At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Cultural Theory.
Faculty of History, Art and Culture · 2.7.0
Institute of Cultural Studies
The institute analyses cultural theories, historical orders of meaning, media, memory, popular culture, and cultural-policy and organisational practice.
Institute Profile
The institute analyses cultural theories, historical orders of meaning, media, memory, popular culture, and cultural-policy and organisational practice.
7 DepartmentsResearch · Teaching · Degree Programmes
Department of Cultural Theory
Academic Description
The department examines key concepts and models of culture, meaning, practice, power and representation and evaluates their scope across different historical and social contexts.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Classical and contemporary cultural theories
- Sign, discourse and representation
- Practice, actor and systems theories
- Postcolonial and decolonial approaches
Academic Focus Areas
- Comparative theory and conceptual analysis
- Culture, power and difference
- Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary model-building
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Ethics and Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Integral Research, Political Sciences. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Cultural Theory.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Cultural Theory.
Department of Cultural History
Academic Description
The department researches historical orders of meaning, modes of perception, practices and symbolic forms, combining social, intellectual and everyday-life history.
Teaching and Research Areas
- History of knowledge, perception and mentalities
- History of everyday life, the body and emotions
- Rituals, symbols and representations
- Cultural transfer and entanglement
Academic Focus Areas
- Historical semantics
- Cultural practice and experience
- Mediality of historical cultures
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of History and Historical Studies, Communication Sciences, Ethics and Philosophy. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Cultural History.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Cultural History.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Cultural History.
Department of Media Culture
Academic Description
The department examines the cultural conditions, forms and consequences of media, platforms and communication technologies in historical and contemporary societies.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Media history and media theory
- Digital platform and network cultures
- Audiovisual and interactive media
- Media practices and publics
Academic Focus Areas
- Media change and cultural transformation
- Algorithms and visibility
- Participation and digital communities
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Communication Sciences, Computer Science, History and Historical Studies. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Media Culture.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Media Culture.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Media Culture.
Department of Memory Culture
Academic Description
The department researches individual and collective forms of remembering, forgetting and commemoration and their institutional, media and political formation.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Theories of memory and remembrance
- Memorial sites, monuments and rituals
- Testimony, trauma and generations
- Mediatisation of memory
Academic Focus Areas
- Contested memories
- Coming to terms with histories of violence
- Transnational memory cultures
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of History and Historical Studies, Political Sciences, Ethics and Philosophy. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Memory Culture.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Memory Culture.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Memory Culture.
Department of Popular Culture
Academic Description
The department analyses popular forms of expression, genres, scenes and consumption practices as sites of social identity formation, negotiation and critique.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Popular music, film, television and games
- Fan cultures and scenes
- Fashion, consumption and lifestyle
- Digital popular culture
Academic Focus Areas
- Mainstream, subculture and counterculture
- Appropriation and remix
- Popularity, markets and platforms
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Communication Sciences, Music and Theatre Studies, Business and Economics. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Popular Culture.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Popular Culture.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Popular Culture.
Department of Cultural Policy
Academic Description
The department examines the objectives, instruments, institutions and conflicts of public and civil-society cultural policy at local, national and international levels.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Cultural funding and institutional frameworks
- Cultural rights and participation
- International cultural relations
- Evaluation of cultural-policy programmes
Academic Focus Areas
- Governance and legitimacy
- Diversity and access
- Cultural policy in digital transformation
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Political Sciences, Law, Business and Economics. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Cultural Policy.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Cultural Policy.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Cultural Policy.
Department of Cultural Management
Academic Description
The department combines cultural analysis with responsible planning, organisation, financing and evaluation of cultural institutions, projects and networks.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Strategy and organisational development
- Project, financial and resource management
- Audience development and communication
- Evaluation and quality management
Academic Focus Areas
- Sustainable cultural organisation
- Leadership and ethical responsibility
- Digital transformation of cultural institutions
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Business and Economics, Communication Sciences, Law. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Cultural Management.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Cultural Management.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Cultural Management.