Cultural Studies situates culture as a site of power struggles between competing systems of representations and the ways of life that they support.
Our scholars use critical theory to examine cultural practices and activist politics in a variety of intellectual and practical settings..
Traditionally, a PhD involves three to four years of full-time study in which the student completes a substantial piece of original research presented as a thesis or dissertation.
Some PhD programs accept a portfolio of published papers, while some countries require coursework to be submitted as well..
Doctoral Programme in History and Cultural Heritage History and cultural heritage are central themes of the programme
The thematic and interdisciplinary analysis of these themes ranges from historical change, memory and politics of history to the material, intangible, textual, oral, auditive and visual culture as well as to the built environment
A PhD in Cultural Studies, a dynamic, growing field of inquiry, equips you with the cultural expertise and critical research methods needed to transcend disciplinary boundaries as you examine ideological dimensions of culture and power struggles among competing systems of representation
The PhD Program is a three-year curriculum
Courses are taught in English and German
The internationally oriented, newly relaunched doctoral program History and Cultural Studies (HCS) invites applications for up to ten study places
The program is part of the Department of History and Cultural Studies and is a member of the Dahlem Research School
