBO's Game Of Thrones , Abigail Kahler

Beyond The Podium: A Critical Analysis Of Three Online Learning Tools , Julia Kott

Insurgents On The Bayou: Hurricane Katrina, Counterterrorism, And Literary Dissent On America’s Gulf Coast , Jennifer Nicole Ross

"I Feel Your Pain": Service-Learning Programs And The Liberal Narrative Of Empathy , Molly Shilo

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Injury & Resistance: Centering HIV/AIDS Histories in Times of Queer Equality , Jan Huebenthal

Italy's American West: Brava Gente, American Indians, and the Circulation of Settler Colonialism , Tyler Norris Taylor

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Art of Plantation Authority: Domestic Portraiture in Colonial Virginia , Janine Yorimoto Boldt

Terra Sacra: Lethal Environments and the Modern American War Novel , Frank Anthony Fucile

“Terrible in its Beauty, Terrible in its Indifference”: Postcolonial Ecocriticism and Sally Mann’s Southern Landscapes , Laura Keller

“When I Put on My Firespitter Mask”: Jayne Cortez’s (R)Evolutionary Musical Poetic Collaborations , Renee Michelle Kingan

Of Mammies, Minstrels, and Machines: Movement-Image Automaticity and the Impossible Conditions of Black Humanity , Joseph Frank Lawless

Performative Circulations of St. Martín De Porres in the African Diaspora , James Patrick Padilioni, Jr.

Producing The Latina Disney Princess , Ashley Sarah Richardson

Byting Out the Public: Personal Computers and the Private Sphere , Nabeel Siddiqui

The Lonely Ones: Selfhood and Society in Harry Stack Sullivan's Psychiatric Thought , Taylor S. Stephens

Taking it to the Streets: Race, Space, and Early D.c. Punk , Ashleigh Mae Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Folk into Art: John Fahey, Modernism and the American Folk Revival , Lisa Carpenter

Material Literacy: Alphabets, Bodies, and Consumer Culture , Wendy Korwin-Pawlowski

Race and Culture in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States and Colonial Hawaii , Leah Kuragano

"I Figured You Were Probably Watching Us": Ex Machina and the Performativity of Lateral Surveillance , Kayla Danielle Meyers

The Sacred Ginmill Closes: Heavy Drinking, White Masculinity and the Hard-Boiled Detective in American Culture , David Camak Pratt

Escaping through the Past, Haunted by the Future: Confronting America through Child of God and the Underground Railroad , Zarah Victoria Quinn

Refining the Desert: The Politics of Wealth, Industrialization, and Environmental Risk in the Twentieth-Century Texas Oil Industry , Sarah Stanford-McIntyre

Black Capes, White Spies: An Exploration of Visual Black Identity, Evolving Heroism and 'passing' in Marvel's Black Panther Comics and Mat Johnson's Graphic Novel, Incogengro , Ravynn K. Stringfield

Reading Bodies: Disability and American Literary History, 1789-1889 , Amanda Stuckey

Songsters and Film Scores: Civil War Music and American Memory , Ari Marie Weinberg

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Selling Race in America: Ideologies of Labor, Color, and Social Order in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Advertising Imagery , Meghan Bryant

Oh Shenandoah! The Northern Shenandoah Valley's Black Borderlanders Make Freedom Work during Virginia's Reconstruction, 1865-1870 , Donna Camille Dodenhoff

District and Capital: The Art of Modern Washington , Seth Feman

Morbid Love: American Decadence in the 1890s , Nicolette Gable

Capitalist Architecture in a Posthumanist World , Lindsay Garcia

"What Would Jesus Do?": Modern Revival in the Marketplace, 1896-2000s. , Jennifer L. Hancock

Putin' on for Da Lou: Hip Hop's Response to Racism in St. Louis , Travis Terrell Harris

The Politics of Empire: The United States and the Global Structure of Imperialism in the Early Twenty-First Century , Edward P. Hunt

Uniting Interests: The Economic Functions of Marriage in America, 1750-1860 , Lindsay Mitchell Keiter

New South(Ern) Landscapes: Reenvisioning Tourism, Industry, and the Environment in the American South , John Barrington Matthews

Cameras at Work: African American Studio Photographers and the Business of Everyday Life, 1900-1970 , William Brian Piper

Creolized Histories: Hybrid Literatures of the Americas , Apostolos Rofaelas

Affective Economies of Activism: Reimagining Anti-Lgbtq Hate Crime , Helis Sikk

Living in the Past: Community and Change in Historical Commemorations at Plymouth, Williamsburg, and Salem , Jenna Simpson

Radiant Exposure: The Art and Spectacle of the X-Rayed Body in American Visual Culture , Lita Tirak

Uncanny Objects: The Art of Moving and Looking Human , Khanh Van Ngoc Vo

Between Third Reich and American Way: Transatlantic Migration and the Politics of Belonging, 1919-1939 , Christian Wilbers

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

The Economics of Loyalty: Robert Bonner, the "New York Ledger", and Sentimental Capitalism. , Kathryn Conner Bennett

The Corporate Person: How U.S Courts Transformed a Legal Phantom into a Powerful Citizen , Zachariah J. DeMeola

African American Civil Rights Museums: A Study of the R.R Moton Museum in Farmville, Virginia , Christina S. Draper

The Black Gothic Imagination: Horror, Subjectivity, and Spectatorship from the Civil Rights Era to the New Millennium. , Mikal J. Gaines

Performing Jane: a cultural history of Jane Austen's fans in America , Sarah G. Glosson

"Members, Don't Git Weary": Max Roach, "Treme", and the Sound of Resistance , Brian Edward Jones

Artful Manipulation: The Rockefeller Family and Cold War America , Julia Kaziewicz

Making the Bronx Move: Hip-Hop Culture and History from the Bronx River Houses to the Parisian Suburbs, 1951-1984. , Kevin Waide Kosanovich

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The Critical-Cultural Studies track of the M.A. program is led by dynamic faculty who work closely with graduate students as they develop their degree plans, theses, or exams. Seminar courses provide students with unique opportunities to engage in critical discussion and cultural debate with faculty and peers. The track is designed for students who wish to develop their critical thinking, research, and writing skills, and it offers students a solid foundation for a Ph.D. program or careers in a variety of sectors, including national media industries, non-profits, and NGOs).

The track encourages an interdisciplinary approach in course selection. In exceptional cases, additional faculty are drawn from outside departments such as English, History, Journalism, Information Science, and Women's Studies, or complimentary media studies programs to serve on students' theses projects.

To find out more about admissions or the program, contact Dr. Jennifer Gómez Menjívar , Director of Master of Arts program.

Degree Requirements (33-36 hours)

1. required courses (9 hours).

• MRTS 5100: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Media Arts
• MRTS 5120: Critical-Cultural Media Theory
• MRTS 5121: Digital Media Studies

2. Critical-Cultural Studies Courses (9 hours)

(Representative offerings; subject to change with departmental approval)

• Gender, Race & Digital Media
• History of the Documentary
• Contemporary Documentary
• African American Film
• Gender & Sexuality in the Horror Film
• Special Topics in Media/Genre Authors
• Media Industries Creating Comunidad Today
• Cinema Video Verite
• Lesbian, Gay, Queer Film & Video

3. Graduate Elective Courses (12 hours)

These can include up to:

• 6 credit hours from graduate courses in other departments at UNT as approved by both the Course Instructor and the Graduate Director
• 3 credit hours MRTS 5480 (Practicum in the Teaching of Media Arts) OR 3 hours MRTS 5900 (Special Problems) as approved by both the Course Instructor and the Graduate Director
• 3 credit hours special problems (with faculty approval)

4. Capstone (3-6 hours)

The Master of Arts degree offers the option of a written thesis or a comprehensive exam. Full details outlined in the M.A. Handbook .

Thesis Option (6 hours)

• Of the required graduate hours, 6 hours must be thesis credit. The student must have departmental approval for this option, including the approval of an M.A. Thesis Chair. The student must successfully complete and orally defend a written thesis.

Comprehensive Exam Option (3 hours)

• Of the required graduate hours, 3 hours must be a "Special Problems" credit with the successful completion of a comprehensive examination. The student must have departmental approval for this option, including the approval of an M.A. Exam Chair. Students are eligible to complete the exam once they have a degree plan approved and have completed 21 hours of graduate course work.

Recent M.A. Theses in Cultural Studies 

Theses completed by graduate students following the Critical-Cultural Studies track traverse issues of history, representation, multiculturalism, film theory, discursive analysis, television studies, and digital media studies.

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• What Does it Mean to Go Super Saiyan: Gender Identity and Fandom in the Toonami Release of Dragon Ball Z (1998-2003) - Nicholas Liverett (2021)
• King of the Merchandise: How Showa Era Paratexts Forever Changed the Godzilla Franchise - Dalton Cooper (2021)
• The Changing Role of On-Air Women Journalists: Journalists on Local Television News and Digital Influencers on Instagram - Sarah Lara (2021)
• Chronicle of the Online Culture Wars: Reactionary Affective Publics in Neoliberal Postmodernity - David Rafael Montalvo (2021)
• Where Have all the Cowboys Gone? Creating the Post 9/11 Westerner - Dylan Possoit (2021)
• Crying for Change: Examining the Use of Period Melodrama and the Melodramatic Mode in Contemporary Queer Representation - Justin Bonthuys (2021)

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MA program in English & Cultural Studies

Our vibrant graduate studies community fosters curiosity and critical thinking in the study and research of literature and cultural production.

