Cultural Studies : Culture and Identity in Morocco

Établissement : Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines Dhar El Mehraz - Fès

Type de formation : Initiale

Type de diplôme : Master Spécialisé

Discipline : Lettres et Sciences Humaines

Domaine : Langue, linguistique, littérature, sciences humaines, cultural studies, translation, media, TEFL

Objectifs : -This programme is designed to introduce students to current cultural theories and give them an insight into contemporary debates in a wide range of social and humanities subjects. Particular focus is placed on an interdisciplinary study of the complex interplay of culture, society, gender, media and politics and the impact of globalization on local cultures and identities.

-The programme offers students the opportunity to develop their critical understanding alongside practice in selected areas of Cultural Studies and encourages them to develop their own positions vis-à-vis the critical approaches and theories presented. But rather than merely attempting to map out theories and issues which occupy the attention of Western Cultural Studies researchers, this programme intends to re-appropriate the field of Cultural Studies through Moroccan perspectives, focusing on research areas which are deemed useful and of immediate interest and relevance to the Moroccan context.

-Last but not least, the programme aims at developing the students’ competence in research in the field of cultural studies by equipping them with methodology, techniques and the conceptual tools of analysis. Thus it has a practical part which consists in not only teaching the graduates methods of research but most importantly requiring them to apply the methods on specific areas of study.