About the Programme

The discipline of Cultural Studies seeks to understand the complexity of culture and its political uses. The central aim of the postgraduate programme in Cultural Studies is to promote the discipline at UWI as an important area of study and research and, by so doing, to stimulate academic discourse and promote a deeper understanding of Caribbean culture and identity.

What Will I Study?

Students will:

• Study and document the historical range and diversity of Caribbean peoples and their cultures.
• Examine the many facets of Caribbean cultural expression in an interdisciplinary context and from a variety of theoretical perspectives.
• Explore the relationships between Caribbean culture and the social and political developments of the region.
• Analyse the uses and abuses of the Caribbean’s cultural heritage in the economic development of the region and its people.
• Promote the study of nation and identity as defined by cultural history.
• Critique the formation and existence of gender hierarchies in the Caribbean and its impact on Caribbean culture.

Research

The research interests of our class include Caribbean cultural thought, African Diaspora Studies, African diaspora religious cultures and spiritualities, Migration, Diaspora and Transnational Identities, Caribbean Popular Culture, and Africana social and political thought.

Career Opportunities

Career choices for Cultural Studies graduates include the following fields:

• University lecturers
• Cultural Policy practitioners
• Archivists
• Curators
• Teachers
• Journalists
• Editors
• Entrepreneurs

Why Study in Barbados

Students have the unique ability to study Caribbean culture within the Caribbean, drawing on the resources of the UWI which collectively constitutes the premier place for the study of the Caribbean in the Anglophone world today.
 

Additional Information

Full-time MPhil candidates have up to three (3) calendar years to complete the degree requirements (Coursework and Thesis). Part-time MPhil candidates have up to five (5) years to complete the same requirements.

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