There is something special about the program and I really think it has to do with some of the professors there who put their hearts into teaching and mentoring students.

Nandini Thiyagarajan '17

PhD English

If you're looking for a program that gives you flexibility to think with both literature and culture while growing your close reading skills, this might be the one for you!

Emily Meilleur '21

BA in English & Cultural Studies

I was well-positioned to begin my career upon graduating from my program.

Lisa Bifano '13

Honours BA English and Communications

About the Program

McMaster’s MA in English and Cultural Studies offers students valuable opportunities to exchange ideas in graduate coursework and to pursue independent research in literary studies, cultural studies, and/or critical theory. The program is small enough for students to build strong relationships with peers and our faculty , while being large enough to support multiple strands of critical and creative work.

Our department offers MA students rich opportunities for academic, pedagogical, and professional development, including:

• Coursework through which students develop conference paper-length research projects
• Funding for conference and research travel
• Grant writing and publication workshops
• Guaranteed paid Teaching Assistantships
• Options to gain valuable professionalization skills by serving on departmental and university committees

Choose One of our Two MA Streams

Candidates for the MA in English and Cultural Studies take one of two possible streams. Both streams normally take one year (12 months) to complete.

• Course-based with Independent Public Humanities Project
• Courses with Major Research Project

Please click below for detailed information about each stream.

Available streams

Course-based stream with Independent Public Humanities Project

Our course-based MA stream is designed for students who wish to explore a wide range of approaches to literary and cultural studies. Through six elective courses , students encounter multiple frameworks, methodologies, and types of literary/cultural production, and gain valuable opportunities to interact with different sets of peers and study under multiple faculty members.

Students in this stream also complete one required core course (ECS 799: Critical and Creative Approaches to Literary and Cultural Studies) which includes an independent project focused on writing with/in/for communities . ECS 799 is a pass/fail course and acts as a hub for student-centered community and discussion regarding the Public Humanities . Students devise their own public-facing research or research creation projects, which they present at a colloquium in early August. The ECS 799 colloquium resembles a mini-conference, and provides an ideal opportunity for skill-building in professionalization . Learn more about this course, and the novel kinds of independent project possibilities it fosters, by reading this story in the McMaster Daily News .

Students in this stream have two scheduling options for completing program requirements:

Fall	Winter	Summer
Elective 1	English 799A (mandatory core course)	English 799B (mandatory core course) includes independent project and colloquium
Elective 2	Elective 4	Elective 6
Elective 3	Elective 5	Elective 6

Fall	Winter	Summer
Elective 1	English 799A (mandatory core course)	English 799B (mandatory core course) includes independent project and colloquium
Elective 2	Elective 4
Elective 3	Elective 5
	Elective 6

Major Research Project (MRP) stream

Like our course-based stream, the MA stream with Major Research Project (MRP) offers students valuable opportunities to exchange ideas in a range of graduate courses. In this stream, however, students pursue more extended independent work via a Major Research Project focused on a particular topic in literary studies, cultural studies, critical theory, and/or synergies between these fields.

Students in this stream complete five elective courses over the fall and winter terms, and one required core course (ECS 733: Doing Research in English and Cultural Studies) in the winter term. ECS 733, assessed on a pass/fail basis, introduces key terms, frameworks, and research skills and acts as a hub for supporting students as they begin planning independent MRP work . In late spring, students gain further opportunities for skill-building in professionalization by presenting MRP work in progress at a colloquium attended by peers and faculty.

Students are welcome to pursue Major Research Projects (MRPs) focused in literary studies, cultural studies, critical theory, and/or synergies between these fields. While creative work may be woven into an MRP, the Major Research Project is typically a critical intervention resembling, in format, a scholarly article. The MRP, due in August, will be 7,500 to 10,000 words (30 to 40 pages) plus bibliography. This length, which is typical for many academic journal submissions, gives MA students in this stream a valuable opportunity to develop research for possible future publication .

Students in the MA in English and Cultural Studies MRP stream complete program requirements according to this schedule:

Fall	Winter	Summer
Elective 1	ECS 733 (mandatory core course)	Major Research Project Including proposal (500 words plus bibliography) + work-in-progress colloquium
Elective 2	Elective 4	Major Research Project
Elective 3	Elective 5	Major Research Project

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Our department houses a wide range of opportunities for graduate students to develop their skills, find community, and engage with faculty experts.

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Tuition and supplemental fees.

Visit Graduate Studies to learn more about tuition and supplementary fees.

Paid Teaching Opportunities

Paid teaching opportunities offer our MA students invaluable occasions for professionalization and career development:

• All full-time graduate students in our department are guaranteed paid Teaching Assistant (TA) positions, supported by paid training as well as instructor/faculty-led supervision. MA students typically work as TAs for a first- and second-year undergraduate English and Cultural Studies courses, or outside of the department in programs like iArts, Gender Studies, Global Peace and Social Justice, and Communication Studies and Media Arts.
• TAships generally involve running weekly tutorials, grading student work, and meeting with students individually. Marking TAs do not run tutorials, but instead grade essays and may meet with students individually to discuss their work. Writing Tutor TAs support undergraduate students in English & Cultural Studies courses to improve their writing, through one-on-one consultations and facilitated workshops on thesis statements, grammar, argument, and citation.

Scholarships and Funding

All full-time MA and PhD students receive scholarship funding from McMaster University. The McMaster Graduate Scholarship (MGS) is the most common form of scholarship support available to graduate students across the Faculty of Humanities. The MGS ensures that students receive a guaranteed minimum level of scholarship support. Adjustments to the MGS will depend on other available scholarships; please see the Faculty of Humanities Adjustments guidelines policy for additional details.

ECS graduate scholarship funding offers are competitive with those of other major programs in Canada, and applicants to the Department of English and Cultural Studies are often awarded named internal scholarships such as the Harry Lyman Hooker Senior Fellowships, the Harvey E. Longboat Graduate Scholarships for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Students, the Ontario Trillium Scholarship (OGS), and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS).

Our department prioritizes mentorship for in-program students who apply for additional internal awards (including awards for which international students are eligible).r We also support MA students who wish to apply for major external awards for a subsequent PhD program at McMaster or elsewhere. This support includes information sessions, draft workshops, and one-on-one consultations with the graduate chair. Our graduate students have an excellent track record in securing prestigious external awards such as Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS), SSHRC Doctoral fellowships, CGS-Master’s awards, and Vanier scholarships.

Admission Requirements

For both MA in English and Cultural Studies streams, the minimum admission requirement is a four-year undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Honours), with a major concentration in English, Cultural Studies, or a related discipline, and with an average of B+ in at least 36 units (12 half or 6 full courses) beyond the introductory level in English, Cultural Studies or a related discipline. For MRP stream applicants, the admissions committee gives additional consideration to candidates’ tentative project descriptions, outlined in the Statement of Interest, to ensure a match with supervisory capacity among available faculty members.

For both streams: Applicants who do not hold a post-secondary degree whose language of instruction was English, are required to provide an official record of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A TOEFL score of 600 on the paper-based test, 250 on the computerized test, and 100 on the Internet-based test is required. If you are submitting the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test, a score of 7 is required. Please note that achieving the minimum required score on these tests is not always sufficient for admission.

Application Process

There is a separate application process for each MA stream. Once students begin their program, there is no option to switch between streams. To learn more about which stream is the best match for your interests, please consult our Frequently Asked Questions page below.

Applications should reach the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster no later than  JANUARY 14th . Applications and supplementary documentation must be submitted through the application portal – open November 1 st . Only completed applications, which include all required supporting documentation, will be reviewed.  Application fees are non-refundable . Please read the information below, before beginning your application. For questions regarding the application process, please email us at  [email protected] .

Required Documentation

You must compile the following  required  materials for the MA program application. Please ensure that all required documents listed below (other than transcripts) are uploaded to the area in the online application form where you include your CV, Statement of Interest, and Writing Sample.

Required Document	Description
Statement of Interest	The Statement of Interest (500-words) should identify the applicant’s research interests and particular fields of emerging expertise. We invite applicants to situate these interests and fields within relevant critical conversations, previous research, and/or lived experience.   Students applying to the course-based stream (with independent project) should outline one or two theoretical or conceptual approaches that they have employed in undergraduate projects and/or their areas of particular interest.   MRP stream applicants should outline a tentative research topic they wish to pursue for their Major Research Project, indicating both the critical or theoretical debates and the primary texts this research will likely engage. Securing an MRP supervisor is not required before you submit your application; however, the admissions committee appreciates when applicants include suggestions of faculty members working in related fields to the proposed project. .
Writing Sample	A sample of your written work (10-15 pages). Choose a sample that demonstrates your strengths as an academic writer (eg. a paper written for an upper level undergraduate course).
CV/Resume	Please list research, volunteer, leadership, teaching or work experience related to your proposed areas of interest, such as:   Students who wish to be considered for the Don Goellnicht Memorial Award should include evidence demonstrating a commitment to humanitarianism and social advocacy.
One Original Transcript	Upload a scanned copy for each university and post-secondary institution attended and each program in which you have studied, including both undergraduate and (if relevant) graduate degrees and course work. Note: If your application is accepted for admission to the program, you will be required to submit original, paper transcripts.
Two confidential letters of recommendation	Letters should be from instructors most familiar with your academic work: McMaster University uses the Electronic Referencing System. By entering the email address of your referee through the online application, the system will automatically send an e-Reference request on your behalf. If for some reason you/or your referee are unable to use/access the Electronic Referencing System, please contact the department for help ( ).
International Students	Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to provide an official record of the Test of English as a Foreign Language. A minimum TOEFL score of 100 (iBT), 600 on the regular test and a score of 250 on the computerized test are required. If you are submitting the IELTS test, a minimum score of 7 is required.
Application Fee	To finalize the application, applicants must agree to the online terms and conditions, and pay the required $110 (CND) application fee. This fee is non-refundable and must be paid in Canadian dollars by means of a debit or credit card payment. Your application will not be considered for admission until your application fee has been received. Please see the Student Accounts & Cashiers website for information on the acceptable methods of payment.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the application fee be waived?

