MA in Critical & Creative Analysis
Cultural processes are creative and dynamic, meaning that our analysis of them must be too. How can cultural analysis engage with the most significant challenges of the contemporary globalised world, with all its inequities and all its possibilities? Can the critical traditions of sociological thought provide adequate responses to today’s world? This programme emphasises the critical analysis of cultural processes from both an advanced theoretical perspective and a rigorous, empirical one.
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
No deadline, unless applying for funding (deadline: 1 March). Please see more information at the Department. As part of the admissions process, you may be offered an informal advisory meeting with the Programme Convenor.
Please see How to apply.
You should have an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant subject.
AHRC
Students will develop advanced analytical skills, the ability to evaluate complex theoretical positions and to deploy those within appropriate formats and frameworks.
Please see Tuition fees.
Please see Staff research interests.
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Sociology
As part of the Contemporary Cultural Processes Scheme, the MA benefits from an expanded choice of option courses. In addition to two options from within a wide range of Sociology options, you are able to choose courses from across a range of participating departments, allowing you to tailor the degree to your individual interests.
The two core courses are taught within the Department of Sociology, and provide an introduction to critical contemporary sociological conceptualisations of culture, presenting opportunities for the development and exploration of interdisciplinary perspectives on the analysis of contemporary cultural processes. You also study four option courses. Two of these must be chosen from Sociology; two may be taken from the Departments of Anthropology, English and Comparative Literature, and Media and Communications. You also write a dissertation, guided by a supervisor.
Assessment
Essays and dissertation.
Comments from former students
Hanna Steinmetz
MA Critical & Creative Analysis, 2007-8
‘Goldsmiths is an institution where a precious freedom of thinking is cultivated. The more time one spends within the College’s environment, the deeper one engages with the fascinations of the many theoretical resources introduced to you. For me, it has been the best way to unfold my theoretical as well as empirical interests.’
Cecilia Sosa
MA Critical & Creative Analysis, 2007-8
‘The name of the course - MA in Critical and Creative Analysis - was not merely a promise of what we would study but was the very mode in which we have been encouraged to tackle contemporary cultural issues. I have been introduced to serious and sophisticated interdisciplinary approaches and have had the opportunity to enjoy the most impressive intellectual environment, talented teachers and open-minded class debates … an intense and pivotal experience that I am going to remember forever!’
Application enquiries
Please see how to apply for information on applying to this programme.