Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies - Southern Studies

In our southern studies curriculum, we focus on new definitions of southern cultures that are historically responsible, ethically diverse, and forward-looking for all current and future southern residents. Those definitionsof music, art, food, literature, politics, identities, histories and culturesare studied, created, debated, and applied from our location here at UNC, home of world-class southern, oral history, and digital archives, journals, faculty, students, and intellectual spaces into which all are invited. The South's vibrant diversity anchors our graduate curriculum. We examine its cultural expressionsmusic, food, art, literature, material culture, politics, religion, and moreand how such ideas circulate in local, global, and transnational communities and networks. We look directly at the tragic, powerful roles of racial oppression that shaped the South's history and culture. We engage the challenges and opportunities in the intersections of racial diversity, class and gender difference, and sexuality accompanying the region's dynamic future. Graduate students can study and create by engaging our world-class archives and with premiere writers and thinkers. We encourage the needs of research projects to inform the shape of each student's writing, scholarship, and intellectual engagement.

A bachelor's degree (based on a four-year curriculum) completed before graduate study begins or its international equivalent with an accredited institution an average grade of B (cumulative GPA 3.0) or better. One unofficial transcript from each university attended must be uploaded within the application. All unofficial transcripts must be uploaded to your application in order for your application to be reviewed. Please do not mail transcripts as part of your admission application, we only accept unofficial uploads for application evaluation. If you are offered admission, one official transcript for each university attended will be required prior to the first day of the term. IELTS -7.0 , TOEFL IBT- 90