Department of Cultural Studies

Programmes

Founded in 1999, the Department of Cultural Studies is the forerunner of offering a BA degree in Cultural Studies in Hong Kong. Our Master of Cultural Studies Programme (MCS), launched in 2003, gives students from mixed academic and working backgrounds the opportunity to reflect on and devise alternative ways to approach their ongoing practices. Our Research Postgraduate Programmes (M.Phil. & Ph.D.) train aspiring researchers to develop in-depth inquiry into specific areas of interest.

The programmes are designed to nurture global citizens with interdisciplinary, avant-garde, critical, and reflexive knowledge in the digital age. Our alumni achieved leading positions and careers in digital media, community service, education, cultural tourism, performance and arts sectors, cultural administration, government, and business.

Research

We promote interdisciplinary research that foregrounds new ideas and drives societal changes. Our faculty members come from different areas of expertise, focusing on topics such as cultural sociology, digital media cultures, food science and technology, gender and sexualities, Hong Kong cultural identity, labour studies, migration and mobility, modern Chinese intellectual history, race and ethnicities, transgender studies and urban commons.  Geographically, we are interested in Hong Kong, inter-Asia, and global China.

Connecting cultural theories with civic engagement is the core of our values. We foster community partnerships and public outreaches through our affiliated research center, the Centre for Cultural Research and Development.