Course Description

Program Description Create and Critique. In Cultural Studies at Trent, you will explore the very foundations of the systems of belief that will determine our future. This program offers an environment that encourages the kind of creative and critical thought that will prepare you for the challenges of the workplace, and for the opportunities of a rewarding life of cultural and political inquiry. Working with your fellow students and professors as part of a closely-knit community, you will read and reflect in your coursework, and then write a critical or creative project to take your thinking to the next level. Program options include a new one-year major research paper stream, or the traditional two-year thesis stream. The program invites proposals for academic projects, as well as for projects invested in research-creation, in which your own artistic production plays a major role. Prepare yourself for a career that requires informed, creative and dynamic perspectives or for Ph.D. studies. Study beyond disciplinary boundaries and collaborate with experts in their fields. Note: The official deadline to apply for the September intake is February 1st. Those applications will continue to be processed and have first consideration. Some programs will continue to accept applications after the deadline, however those applications will be contingent depending on program availability and seats open for consideration.

Intake