Our distinctive program offers training leading to a Ph.D in a wide range of fields including:
- Critical Theory and Marxism
- New Media
- Film Theory
- Gender and Queer Theory
- Comparative Literature
- Translational Cultural Studies
- Semiotics
- Ecological and Environmental Theory
- Decoloniality and Post coloniality
- Critical Race Theory
- Carcerality
- Spaciality
We also offer a Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Literature and a Juris Doctor/Ph.D in Literature with Duke’s School of Law.
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Financial support
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Graduate Life
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Career Paths
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How to Apply
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