• Unfortunately, this fee is mandatory to apply into the program. No waivers can be granted.

How are my international grades calculated?

• The university uses the Ontario University Registrars’ Association guides to calculating international grades.

How do I know which MA stream is the best match for what I want to do?

• Both include graduate seminars with small enrollments, through which students build a rich intellectual community and get to know multiple members of our faculty.
• The course-based stream has one additional elective, which exposes students to more professors and more varied topics of study. This is a good option for prospective applicants wishing to explore a wide range of new areas and ideas.
• Students in the Major Research Project stream complete one less elective, and direct more of their time to individual areas of research interest, through the MRP.
• Both streams allow students to explore their own research passions and interests.
• The independent Public Humanities project in the course-based stream allows greater freedom for creative independent work. The Major Research Project provides a more extended opportunity for completing research under the guidance of a supervising faculty member.

Can I switch from one stream to the other, once I am accepted?

• No: students are admitted to a particular stream, and their funding and space in the program is for that stream only.

Which MA stream is best for students wishing to apply for a PhD?

• Both streams are equally relevant to students who may wish to apply for future graduate study at the PhD level. Both programs involve coursework through which students interact closely with faculty members who get to know their research skills and abilities through discussion-based learning, shorter assignments, and more independently defined final research papers. Additionally, each stream includes either an independent project or a Major Research Project. All of these components allow our MA students to demonstrate research aptitudes and passions of the kind required for PhD applications.

How do I narrow down the focus of my independent research during my MA?

• Students who complete our MA program often reflect on how taking courses helped spark their interest in research areas they may not have anticipated being excited by, prior to entering the program. Many of our faculty encourage students to choose final research paper topics that allow them to explore areas and topics related to their individual interests. Even if the particular theme or historical period of the graduate seminar is not directly related to your interests at first glance, often students encounter new theories, methodologies, and readings that end up being highly generative for their future projects.

Do I need to choose a topic for my independent project or MRP that will be the basis for my PhD dissertation?

• Your MA research may well form the basis for your proposed PhD topic, but this is definitely not a requirement.

Is it necessary to consult a potential supervisor prior to applying for the MA in English & Cultural Studies MRP stream?

• Securing an MRP supervisor is not required before entering the program. However, the admissions committee appreciates when applicants include suggestions of faculty members working in fields related to the proposed project. To learn more about our faculty members’ areas of supervisory interest and expertise, see the Our Graduate Supervisors page.

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Content navigation menu, why study ma cultural studies at goldsmiths.

The MA Cultural Studies offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary to culture, politics and society.

• Explore Cultural Studies’ impact and influence on a wide range of research interests, not only in the English-speaking world but also internationally. The programme teaches you a range of methodologies that you can then apply in your own writing and research. It gives you a background in the tradition/s of Cultural Studies.
• Examine the effect of media technologies, racialisation and gendering on the production, circulation and consumption of popular culture. Topics include music scenes, the prison industrial complex, national boarders, and neoliberalism, for example. Approaches include representation, embodiment and decolonisation.
• Discover your own path through the fields of Cultural Studies, and apply what you have learned to your own research in the form of your chosen dissertation topic on which you will receive appropriate guidance and support from your supervisor.
• Media, Communications and Cultural Studies (MCCS) is an extremely broad and open-minded department – even by Goldsmiths' standards – and we are committed to making your interests as welcome as possible. We are a large and highly interdisciplinary department, and the themes of cultural studies run through the research interests of many academics within it. These span the fields of music, film, digital media, aesthetics, cultural industries, gender and queer studies, postcolonialism, journalism, political economy, critical race studies, and critical theory.
• Immerse yourself in a postgraduate environment shared by numerous creative practice-based MA programmes, such as MA Filmmaking , MA Journalism , and MA Script Writing . You will also share interests and activities with students from several sister programmes, such as MA Race, Media and Social Justice , MA Postcolonial Culture and Global Policy , and MA Culture Industry .
• Participate in extra-curricular activities with field trips to the Stuart Hall archive for instance and  Sound System Outernational (SSO) events. These offer opportunities to meet up with students on other programmes, and become involved in Lewisham’s local music scene.
• Our department has been ranked second in the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 16th in the world (third in the UK) in the 2024 QS World Rankings for communication and media studies.
• Study in one of London’s liveliest and most diverse communities. You will study in a stimulating critical and creative research-led environment, which will prepare you for employment in a range of culture-related professions.

Contact the department

If you have specific questions about the degree, contact Professor Julian Henriques .

1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Entry requirements

You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least 2:1 standard in a relevant/related subject. You might also be considered if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but you have relevant experience and can show you can work at postgraduate level.

Home - full-time: £9630 Home - part-time: £4815 International - full-time: £18560

Media, Communications and Cultural Studies

As a postgraduate Cultural Studies student, you have the opportunity to develop the theoretical skills and methodological tools to engage with the critical contemporary issues as they are expressed in popular culture. You engage with some of the key theorists and the significant debates in the Cultural Studies tradition, from its inception in Britain dating from the 1970s to its current concerns in the USA and internationally.

The programme enables you to apply a Cultural Studies approach to particular examples, case studies, events and consumer technologies and to larger-scale institutions or economic and political systems. Cultural Studies permits close analysis of topics such as race, youth, music, fashion, and creative economies, as well as embracing the history of sexuality, emotions and affect, national identities and popularism and the cultural dynamics of precarity and austerity, art, and cultural expression for the new feminist activism. The analysis the Cultural Studies approach offers is geared towards intervention in current debates.

Course structure

This is a programme which in the first compulsory course offers a different topic each week permitting the exploration of various methodologies and approaches. The first five weeks will present you with work from the Birmingham tradition and beyond to the present day, including neo-nationalism, race and ethnicity, policing and the prison system, gender and popular feelings, and the rise of queer theory.

The second five weeks turn to media technologies, sonic cultures, gender and social media and more broadly issues of cultural production and consumption. The second compulsory course provides an intense engagement with questions of cultural theory, capitalist society, new activisms, and the politics of protest and assembly.

The programme’s modules can include the different ways in which culture itself is to be understood in terms of technologies, practices, subjectivities and capitalist social formations. Options modules are available within the department at either 15 or 30 credit levels. Further option modules can also be taken in the Anthropology, English and Creative Writing, History, Politics and Sociology departments. As if not enough, students are also encouraged to ‘audit’ modules – attend lectures (but not seminars), without enrolling for assessment.

What you'll study

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Module title	Credits
Cultural Studies and Capitalism We will consider the evolution of cultural studies from its early focus on capitalism and class relations, to its integration of such critiques into a still-expanding range of areas of concern, e.g. in terms of gender, race, sexuality, postcolonialism and posthumanism. We will engage with key concepts and paradigms from cultural theory that have sought to understand the cultural dimension and functioning of capital, such as commodity fetishism, gift exchange, debt, neoliberalism, information capitalism, and post-natural ecology. We will ask how contemporary global phenomena such as the rise of digital networking, climate change and financial crisis transform the relationship between capitalism and culture. In exploring these themes and phenomena, the module considers some of the ways modern critical approaches such as Marxism, feminism, decolonial thought/praxis and critical posthumanism have addressed capitalism, and pays particular attention to the roles of fiction and imagination in both the functioning and critique of capitalism.   -->	30 credits
Doing Cultural Studies One of the key features that marks out a Cultural Studies methodology against other approaches is it proclivity for starting from particular instances and a specific conjuncture, rather than a grand theory. This is not to say that theory is unimportant, on the contrary, concepts of hegemony, representation and identity have been central to the approach. The approach of this core course taking particular topics in the Cultural Studies field is designed to lay the foundations for the second core course, Cultural Studies and Capitalism, that takes a broader more systemic approach. -->	30 credits
MA Cultural Studies Dissertation (Methodology and Research) The module is taught by a lecture series that runs across all three terms, and by one-to-one supervision from January onwards. The lecture series begins by introducing you to the varying ideas about, and definitions of, research as they are found across the social sciences, arts and humanities. You'll learn about different approaches to knowledge creation, including questions of objectivity and standpoint, the idea of `action' research, and more practical questions of reliability, validity and sampling. You'll also learn about different ways of thinking about research ethics, and about decolonial approaches to research design. You'll then be helped to apply these ideas and devise your own research question and topic, which forms the substance of Milestone 1. This formatively assessed piece of work is submitted at the end of the Autumn term and enables the allocation of a personal supervisor for the rest of the academic year. -->	60 credits

You will take option modules to the value of 60 credits chosen from across Goldsmiths' departments. There are several  Media modules  available to you on this programme.

