In the programme, you hone your ability to analyse complex texts and cultural discourses, to process large amounts of information quickly, and to write with clarity, precision, and argumentative force. Through sustained engagement with theory, you develop the ability to entertain multiple perspectives, recognise power dynamics in cultural forms, and situate your own work within ongoing scholarly debates.
You gain concrete research skills: finding, evaluating, and synthesising secondary sources; mapping a field; and building an original, well-grounded argument. Working in an international classroom strengthens your cross-cultural communication skills and teaches you to navigate diverse viewpoints with nuance. This combination of analytical insight, theoretical sophistication, and clear writing prepares you to understand and rethink the narratives shaping the twenty-first century.
Read the stories of our alumni Amrita Das and Jules Rosier.