The School of Media, Languages and Cultures offers research degrees that are interdisciplinary that broadly covers the fields of media, communications and culture. Under this umbrella are options focusing on media democracy, media reform, Southeast Asian cinema, youth and new media, internet governance, civil society, creative industries, digital media, and film. Other areas of expertise include music, food culture and identity, migration, cross-cultural and intercultural issues, and multiculturalism and sociologyIn a globalized world where constantly evolving technology becomes the basis and medium of socio-cultural and political communication, the school’s research degrees tap into a much-needed understanding of our common urban modern world, providing a critical understanding of the inner workings and meanings of objects, media and everyday cultural artefacts that we take for granted.Why choose this programmeThe School of Media, Languages and Cultures is a dynamic research community providing internationally recognised degrees in culture, media and communications. You will engage with the most up-to-date, dynamic and forward-thinking studies in the workings of global, regional and local societies.As convergence and digitalisation now form part of the much bigger multimedia industry, there is an increased need to make sense of the implications for society by conducting more research into the areas of communications and culture. Our research programmes provide you with an opportunity to explore contemporary culture, media and communication theories, policy and practice.Our community of researchers and teachers are of international standing, with each staff member bringing their own unique set of cultural and research specialisations. This mix of experiences delivers a contemporary programme with wide-ranging significance to the modern environment.Course contentOur research covers areas including:comparative literature, Japanese literature, literary translationdigital cultures, youth and social networksfood, identity and transnationalisminternational information flows – questions of imbalance, cultural and media imperialism and dependencymedia and human rights – these include communication rights, media and gender relations, and media and minority groupsperforming arts: music, drama, performance, applied creative practicesSoutheast Asian cinema, particularly Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean filmsthe history, policies and structures of the culture industries - these encompass structural analysis, political economy and post-colonial development studies