You may also be able to take modules from across many other departments, such as:

• Anthropology  
• English and Creative Writing
• Visual Cultures

Please note that module availability can change from year to year, and not all modules listed may be open to you. Your final selection will depend on the spaces available and timetable compatibility.

How you'll be assessed

Depending on the options chosen assessment consists of coursework, extended essays, presentations, practice-based projects or essays/logs, group projects and/or reflective essays. 

All assessed work is accompanied by some form of feedback to ensure that your work is on the right track. It may come in a variety of forms ranging from written comments on a marked essay to oral and written feedback on developing projects and practice as you attend workshops.

You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant/related subject. 

You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.

International qualifications

We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the  qualifications we accept from around the world .

If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or  equivalent English language qualification ) of  6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0  to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of  courses that can help prepare you for postgraduate-level study .

How to apply

Apply directly to Goldsmiths using our online application system

You apply directly to Goldsmiths using our online application system. 

Before submitting your application you’ll need to have:

• Details of  your academic qualifications
• The  email address of your referee  who we can request a reference from, or alternatively a copy of your academic reference
• Copies of  your educational transcripts   or certificates
• A  personal statement  – this can either be uploaded as a Word Document or PDF, or completed online. As well as telling us about your own interests and ambitions, please include in your personal statement why you want to study this particular MA Cultural Studies programme at Goldsmiths in the Media, Communications and Cultural Studies department. What are the particular parts of the programme that interest you? Which staff research area are you most interested in?  Please also see our guidance on writing a postgraduate statement

You'll be able to save your progress at any point and return to your application by logging in using your username/email and password.

When to apply

We encourage you to complete your application as early as possible, even if you haven't finished your current programme of study. It's very common to be offered a place that is conditional on you achieving a particular qualification. Late applications will only be considered if there are spaces available.

Find out  more about applying .

Fees and funding

Annual tuition fees.

These are the PG fees for students starting their programme in the 2024/2025 academic year.

• Home - full-time: £9630
• Home - part-time: £4815
• International - full-time: £18560

If your fees are not listed here, please check our postgraduate fees guidance or contact the Fees Office , who can also advise you about how to pay your fees.

It’s not currently possible for international students to study part-time under a student visa. If you think you might be eligible to study part-time while being on another visa type, please contact our Admissions Team for more information.

If you are looking to pay your fees please see our guide to making a payment .

Funding opportunities

Explore the Goldsmiths scholarships finder to find out what funding you may be eligible for.

Paying your fees

Find out about  paying your tuition fees .

If you are a UK student you may be eligible for a  postgraduate loan .

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In addition to your tuition fees, you'll be responsible for any additional costs associated with your course, such as buying stationery and paying for photocopying. You can find out more about what you need to budget for on our study costs page .

There may also be specific additional costs associated with your programme. This can include things like paying for field trips or specialist materials for your assignments. Please check the programme specification for more information.

Where this degree can take you

Around half of students completing this programme progress to PhD level, and others go into practical work – in the creative industries and in NGOs in a great number of countries.

Find out more about  employability at Goldsmiths . 

High-level knowledge of cultural research; transferable skills within social and critical theory, aesthetics and performance, communication and multimedia; ethnography skills; critical appreciation of current debates in the media, the culture industries and the wider contemporary cultural environment.

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Cultural Studies MScR

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Study modes: Full-time, Part-time

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Research profile

This programme enables you to study cultural phenomena, practices and texts at an advanced level. You will critically engage with theories and methodologies of transdisciplinary cultural research.

Research topics

The programme supports a range of research topics in visual and urban cultural studies, with a particular interest in:

• place and memory
• spatial violence and urban disintegration
• post-socialist cities of Eastern Europe
• visual and semiotic landscapes
• materiality and spatiality of writing (graffiti, memorials and signage)
• book space and architectures of reading
• photography and visual knowledges
• image-text-theory
• forms of writing and experimental publishing
• curatorial practices and multimodality in representation of research

Programme structure

You will be required to complete two courses selected in consultation with your supervisor and a 25,000-word dissertation based on your independent research.

The coursework will provide a methodological and theoretical grounding for your research project.

You can study on this programme either full-time over one year or part-time over two years.

Training and support

You will be assigned at least one research supervisor at the outset of your degree. On occasion, more than one supervisor will be assigned, particularly where your research brings together multiple disciplines. Your first/lead supervisor would normally be based in the same subject area as your degree programme. If a second supervisor is needed, they may be from another discipline within ECA , or within the University of Edinburgh, according to the expertise required.

Our research culture is supported by seminars and public lecture programmes and discussion groups.

Through the programme you will be equipped with skills in advanced research techniques, critical analysis/writing and presentation.

You are encouraged to attend courses at the Institute for Academic Development ( IAD ), where all staff and students at the University of Edinburgh are supported through a range of training opportunities.

You will have access to study space (some of which are 24-hour access), studios and workshops at Edinburgh College of Art’s campus, as well as University wide resources. There are several bookable spaces for the development of exhibitions, workshops or seminars. And you will have access to well-equipped multimedia laboratories, photography and exhibition facilities, shared recording space, access to recording equipment available through Bookit, the equipment loan booking system.

You will have access to high quality library facilities. Within the University of Edinburgh, there are three libraries; the Main Library, the ECA library and the Art and Architecture Library. The Centre for Research Collections which holds the University of Edinburgh’s historic collections is also located in the Main Library.

The Talbot Rice Gallery is a public art gallery of the University of Edinburgh and part of Edinburgh College of Art, which is committed to exploring what the University of Edinburgh can contribute to contemporary art practice today and into the future. You will also have access to the extraordinary range and quality of exhibitions and events associated with a leading college of art situated within a world-class research-intensive University.

St Cecilia’s Hall which is Scotland’s oldest purpose-built concert hall also houses the Music Museum which holds one of the most important historic musical instrument collections anywhere in the world.

In addition to the University’s facilities you will also be able to access wider resources within the City of Edinburgh. Including but not limited to; National Library of Scotland, Scottish Studies Library and Digital Archives, City of Edinburgh Libraries, Historic Environment Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland.

You will also benefit from the University’s extensive range of student support facilities provided, including student societies, accommodation, wellbeing and support services.

Entry requirements

These entry requirements are for the 2024/25 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2025/26 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2024.

Normally a UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent. If you do not meet the academic entry requirements, we may still consider your application on the basis of relevant professional experience.

You must also submit a research proposal; see How to Apply section for guidance.

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Check whether your international qualifications meet our general entry requirements:

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Regardless of your nationality or country of residence, you must demonstrate a level of English language competency at a level that will enable you to succeed in your studies.

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We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified:

• IELTS Academic: total 7.0 with at least 6.5 in each component. We do not accept IELTS One Skill Retake to meet our English language requirements.
• TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 100 with at least 23 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements.
• C1 Advanced ( CAE ) / C2 Proficiency ( CPE ): total 185 with at least 176 in each component.
• Trinity ISE : ISE III with passes in all four components.
• PTE Academic: total 70 with at least 62 in each component.

Your English language qualification must be no more than three and a half years old from the start date of the programme you are applying to study, unless you are using IELTS , TOEFL, Trinity ISE or PTE , in which case it must be no more than two years old.

Degrees taught and assessed in English

We also accept an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that has been taught and assessed in English in a majority English speaking country, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration:

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We also accept a degree that has been taught and assessed in English from a university on our list of approved universities in non-majority English speaking countries (non-MESC).

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If you are not a national of a majority English speaking country, then your degree must be no more than five years old* at the beginning of your programme of study. (*Revised 05 March 2024 to extend degree validity to five years.)

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Programmes studied on a part-time intermittent basis are not eligible.

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This programme is not currently accepting applications. Applications for the next intake usually open in October.

Start date: September

Awards: MScR (12 mth FT, 24 mth PT)

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If you are applying for funding or will require a visa then we strongly recommend you apply as early as possible. All applications must be received by the deadlines listed above.

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You must submit two references with your application, one of which must be an academic reference preferably from your most recent studies.

You should submit a research proposal that outlines your project's aims, context, process and outcome. Read the application guidance before you apply:

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Although we welcome perceptive proposals on traditional subjects, using established methodologies, we are particularly looking for applicants prepared to challenge and expand the traditional boundaries of the discipline.

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Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture)

The two-year Research Master's programme Cultural Analysis is dedicated to the interdisciplinary analysis of culture at large, including art, literature, cinema, and new media.

An interdisciplinary analysis of culture

Since its beginnings in 2001, the Research Master's programme Cultural Analysis has rapidly gained a leading reputation in the field and is constantly attracting growing numbers of high-level applicants from around the world. The programme is dedicated to the interdisciplinary analysis of culture at large. Cultural phenomena such as works of art and literature, cinema and new media, popular culture, as well as social belief and value systems are examined and analysed. Emphasis is placed on textual, visual and historical details in the context of the social, political or aesthetic movements that underpin them. Their implied normativity and the ways in which identity, difference and otherness are negotiated across the cultural spectrum are questioned.

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The University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Cultural Analysis research programme is unique in the Netherlands and one of the leading programmes of its kind worldwide. Its curriculum reflects the research activities of the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA).

