Cultural Studies – (M.Sc.)

The programme takes an innovative interdisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary culture and cultural theory.

Adopting transcultural perspectives, we encourage investigations into the questions of identity and representation; the urban realm as a site of intense cultural production; and instructive tensions between spatial, textual, visual and material forms that both shape and are shaped by cultural contexts, specific practices, various image and media technologies and theoretical debates.

In engaging with the complexities of visual knowledge and the technological mediations of images, texts and objects, the programme encourages critical reflections and research methodologies in which image and visual practice contribute to the research corpus and serve as critical tools of investigation.

In exploring social and political conditions in which cultural expressions take place, especially the local and global processes of transformation and contestation, the programme offers a unique focus on the diverse manifestations of material cultures and cultural landscapes.

Multidisciplinary and critical comparative approaches are key facets of the (inter)discipline of cultural studies and we welcome students coming from varied academic backgrounds and cultural traditions.

Learning Outcomes

By following this programme students will benefit from the following learning outcomes:

* acquire a thorough grounding in key terms, debates and theories framing cultural and visual studies within their local and global contexts;
* learn skills for researching interrelationships between social, cultural and aesthetic phenomena;
* expand and refine critical appreciation of current cultural developments;
* acquire and/or further develop their capacity to think in both images and texts, and explore theoretical questions through the engagement in spatial and visual practices;
* gain critical, analytical and interpretative skills that are transferable to both academic and other professional settings.