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Students gain advanced knowledge of the study of culture and society that highlights how sexuality, race, ability, citizenship, gender, nationality, class and language organize embodied identities, social relations and cultural objects, and emphasizes the linked analyses of these factors in relation to local community formations, transnationalism, (post)(neo)colonialism, and globalization. Students graduate with the interdisciplinary research skills necessary to carry out research and teaching within an individualized specialization.
Ph.D. Plan B
College of Letters and Science
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2024
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Kaitlin Dabdoub
kndabdoub@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Group Chair
Rana Jaleel
rmjaleel@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Advisor: General
Kris Fallon
Cultural Studies
(530) 754-2599 | kfallon@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Admissions and Primary Contact
Rana Jaleel
Cultural Studies
rmjaleel@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Mark Jerng
Cultural Studies
(530) 752-1696 | mcjerng@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Richard Kim
Cultural Studies
(530) 752-2069 | rskim@ucdavis.edu
Internal Fellowship Analyst
Heidi West
(530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor
Sarah Hamid
(530) 752-0650 | smooney@ucdavis.edu
External Fellowship Analyst
Yvette Garcia
ycgarcia@ucdavis.edu