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Cultural Analysis is an accredited degree programme of Arts and Culture. After successful completion of this programme, you will receive a legally accredited Master’s degree in Arts and Culture and the title Master of Arts (MA).

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(2019). The Literary Heritagescape: Translating Literary Settings into Heritage Sites (Masters thesis).

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This research attempts to understand how identity and heritage interface with each other in the colonial context of Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean. By exploring common understandings of how identity and heritage interact, this work applies theories of Indianness, a felt identity based on the adaptation of indigenous populations to a dominant society. Through the critical analysis of interview data in the context of a heritage survey and a historical analysis, this paper finds that heritage and identity production and maintenance are intimately related to colonialism on Bonaire. While many participants designated heritage based on a feeling of Indianness, there was an opposing group of interviewees who instead contested indigenous heritage and searched for historical and scientific legitimization for their heritage and identities. The research concludes that bottom-up understandings of heritage and identity formation are necessary to effectively manage heritage in colonial contexts.
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Master of Cultural Studies

Culture is expressed in many different forms – ranging from dance, literature, photography, to material and (im)material heritage – and is transmitted through different media, from live to digital. The program combines theoretical reflection and a more hands-on approach via an internship in the cultural sector.

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About the programme

The master combines an analysis of contemporary culture in the broadest sense and in different media with an understanding of policy and immerses you in the practice of cultural work via an internship. 

You study the relationship between art, society and all the media and techniques that shape our culture today. You will focus on cultural phenomena (both art and popular culture) and investigate how they work in practice today. You acquire a broad, interdisciplinary perspective on culture with attention to both policy and topical national and international debates in various media and cultural practices. You also pay a lot of attention to the digital society and practical cultural competences.

The programme links theoretical reflection to practical competences, which you develop during an internship in the cultural sector and the elaboration of a group project. You learn to function within a group or larger organisation, to organize a project, to apply for funding and to present your work to your peers.

You can choose between two trajectories within the program:

• The creative practices track focuses on contemporary art and culture creation, across the boundaries of genres and media, with a lot of attention for the creative industries.
• The cultural memory and identity   track focuses on the impact of the cultural past on the contemporary cultural landscape, and the relationship between culture and forms of identity.

Programme Master of Cultural Studies

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Your programme

During the compulsory short or long internship Cultural Studies students are encouraged to work in a cultural professional sector and to engage (pro)actively with their working environment. In short, we train students to become 'cultural professionals'.

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Student work

Our students are offered the chance to work on multiple projects during the master's program. From academic research papers to organizing festivals or other activities.

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International cultural practices

You can attend guest lectures by international professors and/or travel abroad within the framework of Erasmus+. You can also do an internship abroad, whether or not linked to your master's thesis.

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Admission requirements 

You must have obtained a bachelor’s degree in a humanities field related to culture or culture creation in a broad sense. Or you have a bachelor degree and relevant experience in the cultural field. You should have a good command of both spoken and written English.

Official and current admission requirements

Student profile

• You have a strong interest in culture in the broadest sense of the word and in theoretical reflections on culture.
• You are involved in the cultural field and you follow contemporary cultural affairs in various media.
• You are well-read and fluent in several languages (especially English).
• You have a good knowledge of Western culture and interest in other cultures and new cultural phenomena.
• You have good writing and communication skills.
• You are critical and eager to learn.
• The master's programme is both theoretical and practical. It is essential to learn to work and function in a team.

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For the most recent – and only official – information on application deadlines, check KU Leuven - Application Deadlines .

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Check the application instructions for Bachelor, Master, Postgraduate programmes and Credit Contracts. There is also a video that explains the application procedure from start to finish.  

It is worth noting that our tuition fees are cheaper than in many other European countries thanks to the generous financing of the higher education system by our government. Although all of our programmes are very affordable compared to equivalent universities around the world, the fees for any individual student are contingent upon their choice of academic programme and the nationality of the student. Check out our tuition fees for your particular programme. 

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Our aim is to offer affordable tuition fees for all students, which means we only have a limited number of scholarships available for students from particular backgrounds or studying in particular fields.

Excellent students who are eligible for a Master Mind Scholarship are invited to submit their application before 1 February.

Career perspectives

Both hands-on and theoretically oriented, the Master of Cultural Studies offers career opportunities in fields including all levels of cultural policy-making and management in the public sector (local, regional, national, international) as well as the creative industries (music, television, print and online media).

What skills does a Cultural Studies graduate possess?

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• 1 Elective course from MALS or Dartmouth College*
• 1 Independent Study in Cultural Studies (MALS 127)
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• Thesis Presentation (MALS 411) — no tuition charged

*Dartmouth College undergraduate courses may be taken for MALS elective, concentration, or interdisciplinary credit. These courses, no more than two, must be upper division, and will require additional readings and/or written assignments to equal graduate level coursework. The specifics of the requirements are by agreement between the student and instructor (see the Non-MALS Course Contract . Prior approval from the MALS administration is required.

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English: Language, Literatures and Cultures (M.A.)

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Come and explore the world of English! The MA programme in English Language, Literatures and Cultures opens the door to deepening your knowledge in English and American literature, English linguistics and the history of the English language. Improve your English skills to suit your needs. Take challenging classes on a variety of topics, and follow your own research interests to lay the foundation for a Ph.D.

Possible on application. Prior faculty study consultation necessary (see under Contact ).

Variants: On average 15 credits per semester.

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Programme Description

The course provides an in-depth, specialised education in Anglophone language, literatures and cultures, covering linguistics as well as literary and cultural studies. It prepares students for jobs associated with Anglophone and North American territories and/or academically oriented jobs in journalistic, social or cultural sectors.

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Students can choose between different study areas and specialisations:

Research Focus in Göttingen

Students are trained in both linguistics as well as literature and cultural studies. In the field of linguistics, it is possible to specialise either in the study of contemporary English or in historical linguistics. In the fields of literature and cultural studies, students can choose between British or Anglophone literature and culture and North American literature and culture.

In linguistics, research focuses on syntax theories, semantics research and the historical analysis of language transformations in connection with the study of medieval English literature and culture in its European context.

In literature and cultural studies, research focuses on postcolonial Anglophone literature; romantic and contemporary literature, on gender studies and cultural theory receive a special attention. In the North American Studies Department, the crossover between media and literature and theories of transnationality are of key interest.

Occupational fields

This degree qualifies graduates for work in business, journalism and at non-government organisations (NGO) or in the governmental sector; scholarly work for publishing houses or at institutes of higher education.

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This degree programme can be studied in 3 different profiles.

• Single Honours MA totalling 78 credits (Mono-master)
• Joint Honours MA totalling 42 credits in combination with one module package (minor) totalling 36 credits
• Joint Honours MA totalling 42 credits in combination with two module packages (minor) totalling 18 credits each

You can apply for one study profile.

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4. semester.

You take modules from Language Practice and Regional Studies and also choose modules from English Linguistics, Medieval English Studies, Anglophone Literature and Culture and North American Studies. You will deepen and sharpen your analytical skills and expand your knowledge of theories and methodologies. You can also take certified specialisations (Literary and Cultural Management, Language in Focus, Literary and Cultural Studies, Anglophone Literature and Culture).

Scope: 72 Credits

Scope: 36 Credits

Students without German language skills to the extent of DSH-2 take German language courses. Students with sufficient knowledge of German choose key competences from the university-wide offer.

Scope: 12 Credits

You will be taking an interdisciplinary approach and selecting a module package from an external subject Overview .

Scope: 18 Credits

You take a final module to accompany the master’s thesis.

Scope: 6 Credits

In the Master’s thesis, you will be applying your acquired subject-related, methodological and theoretical competencies by independently working on a linguistic or literary topic.

Scope: 30 Credits

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• B.A. degree or equivalent degree
• Proof is required of credits in the sub-areas of English: Anglophone and North American literature and cultural studies; English linguistics; history of the English language, and language practice amounting to at least 50 credits, including at least 25 credits in the sub-areas of Anglophone and North American literature and cultural studies, English linguistics or history of the English language.
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Language requirements

• Demonstration of very good English language skills by earning the minimum required grade on an internationally recognised test .
• German language skills do not have to be demonstrated for the enrolment. However, students should be aware that German language skills make studying as well as daily life at Göttingen University much easier.

Interested in the MA? Six good reasons to study English

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The Cultural Studies Concentration challenges students to develop methods of inquiry, research, and critique that explore historically-created social institutions and cultural processes which shape the world and deaf ways-of-being. Students will gain a breadth of knowledge through multi-disciplinary perspectives while also gaining a depth of inquiry through an extended project in which they will pursue an area of interest through an academic thesis, a creative project, or applied advocacy project. This concentration prepares students for advanced studies towards a doctoral or another terminal degree. Students in this Concentration are required to be on campus.

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Applicants for the M.A. in Deaf Studies must complete the application procedures and meet the requirements for graduate study at Gallaudet University. 

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Program Specific Requirements:

• Three letters of reference
• ASL Essay: Personal Statement. In video format, submit a personal statement of interest in the program. This essay will be used for 2 purposes. It will give help us understand your personal interest in our program and will also be used to determine your proficiency in ASL. Why are you applying for this degree? What do you hope to gain from the degree? What are your professional interests after you graduate?
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• ASLPI 3 or above
• GPA 3.0 or above.

