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Cultural Analysis: Literature and Theory (MA)

This MA explores contemporary literature and culture—art, film, pop music—through critical and theoretical lenses, including feminist theory, phenomenology, and ecocriticism. Key themes include diversity, interculturality, popular culture, and the intersection of culture, politics, and justice.

Why study Cultural Analysis at Leiden?

This programme offers a rich mix of courses that combine literary and cultural texts with critical theory and philosophy. You’ll examine topics like identity, the body, posthumanism, and globalisation, with a strong focus on inclusion, sexuality, and justice. 

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Career prospects

Graduates work in publishing, journalism, PR, education, cultural policy, and the arts. Roles include editor, translator, librarian, communications officer, and PhD researcher. 

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