News: The internationally oriented doctoral program History and Cultural Studies (HCS) invites applications for up to ten study places. The program is part of the Department of History and Cultural Studies and is a member of the Dahlem Research School.

Application Closing Date: 15 November 2024
Start of the study: 1. October 2025

Target group: The Program offers graduate students with an excellent academic record a structured, research-oriented curriculum in cultural studies with disciplinary and interdisciplinary elements for doctoral studies in one of the research areas of the Department of History and Cultural Studies. The PhD Program is a three-year curriculum. Courses are taught in English and German.

Profile: HCS considers both the tradition of Kulturwissenschaften taught in Germany and the Anglo-American cultural studies approach to (socio-)political questions. The doctoral program brings these subjects together in the common interest of combining broad approaches of cultural studies with subject-specific knowledge and competence and forming a practice of interdisciplinary work. The program gives doctoral students the opportunity to develop and regularly discuss their own research based on these discursive traditions. Participation in the HCS requires both well-founded subject knowledge and a profound interest in theoretical and methodological issues on an interdisciplinary level.

Application: The application for the PhD program can be submitted in German or English exclusively via the online portal of the Dahlem Research School. The online portal is accessible from 15 September to 15 November 2024. Further information can also be found on our website.

On 25 September 2024, from 3–4 p.m. there will be an open door information session (Koserstr. 20, Raum A 184) and on 8 October 2024, from 2–3 p.m., there will be a webinar for those interested to ask questions about our doctoral program and the application process! Link to the WebEx-room (PW: graduate).