Recommended Prior Coursework:

• Introduction to Deaf Culture
• Introduction to ASL Structure

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Summary of Requirements

All students admitted to the program must complete the following core courses with grades of B or higher.

Semester I (Fall)

This course will introduce students to the most commonly-used research methods in Deaf Studies, particularly textual analysis, and ethnographic interviews. Students will be guided by the instructor in the processes of developing research questions, methodologies, data collection and analysis.

Students must be matriculated in the Deaf Studies MA program.

The course serves as an introduction to graduate study in Deaf Studies. Students are guided in reflecting on the past, present, and future of Deaf Studies scholarship. Exploring the historical trends and debates in Deaf Studies, we seek out foundational questions about deaf lives and communities, including identities, power, culture, and framing from interdisciplinary perspectives. Leading with stories and lived experiences, students connect theory with practice in preparation for subsequent courses within the Deaf Studies Master's Program. The course also aims to develop critical reading and writing skills important to graduate level scholarship.

Matriculated in DST MA Program

This course begins by exploring key issues faced by minority language communities, with special emphasis on the world's linguistic diversity, language endangerment, and revitalization. After gaining a broad understanding of the dynamic intersections of language, culture and power, students will examine the historical role of language ideologies relating to signed languages, beginning with classical thought and continuing through the formation of deaf education in the 18th century and the medicalization of deaf bodies in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the end, students should be able to identify and explain intersections of philosophical, linguistic, educational, medical, scientific, and anthropological discourses which influenced the vitality of sign languages and deaf communities in the 21st century. Developing awareness of this phonocentric heritage helps to equip students in developing strategies for linguistic and cultural revitalization of sign languages and deaf communities.

A seminar course for graduate students on global themes in Deaf Studies. This course offers an examination of interdisciplinary attempts to construct deaf lives. Using a thematic approach, this course pulls together the themes of race, disability, citizenship, and empire. The course explores the notion of the Other to better understand various dynamics of structural power that meets at the intersection of deaf lives. How does race, disability, and other forms of Otherness interface with deaf ways of being? We interrogate the challenges of the archive in excavating knowledges about other deaf lives. Students will discuss scholarship in critical race theory, colonialism, orientalism, and indigeneity. This course aims to animate questions and new modes of critique.

Semester II (Spring)

This three credit course is designed as a guided research course to support students' progress with their individual thesis research topics and methodologies within the field of Deaf Studies. This course is the second of two courses that provide students with experience in preparing their thesis proposals. Students will select their methodology, conduct a literature review, gather preliminary data if applicable, and complete the necessary steps to gain approval for their data collection procedures, such as IRB approval and CITI certification. Students will be introduced to ethical conduct in research, the Institutional Review Board procedures, and grant writing. They will complete and defend their thesis proposals at the end of this course.

This course is designed as a thorough exploration of the literary practices influenced by cultural traditions in the deaf community. Attention will be given to the unique face-to-face nature of signed literature and its numerous traditional forms as well different types of cultural productions, including online media. Students will become versed in the stylistics, poetics, and cultural contexts of signed literature in its live as well as video-text formats.

This class will explore the historical, medical, social, political, philosophical, and cultural influences that have constructed the categories of ''normalcy'', ''disability'' and ''deafness''. Building on the writing of Michel Foucault and critical work in the field of disability studies, this course will inquire into the institutions that have enforced standards of normalcy, throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to the present. Primary attention will be paid to the rise of medical authority in the West, the history of eugenics, and contemporary bioethical issues confronting disability and deaf communities.

This course links theory with debates and issues central to contemporary deaf lived experiences situated in locations throughout the world. This course draws from foundational texts in the social sciences and humanities, as well as more recent theoretical directions and avenues of inquiry in Deaf Studies. Throughout this course, we will consider major theoretical perspectives as they have been applied in Deaf Studies. These perspectives will be discussed in terms of their historical precedents and their applicability to contemporary deaf lived experiences. Our aim is to understand the ways in which Deaf Studies scholars use specific concepts, their paths of inquiry and methodology, as well as contemplate future directions for scholarship in Deaf Studies. We will keep returning to the same question: where is-or could be-Deaf Studies today and how does-or could it-work as critique? In short, we will be critiquing Deaf Studies and thinking of it as critique in itself.

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Semester III (Fall)

This course investigates the role of vision and the senses, sensory practices and sensory politics in the deaf community through its visual-tactile nature. By drawing on new theoretical approaches in the study of the senses, this course will explore representations and visual culture, the theory and the politics of sensory perceptions; and the cultural practices of architecture, museums, memorials, film, video, sign literature and resistance art. Through discussions, projects, and presentations, students will gain and articulate a critical understanding of the role of the senses in art and deaf space within a phonocentric world.

This course will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the contemporary transnational Deaf public sphere. Students will study the origination and spread of international meetings among Deaf people and the concurrent formation of transnational Deaf networks. Students will study key concepts and review case studies in transnational studies which will then be used to interrogate the nature of interconnections between Deaf communities across the globe.

Students must be enrolled in the Concentration in Language and Human Rights or permission of the instructor

This course provides a multicultural perspective of community organizing for social change in parallel in understanding the deaf community's past and ongoing campaigns for equal rights from an advocacy perspective. Topics covered include organization structure, politics, ethics, inclusion, systematic challenges, and more.

Enrolled in the Deaf Studies MA program

The Deaf Studies Master's Project is a required, culminating project which demonstrates student's exemplary achievement as a Master's student. Under the supervision of Department faculty, students will develop projects that significantly advance knowledge in one of three concentrations: Cultural Studies, Language and Human Rights or Early Language Advocacy. Students may elect to produce a traditional Master's thesis, a creative project, or an applied advocacy project. During the first semester, students will develop and defend their project, including a demonstration of the project's significance, appropriate research methodologies and a detailed plan of action.

Students must have successfully completed the first year of the DST MA program.

Semester IV (Spring)

This course allows the opportunity to offer courses on a variety of topics of concern to Deaf Cultural Studies.

Completion of first year DST MA curriculum or permission of instructor

The Deaf Studies' Masters Project II is a required, culminating project which demonstrates students' exemplary achievement as a Master's student. Under the supervision of Department faculty, students will develop projects that significantly advance knowledge in either Cultural Studies, Language and Human Rights and Early Language Advocacy. Students may elect to produce a traditional Master's thesis, a creative project, or an applied advocacy project. During the second semester, students will present and defend their project. All students take DST 781 for 3 credits. In the event students do not complete their thesis at the end need of DST 781, they enroll in 781 a second time as a one-credit course.

Students must have successfully completed the first year of the DST MA program and DST 780

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This course focuses on the field of inquiry known as Critical Pedagogy, which examines the role that education plays in shaping and transmitting the ideology of those in power. This course also inquires into the use of education as a means of resistance and emancipation. Particular focus will be given to the disparate conditions relating to the education of those populations considered to be in the margins, i.e.,class, race, ethnicity, gender, and disability.

This course focuses on further analysis of relevant laws and policies when it comes to sign language rights, particularly for young Deaf children. Topics include legislative process, regulations writing, power of position statements/policy papers, analysis of federal and state laws. The benefits of mobilization and sociopolitics including the use of framing in media will also be discussed.

Matriculation in the Deaf Studies program

This course focuses on an analysis of relevant U.S. laws and policies when it comes to sign language rights, particularly for young deaf children. Topics include: legislative process, writing of state and federal regulations, power of position statements/policy papers, and an analysis of federal and state laws. Students will learn about community mobilization in the context of sociopolitical movements, with practical use of framing arguments for public consumption.

Students must be enrolled in the Deaf Cultural Studies Master’s Degree program or permission of the instructor.

This course traces the development of the human rights of deaf people within the wider context of the emergence of the concept of universal human rights after WWII. The formation of international institutions such as the United Nations, and the growth of international nongovernmental organizations dedicated to human rights work has allowed non-state actors significant opportunities to develop and use human rights tools to protect particular minorities. The emergence of the concept of linguistic human rights has been applied to signing communities and the concept promoted in the Convention on the Human Rights of Peoples with Disabilities. The concept and the Convention will be examined in depth and applied to the linguistic human rights of contemporary Deaf communities.

This course provides students with a survey of the concept of linguistic human rights. First included as an international right in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, linguistic human rights has become an important concept for identifying and furthering the rights of peoples based on languages. Students will examine the historical and theoretical underpinnings to this concept as it emerged within human rights discourse and tools which have been developed from this concept to further human rights aspirations based on language. The course will look at how this concept has been - and continues to be - used with deaf communities.

Students will undertake an internship in a placement and role that is suited to their professional pursuits. These may include serving as Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants within the University or an off-site placement determined by the Department and student.

1st year core curriculum complete

This course will introduce students to the history of the American Deaf community. While recent studies in social history have challenged our notions of race, class, and gender, historians have not yet fully addressed a fundamental component in our historical identity: physical ability and its underlying concept of normality. A close study of Deaf history offers one approach to this issue, and students will confront some of the specific issues facing this minority group. Particular attention will be paid to the ways in which deafness has been interpreted within the mainstream community, as well as how the Deaf people expressed and preserved their cultural identity. By studying the changes in this group and its relation to hearing society, this course also raises broader issues of cultural identity in the United States.

Will acquire knowledge and develop methods of critique and research relating to the historical, cultural, and linguistic dimensions of Deaf communities.

