Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] [Mental Health of People with Learning Disabilities] From University of Kent

Cultural Studies

What do we mean by ÔcultureÕ and why are its many forms so hotly contested? Why is it so important to our sense of identity and belonging? Cultural Studies at Kent is an innovative subject with distinctive perspectives on all forms of present day culture. We explore connections between popular culture, the arts and everyday life by crossing social sciences/humanities boundaries.

Analysing culture

You cannot be part of contemporary society without being affected by the stream of ads and images of all kinds, in various media. We are all caught up the network of communications, whether in face-to-face encounters, on Facebook or by way of email. All this is both 'modern' and 'cultural' and it is something we all do, cope with, and make sense of. Cultural Studies addresses culture in more theoretical, analytical and critical ways seeing it in a broader context and evaluating its impact on the way we experience our lives and organise and govern our societies.

Social Anthropology

Anthropology addresses the big question Ð what makes us human?

Within the Social Anthropology element of your degree, you will study how and why we do the things we do, for example, how we work, use technologies, and negotiate conflicts, relationships and change.

TheÊprogramme reflects staff research interests, which include: political struggle and resistance, post-conflict reconstruction, mental illness, environmental politics, rural social transformation, science and technology, public anthropology and advocacy.

An anthropology degree gives you a thorough understanding of the history and behaviour of our species and a different perspective on the world. Our anthropology department offers an integration between social and biological anthropology, an excellent student-to-staff ratio and state-of-the-art computing facilities.

Independent rankings

Sociology* at Kent was ranked 1st for research quality and 11th overall inÊThe Times Good University Guide 2018ÊandÊ2nd for research quality inÊThe Complete University Guide 2018.

Anthropology at Kent was ranked 4th for course satisfaction inÊThe Guardian University Guide 2018.

For graduate prospects, Anthropology at Kent was ranked 4th in The Guardian University Guide 2018 andÊ5th in The Times Good University Guide 2018, while Sociology at Kent was ranked 2nd in The Times Good University Guide 2018.Ê

*Cultural Studies is included in Sociology