PhD in Cultural Studies - Studies in Performance and Practice in Davis United States | University of California Davis

The UC Davis Graduate Group in Cultural Studies provides a cross-disciplinary 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. Under faculty mentorship, students conduct interdisciplinary 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 milestone toward doctoral completion.

The Designated Emphasis in Performance and Practice Studies offers analytical frameworks for examining communicative practices across various domains - from cinema and theater to athletics, spirituality, and routine social interactions. This inherently collaborative DE intersects with emerging communication technologies while maintaining strong interdisciplinary connections. Performance and Practice Studies equips students with critical methodologies bridging theoretical inquiry and practical application.