Graduates from the MA Program in Deaf Studies will produce graduate-level ASL and English texts that demonstrate knowledge of, and critical inquiry into, key concepts of Deaf studies.

Students in concentration studies will work toward individual, institutional and ideological change through leadership, advocacy, and dissemination of new perspectives on Deaf communities and signed languages.

Students in concentration studies will be prepared to undertake further work in research, teaching, or related scholarly and creative activities in higher education.

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Cultural studies in education.

Master’s Program

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The Cultural Studies master’s degree prepares students by providing a solid background in teaching, curriculum and multicultural education. You also will have the option to choose a specialization, electives and research topics that align with your specific area of interest. Our master’s programs prepare students to become teachers, teacher educators, policy influencers or to further their research in Cultural Studies.

Cultural Studies offers three master’s degree options:

• Master of Education (M.Ed.) with an emphasis on coursework
• Master of Arts (M.A.) with a three-credit report
• Master of Arts (M.A.) with a six-credit thesis

Focuses on historical and contemporary issues and discourses concerning African American students in schools and society.

Creates scholarship based around teacher education, especially relating to race and culture.

Racialization, Language Ideology, Educational Carcerality, Place, Coloniality, Abolitionism, Youthwork, Latinx Communities, Ethnography, Journey Mapping, and Narrative Inquiry

Examines effects of race, class and capital in schools and society; investigates and extends traditions of critical pedagogy and philosophy.

Biliteracy practices in classroom and curriculum, translanguaging pedagogy, bilingual programs, and dual language programming. Family advocacy and partnerships.

Follows trends around cultural and racial identities, agency, migration, and social movements in education.

Basic Core Requirements (Minimum 9 hours)

Research Methodology Requirement (3 hours)

• EDC 380R Educational Research and Design

Curriculum, Teaching & Learning Requirement (6 hours required)

Students may select 2 courses from the following, with the assistance of the area program advisor:

• EDC 381F  Introduction to Teaching and Teacher Education
• EDC 383F  Curriculum Theory
• EDC 384P  Multicultural Education
• EDC 385G  Cultural Knowledge of Teachers and Teaching
• EDC 385G  Foundations of Curriculum
• EDC 385G  Learning Theories: Instructional Implications

Specialization (15 hours)

Students with an emphasis on Cultural Studies in Education will take additional related courses (minimum 15 hours), selected with the assistance and approval of the area program adviser. To help meet their personal career goals, students are encouraged to select courses from other clusters in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

CSE Program Area Specifics (9 hours)

Select 3 courses from the following:

• EDC 380F  Sociocultural Foundations
• EDC 385G  Advanced Multicultural Education
• EDC 380G  Anthropology of Education
• EDC 385G  Chicana Feminist Theorists
• EDC 385G  Critical Pedagogy
• EDC 385G  Education in Contemporary Black America
• EDC 385G  Explorations in the Education of the Mexican American Child
• EDC 385G  Identity, Agency, and Education
• EDC 385G  Race and Ethnic Relations in Schools
• EDC 392L  Philosophical Foundations of Education

Specialization Electives (6 hours)

Choose an additional 2 (two) courses in EDC (Curriculum & Instruction) with a clear cultural focus. Consult with the CSE Graduate Advisor for course approval, or you may choose from the courses listed above.

Courses Out of Department (Minimum 6 hours)

CSE students are highly encouraged to take courses outside the College of Education to fulfill this requirement. Suggested areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Mexican American Studies
• African and African Diaspora Studies,
• Asian and Asian American Studies
• Women and Gender Studies
• Anthropology
• Latin American Studies
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• Two additional electives (6 hours)

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The masters degree is designed for students to develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research in cultural studies. The thesis should demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of research. Candidates may advance to the Doctor of Philosophy degree after successful completion of the masters or may apply to convert to the PhD at an earlier stage. An honours grade of at least H3 (65%) must be attained to qualify for the award of the masters degree.

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Students who complete the Master of Arts (Thesis only) in this area of specialisation should:

• produce a research thesis on a topic of their own choice;
• demonstrate capacity for independent research;
• acquire the ability to mount a sustained scholarly argument;
• gain mastery of scholarship in their chosen field; and
• gain familiarity with appropriate methods of cultural analysis and research.

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How are art and culture organized? Why and how are art, creativity and diversity important to ideas and practices of organization and entrepreneurship? How are urban creative spaces and industries designed and atmospherically experienced? And how do digital media change the way we work and interact?

This cut­ting-edge Master's pro­gram­me is de­di­ca­ted to the re­la­ti­onship bet­ween cul­tu­re, the arts and or­ga­niza­t­i­on. Uniquely, it is both theory-driven and practice-based, combining dialogical teaching with fieldwork-based learning.

The pro­gram­me in­tro­du­ces cul­tu­ral and so­cio­lo­gi­cal theo­ries as cri­ti­cal len­ses for stu­dy­ing con­tem­pora­ry or­ga­niza­t­i­on and or­ga­ni­zing. On this ba­sis, stu­dents learn to en­ga­ge empirically and analytically with or­ga­niza­t­io­nal and en­tre­pre­neu­ri­al prac­tices in dif­fe­rent sec­tors, sys­tems, fiel­ds and in­dus­tries of arts and cul­tu­re.

As a distinct feature, the Cul­tu­re and Or­ga­niza­t­i­on Masters is situated at the in­ter­sec­tion of the or­ga­niza­t­i­on of cul­tu­re and the arts and what is cal­led the ‘cul­tu­ra­liza­t­i­on’ of or­ga­niza­t­i­ons. With mo­du­les de­di­ca­ted to cul­tu­ral and ar­tis­tic fiel­ds, in­sti­tu­ti­ons and di­gi­tal net­works, the programme studies cul­tu­re and organization as an em­pi­ri­cal set­ting and through field work. The pre­sent and fu­ture prac­tices of work and or­ga­niza­t­i­on are in­ves­ti­ga­ted in their ur­ban, in­sti­tu­tio­nal and net­wor­ked con­texts. Cul­tu­re and the arts, and cul­tu­ral theo­ry, are the­re­fo­re stu­di­ed as cri­ti­cal agents for un­der­stan­ding and shaping our organizations and so­cie­ty.

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• Degree awarded : Mas­ter of Arts, MA
• Application deadline: EU degrees: 1 June / Non-EU degrees: 1 May
• Type of programme : The­ma­tic re­le­van­ce
• Study places: 25
• Start date : Every win­ter term, Oc­to­ber
• Extent : 120 ECTS
• Duration : 4 se­mes­ters
• Language : Eng­lish, some electives in German
• Location : Lüne­burg
• Semester contribution ca. 390 EUR
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The cour­ses in­tro­du­ce stu­dents to cul­tu­ral so­cio­lo­gy, the so­cio­lo­gy of arts and cul­tu­re, the stu­dy of di­gi­tal cul­tu­res and new forms of or­ga­ni­zing and of ma­nage­ment and cul­tu­ral en­tre­pre­neurship. Steeped in the tradition of sociology and cultural studies, the programme takes a pronounced in­ter­na­tio­nal approach and en­ga­ges with up-to-date re­se­arch and methods. The programme is fully taught in Eng­lish; in addition, further elec­tives are of­fe­red in Ger­man.

The Master's pro­gram­me ap­proa­ches cul­tu­re in two ways – as an em­pi­ri­cal set­ting and as a cri­ti­cal and con­cep­tu­al lens. Stu­dents learn to stu­dy and un­der­stand dif­fe­rent in­sti­tu­ti­ons and or­ga­ni­za­ti­ons in cul­tu­ral and ar­tis­tic sec­tors (from ur­ban mo­ve­ments to the crea­ti­ve in­dus­tries and net­work cul­tu­re). Importantly, they learn to in­ves­ti­ga­te dif­fe­rent or­ga­niza­t­io­nal mo­des, en­tre­pre­neu­ri­al and so­ci­al prac­tices and tech­no­lo­gies and dis­cour­ses that shape the­se in­sti­tu­ti­ons and or­ga­niza­t­i­ons through fieldwork-based and artistically inspired approaches. Em­ploy­ing a broad un­der­stan­ding of cul­tu­re as a lens, the Masters also mobilizes cul­tu­ral and so­ci­al theo­ries in or­der to cri­ti­cal­ly re­flect on how or­ga­niza­t­io­nal prac­tices and dis­cour­ses are shaped by cul­tu­ral and tech­no­lo­gi­cal trans­for­ma­ti­ons.

This com­pre­hen­si­ve ap­proach to cul­tu­re and or­ga­niza­t­i­on is ba­sed on long­stan­ding re­se­arch tra­di­ti­ons and cur­rent re­se­arch pro­jects at Leu­pha­na Uni­ver­si­ty. The pro­gram­me is run by the Fa­cul­ty of Hu­ma­nities and So­ci­al Sci­en­ces in cooperation with the Fa­cul­ty of Management and Technology, and with local and international partners in the cultural and university sectors.

There are four components to the Cul­tu­re & Or­ga­niza­t­i­on pro­gram­me. In the core area of stu­dy, stu­dents explore key to­pics in the field of or­ga­niza­t­i­ons and or­ga­ni­zing cul­tu­re and the arts, cul­tu­ral en­tre­pre­neurship, di­gi­tal me­dia and cul­tu­ral so­cio­lo­gy.

