Overview

Critical Cultural research emphasizes critical inquiry into the broadly defined ways that cultural discourses, practices, and performances contribute to, resist, and transform relations of power in society, particularly as related to communication-based problems of class, race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, national identity, (dis)ability, environment, and globalization.

The Critical Cultural Studies program at University of Utah focuses on fostering a more equitable and democratic public sphere as a way to promote social justice. Our critical cultural faculty conduct their inquiry into a variety of forms communication, including rhetorical, mediated, and interpersonal.

Some of our recent projects include analysis of the political economy of the dark web, Korean war memory, performance of childbearing identities in families, mediated portrayals of African American and Asian Americans, political and cultural underpinnings of obesity, tactics of activism in the U.S. and China, postcolonial memory, and environmental justice.

Graduate Workshops

A regular slate of graduate workshops is offered each year to all graduate students to ensure their socialization, professionalization, intellectual development, and success navigating the program and the discipline. Workshop topics include but are not limited to writing; conference submission and presentation; publishing; grantwriting; “Brown Bag” sessions with individual faculty; and navigating various stages of the job market

Programme Structure

Recent projects

Political economy of the dark web

Korean war memory

Performance of childbearing identities in families

Mediated portrayals of African American and Asian Americans

Political and cultural underpinnings of obesity

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Psychology View 72 other PhDs in Area & Cultural Studies in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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Other requirements

General requirements

Statement of your personal and professional goals (approximately 800 words).

Academic writing sample no longer than 25 pages (i.e. term paper, thesis chapter, creative writing sample, published newspaper articles).

DEI/IDEA Statement

A curriculum vita or short resume.

Unofficial transcripts of all previous college and university coursework.

The names and email addresses of three people who will write recommendations.

Tuition Fee

Living costs for Salt Lake City

1000 - 1730 USD /month

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