About Cultural Studies

What is Cultural Studies?

“Culture” refers to the ideas we have, the values we hold, and the common way of life we share. Culture promotes social interaction and social change and, as such, facilitates human historical understanding of self, community, and beyond.

As a new and inventive discipline, Cultural Studies is a truly interdisciplinary subject that excels in a wide range of works, including class, labour, gender, sexuality, literature, popular culture, sustainability, commons and digital media, and intellectual and socio-cultural movements as well as alternative forms of social praxis. Informed by critical theories and contextual analyses, Cultural Studies examines the changing relationship between culture, society, history, politics, and technology in the contemporary world. Cultural Studies allow us to understand the critical problems of discourse and ideology, production and consumption, and alternatives in local history and global transformation contexts. All these forces will be pivotal in the development of our cultural imagination, cultural education, and cultural policies in the years ahead.