There are also three com­ple­men­ta­ry com­po­n­ents: elec­ti­ves, in­te­gra­ti­on modules and  Com­ple­men­ta­ry Stu­dies . The elec­tives al­low stu­dents to both fo­cus and broa­den their stu­dy of cul­tu­re and or­ga­niza­t­i­on, e.g. with mo­du­les on or­ga­niza­t­i­on theo­ry, di­gi­tal cul­tu­res, cri­ti­cal stu­dies, queer studies, art theory, en­tre­pre­neurship or busi­ness stu­dies. The in­te­gra­ti­on modules for cul­tu­ral stu­dies bring to­ge­ther stu­dents from all Master's pro­gram­mes at the Fa­cul­ty of Hu­ma­nities and So­ci­al Sci­en­ces and familiarise them with the his­to­ry and me­thods of and cur­rent de­ba­tes in cul­tu­ral theory. Com­ple­men­ta­ry Stu­dies enables stu­dents to take clas­ses bey­ond their im­me­dia­te field of stu­dy in or­der to broa­den their un­der­stan­ding of key con­tem­pora­ry chal­len­ges for cul­tu­re and so­cie­ty. Together, these four components prepare students for wri­ting their re­se­arch-ba­sed Master's thesis.

Here you can find further information on the course content of the Master's programme Cultural Studies: Culture and Organization .

Master's Thesis/Master's Forum

Du­ring the fourth se­mes­ter of their Master's pro­gram­me, stu­dents em­bark on their thesis. Theses link ad­van­ced theo­ries to an in-depth en­ga­ge­ment with core em­pi­ri­cal pheno­me­na of cul­tu­re and or­ga­niza­t­i­on. A de­di­ca­ted Master's Fo­rum brings all stu­dents to­ge­ther with teaching staff and is a space in which stu­dents can pre­sent their work in pro­gress, learn about me­thods, and re­cei­ve peer-to-peer feed­back. As a collec­tive pro­cess or­ga­ni­zed around thesis-wri­ting, stu­dents will sha­re their ex­pe­ri­en­ces and re­cei­ve re­gu­lar sup­port from peers and teaching staff: the thesis is not simply an individual challenge.

Study Regulations and Subject-Specific Schedule

The following link provides access to documents which set out the general conditions for examinations, an overview of the curriculum, as well as detailed and legally binding regulations.

General Assessment Regulations and the Subject-Specific Schedules

Programme Director

• Prof. Dr. Timon Beyes

Deputy Programme Director

• Prof. Dr. Armin Beverungen

You can integrate a stay abroad into your studies in the 3rd or 4th semester, either as part of the Erasmus programme + or with one of our non-European partners. There are around 30 faculty-related exchange programme s to choose from. You can find more information on the partner universities on the pages of the International Center.

In addition, there are programme-specific international cooperations such as the European Haniel Program on Entrepreneurship and the Humanities (bringing together students and faculty from Bristol, Copenhagen, Lüneburg, Paris, St.Gallen and Venice), and an annual joint seminar with the Universiy of St. Gallen’s programme in Management, Organization Studies and Cultural Theory (MOK). Further specific international cooperations are in preparation.

Culture, Language, Literature

As part of a German-Italian partnership with the University of Genoa, students can choose to spend the second year of their Masters at the Università degli Studi di Genova and acquire two Master's degrees in two years on the basis of a specially coordinated curriculum. Click here for the programme Culture, Language, Literature

The Master's pro­gram­me gives stu­dents an un­der­stan­ding of the way in which or­ga­niza­t­i­on fun­da­men­tal­ly con­di­ti­ons cul­tu­re and so­cie­ty, and it teaches me­tho­do­lo­gi­cal and analytical skills for re­se­arch into the discourses, practices and technologies of organization. The programme provides practice-based knowledge of, and competencies for, organizing culture, and teaches stu­dents trans­fe­ra­ble skills in com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on and teamwork. All of the­se ca­pa­bi­li­ties and skills are in high de­mand in a wide range of oc­cupa­ti­ons.

The pro­gram­me is sui­ta­ble both for stu­dents seeking to pur­sue an aca­de­mic ca­re­er and for tho­se who would like to take on responsible roles in the cul­tu­ral and crea­ti­ve in­dus­try, in the arts, in the me­dia, in the pu­blic sec­tor, in ur­ban de­ve­lop­ment or in foundations and charitable organizations.

Qua­li­fied stu­dents with a par­ti­cu­lar­ in­te­rest in re­se­arch have the option of si­mul­ta­neous­ly re­gis­tering for the Doc­to­ral Track. Com­bi­ning the Mas­ter's and doc­to­ral pha­ses of­fers stu­dents a unique op­por­tu­ni­ty to join the scho­lar­ly com­mu­ni­ty at very ear­ly sta­ge. Doctoral students in the Doctoral Track programme are members of one of the Faculty's doctoral research groups in cultural studies .

As a student in our programme, you have the opportunity to start your doctorate early via the Doctoral Track . Thus, you to become part of the scientific community of our doctoral research groups at an early stage, giving you the unique opportunity to combine your Master's and doctoral studies and, with your doctorate in sight, to obtain your Master's degree en-route.

You can find all information about the admission requirements, the application and the selection procedure on our  "Apply" page .

Please note that in the selection process for the study programme Culture and Organization , all applicants with degrees considered to be consecutive will be individually interviewed from 20th - 21st June or 11th and 12th July 2024. The purpose of this interview is to obtain a personal impression of your interest and your motivation as well as your suitability for the Master's programme in Culture & Organization. Hereby, you can achieve up to 18 additional points in the selection process and thus improve your prospects of a study place in Lüneburg. The 20-minute interviews are conducted online and in English. Invitations to the interviews are sent out by email approximately one week before the interviews.

• European Haniel Program
• Community Arts & Culture (TrICo project)
• DFG Research Training Group "Cultures of Critique"
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Centre for Digital Cultures
• Automating the Logistical City
• Platform for Research in Sound- & Techno-Culture, Auditory Media, Sound Studies and Musicology out of Bounds
• Kunstraum of Leuphana University Lüneburg

The study programme matches your interests? Then you will find further information for prospective international students on residence and social matters, such as visa, residence permit, health insurance or finding accommodation, on the following pages. Please note that the information for incoming exchange students and international degree-seeking students differs slightly.

Information for incoming exchange students

Information for international degree-seeking students

First contact point

The Information Office (Infoportal) is your contact point for

• general information on the application procedure
• initial questions about the study programmes offered at Leuphana
• making an appointment with the Graduate School Student Counselling Service .

Information Office

Building 8, Ground Level Fon + 49.4131.677-2277 studierendenservice @ leuphana.de

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Student Counselling

To make an appointment with our Student Counselling Service, please use our booking tool on our website .

Sample Topics

Literature and Culture: Great Britain (Prof. Feldmann)

Topics for Bachelor and Master theses

1. the following is a list of titles chosen for bachelor or master theses. it is meant as a guideline for finding a suitable topic of your own:.

Beeton’s Book of Household Management as Self-Help Manual for the Victorian Housewife

Blurring Identity Boundaries: The Liminality of Gender and Race in Jackie Kay’s Trumpet and Why Don’t You Stop Talking

Lost in Austen as a Post-Modern Re-Creation of Pride and Prejudice

Commercial Aesthetics: Representations the Female Body in Victorian Advertisements

Domestic Spaces in Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and Stoker’s Dracula (1897)

Transcending the Eyes: Marginalised Discourses of Perception in Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor

The Representation and Function of the Female Body and Motherhood in Richard III

Negotiating ‘Irishness’ in Transnational Spaces between an (Imagined) Homeland and the Diaspora

Negotiating Identity in Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and its 1992 Film Adaptation

Travelling the Slum: Voyeurism and the Sensational in Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor

Gothic Fiction and Representations of Science: Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde  and H.G. Wells’  The Time Machine

‘A brave man’s blood is the best thing on this earth when a woman is in trouble’: Types of Masculinity in Bram Stoker’s Dracula

‘Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears a Crown’: Zur Darstellung englischer Königinnen in zeitgenössischen Spielfilmen

Chick Lit zwischen Tradition und Innovation – ein Vergleich von Erzählerinnen, Protagonistinnen und Milieus am Beispiel von Helen Fielding und Janet Evanovich

‘Tedious virtue, fascinating evil’? Forms and Functions of the Villain in Gothic Melodrama

Detecting the Neo-Victorian: The Detective as an Element in the Intertextuality in Victorian and Neo-Victorian Crime Writing

Kulturelle Differenzen und Identitäten in zeitgenössischer britischer Literatur und Film

Konstruktionen städtischer Armut in der 2. Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts

Neue Helden braucht das Land? Zur Darstellung von Arbeiterklasse und Männlichkeit im Kontext der Neuformulierung eines Mythos im Britischen Film der 1990er Jahre

Konzepte der Liebe in William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew und in filmischen Adaptionen

2. Here are some additional fields you might want to consider when choosing a topic:

Popular culture and popular myths

Popular cultural practices, such as tourism

Forms of canonization and popularization

The ‘cultural work’ of texts and their ideological functions

The intersections of categories of difference (e.g. gender, class, ethnicity, religion, age…)

The interplay of discourses in texts (e.g. scientific, economic, political…)

Discourses of gender and sexuality