Literary Studies: Literary and Cultural Analysis

The Bachelor's in Literary and Cultural Analysis highlights philosophical, political, and social perspectives on culture. The programme is perfectly suited to students who have an active and broad interest in contemporary culture, literature and the arts. It offers you the intellectual knowledge and skills to interpret and reflect on literature, art and popular culture. Central to the programme is the hands-on engagement with concrete objects – novels, films, poems, operas, television series, art installations, websites, performances, and so on. The detailed analysis of these objects is combined with wide-ranging philosophical, political and social approaches to culture and the arts. In this way, the programme enables you to interpret and evaluate particular texts, images, and objects in relation to larger philosophical explorations and cultural developments. 

Literary and Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam offers you a world-class education: the programme is ranked 3rd in Continental Europe and 41st overall in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021. It combines the best of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, offering philosophical and political insights into art, literature and popular culture.