PhD in Cultural Studies - African American and African Studies in Davis United States | University of California Davis

The UC Davis Graduate Group in Cultural Studies provides an interdisciplinary framework for examining culture and society, emphasizing how factors like sexuality, race, ability, citizenship, gender, nationality, class, and language shape identities, social dynamics, and cultural artifacts. Students work closely with faculty committees to conduct cross-disciplinary research spanning diverse fields such as critical race studies, ecocriticism, fashion theory, queer studies, media analysis, science and technology studies, Marxist thought, tourism research, food studies, disability studies, cultural geography, transnational politics, globalization, religious studies, rhetoric, performance theory, and critical theory. While both Ph.D. and M.A. degrees are available, the program only accepts Ph.D. applicants, with the M.A. serving as an optional stepping stone toward doctoral studies.

The Designated Emphasis in African American and African Studies enhances students' knowledge of historical and contemporary scholarship in these fields. This program creates structured opportunities for students and faculty engaged in African American and African Studies research to connect and collaborate across different academic departments at UC Davis.