NATIONAL
COLLEGE OF
ARTS
A FEDERAL CHARTERED INSTITUTE
The Department of Cultural Studies offers an MPhil in Cultural Studies.
This programme aims to balance theoretical issues and debates in Cultural
Studies with conceptual and analytical aspects of both visual and material
culture. It provides students with an opportunity to examine the concept of
“culture” in its many facets through time, developing analytical and critical
tools to formulate new and revealing readings of Pakistani society.
Through a combination of coursework and independent research, the MPhil
programme offers students a broad and rigorous education in the analysis of culture,
comprehension and the use of the past and its integration into contemporary art and
cultural forms. Students will be introduced to the exploration of the Pakistani cultural
realm as a critical channel to address questions of identity politics, globalization,
development, religion, the inter-cultural role of heritage, museums and art.
| Total Number of Credits | 36 |
| Taught Subjects (Credits) | 30 |
| Thesis (Research & Design Credits) | 06 |
| Total Number of Semesters | 04 |
| Semester Duration | 18 Weeks |
| Classwork | 16 Weeks |
| Testing and Evaluation | 02 Weeks |
| Course Load /Semester | 9-12 Credits |
| Course Code | Courses | Contact Hours | Studio / Theory | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULTS-5101 | Cultural Studies I | 3 | Theory | 3 |
| CULTS-5102 | Global Ideas and Theories I | 3 | Theory | 3 |
| CULTS-5103 | Academic Writing | 2 | Theory | 2 |
| CULTS-5104 | South Asian Visual Culture | 2 | Theory | 2 |
| Total | 10 |
| Course Code | Courses | Contact Hours | Studio / Theory | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULTS-5201 | Cultural Studies II | 3 | Theory | 3 |
| CULTS-5202 | Global Ideas and Theories II | 3 | Theory | 3 |
| CULTS-5203 | Research Methods and Writing | 3 | Theory | 3 |
| CULTS-5204 | South Asian Material Culture | 2 | Theory | 2 |
| Total | 11 |
| Course Code | Courses | Contact Hours | Studio / Theory | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULTS- 6101 | Cultural Studies III | 3 | Theory | 3 |
| CULTS- 6102 | Proposal Writing | 2 | Theory | 2 |
| CULTS- 6103 | Elective | 2 | Theory | 2 |
| CULTS- 6104 | Elective | 2 | Theory | 2 |
| Total | 9 |
| No | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cultural Studies Thesis | 6 |
| Total | 6 |
CULTURAL STUDIES I, II, & III
This course brings together some of the foundational elements of cultural
theory and cultural studies with the aim of acquainting students with an
interdisciplinary perspective that views culture as an unfinished project, where
engaging with culture is a critical practice with a “democratizing intent.”
GLOBAL IDEAS AND THEORIES I & II
This course will expose students to salient texts and ideas that have laid the
foundation for the critical discourse of culture and society. Students would
learn to grasp the theoretical underpinnings of the modern mind by placing
influential ideas and systems of thought in cultural and historical contexts.
SOUTH ASIAN MATERIAL CULTURE
The course will provide a critical and deeper understanding of material culture
and its narrative in South Asia. The students will explore the complexities and
dilemmas of materiality for a newer understanding of ‘material as culture’
or the culture of material. Personal collections, archives, language (text) and
places will be introspected as case studies. Various art forms and sites will
be examined in light of their cultural, political and socioeconomic context,
as well as stylistic development and the emergence of new ideas.
SOUTH ASIAN VISUAL CULTURE
The course provides a critical insight to the South Asian visual culture.
The course will act as comprehensive guide for the students of the South
Asian visual culture during and after colonization. All art form sites will be
examined in light of their cultural, political ad socie-economic context, as
well as stylistic developments and the emergence of new ideas.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND WRITING
The course intends to provide students with tools and techniques to carry
out a variety of data collection, analyses and interpretation as may be useful
when developing a social sciences/humanities research project.
ACADEMIC WRITING
Students will be introduced to the fundamental aspects of academic writing.
This course will teach students to apply the tools of academic writing to express
complex ideas and to study different writing approaches in academia.
PROPOSAL WRITING
This course guides students through the process of identifying a thesis topic,
designing an approach and research plan, and writing a research proposal
for their theses. Regular peer workshops aid the students in editing their own
drafts as well as providing a critical outlook on the work of their peers.
THESIS RESEARCH AND WRITING
Students undertake independent research and writing on a topic of
their choice with the supervision of the programme’s faculty.
• Applicants with minimum 16 years of education or equivalent
qualification in the relevant fields with minimum 60% marks
from HEC recognized institute are eligible to apply.
• Candidates must pass NCA’s own aptitude test at par with GAT.
The MPhil Programme in Cultural Studies is ideally suited for individuals witha proven interest in investigating, analyzing and writing about visual culturein the contemporary and the historical context and in its many forms.
CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
Completion of 16 years of education or 4 year education (124 credit hours) after
HSSC/F.A./F.Sc/Grade12 or equivalent will be required for admission in the MPhil.
• Submission of relevant published or unpublished
written work, or research in other media.
• Submission of personal statement and research proposal
showing aspirations and future goals of the candidate.
• Evidence of excellence in theoretical courses during their previous studies.
• Passing a written aptitude test at par with GAT (Subject) to demonstrate
ability of comprehension and written expression of both visual and textual.
• Appearance for an interview before the admissions committee.
Programme Director
BFA.NCA
Master (Research) in Art History and Theory,
University of New South Wales, Australia
PhD Media and Film Studies, School
of Oriental and African Studies,UK
Associate Professor
BSc (Hons) Anthropology
University College, London, UK
MA Museum Anthropology,
University College London, UK
PhD Anthropology University
College, London, UK
Assistant Professor
BSc (Hons) Political Science LUMS, Lahore
MA History of Art Theory and Display
University of Edinburgh, UK
Lecturer
BFA, NCA
MA (Hons.) Visual Art
National College of Arts, Lahore
Lecturer
BSc. (Hons) Anthropology /
Sociology, LUMS, Lahore
MA Anthropology of Media
SOAS University of London
Lecturer
B.Des, NCA
MA Critical Media and Cultural Studies
SOAS, University of London, UK
Lecturer
BFA, NCA
MA (Hons.) Visual Art
National College of Arts, Lahore
Lecturer
B.A. LCWU, Lahore
MA Mass Communication LCWU, Lahore
MPhil Communication Studies,
Punjab University, Lahore
Lecturer
M.A South Asian Studies.
Columbia University, USA
B.A English Literature,
B. A History,
F.C. College, Lahore
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Dr. Ayesha Pamela Rogers
Visiting Professor
MA, Archaeology and Ancient
History, University of Birmingham, UK
PhD, Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology,
University College London, UK
Dr. Wasim Jurgen Frembgen
Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Near
and Middle Eastern Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-University
Munich.
Dr. Anna Suvorova
Professor of Indo-Islamic Culture Columbia
University, Department of Asian Literature
Dr. Dina Bangdel
Director, Art History
VCU Qatar, and Virginia
Commonwealth University, USA
Richard Engelhardt
Honorary UNESCO Chair Holder
MA/PhD, Anthropology and
Archaeology, Harvard University, USA
Professor Christopher Pinney
Professor of Anthropology and Visual
Culture, University College London, UK
Awais Mehmood
MPhil in Philosophy GC University, Lahore
Masooma Syed
M.A Visual Arts, NCA, Lahore
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