PhD Program in Cultural Systems - CS
This PhD program aims to provide the know-how and methodologies for the analysis and management of cultural heritage, cultures and cultural and creative industries. It promotes research and problem-driven approaches by exposing the students to different perspectives, disciplines and analytical methods, through case studies belonging to relevant research fields in the sectors of cultural heritage, culture and cultural and creative industries, such as Art History, Classical Archaeology, Museology, Visual Studies, History, History of Philosophy, Philosophy, Cultural Heritage Law, Organization and Management, ICT applied to Cultural Heritage and Culture, Digital Humanities.
Application deadline: June 21st, 2024
Program starts: November 4th, 2024
All you need to know
- Incoming profile: what's your background?
Prospective students should preferably have a background in the Humanities, Social Sciences, or ICT related to Cultural Heritage and Culture.
- What are the main disciplines studied in this PhD?
- Archaeology, Art History, Art Criticism, Museology, Visual Studies and Visual Archives
- Cultural Heritage Law and Institutions
- Contemporary History, History of Philosophy
- Cultural Resource Management, Organization and Management
- Innovative methodologies and IT tools for the analysis and management of Cultural Heritage
- Methodological, theoretical and applied science approach, field trips, experimental activities, direct contact with cultural heritage, cultural institutions and companies, direct involvement in scientific cultural heritage projects
- Rigorous training in the analysis and management of cultural heritage
- Why choosing this PhD?
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Great job opportunities
This PhD enables graduates to pursue academic and research careers as well as professional careers in curatorship, cultural and research policy making, leadership of cultural institutions, organizations and companies. The program CS fosters innovative approaches to cultural heritage, cultures, visual arts, cultural, historical and socio-economic processes, museums, cultural and creative industries, organizations, institutions, cultural management, cultural event organization, tourism analysis and promotion.
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Outgoing student profile: abilities and expertise
This multi- and cross-disciplinary program combines theoretical and methodological with applied, inductive and “on-site” training and research on cultural systems. Students actively participate in research projects of theoretical as well as site-specific and practice-based nature. Field research and training in direct contact with cultural heritage, cultural institutions, activities and organizations, and cultural and creative industries are a distinctive feature of the program.
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International experience
It is planned and recommended that all students spend an educational period abroad, both within the Erasmus+ framework and through ad-hoc mobility agreements.
CS offers a vibrant international research environment.
Courses and activities are carried out in English (main language) and Italian.
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How to apply?
- Application deadline
June 21st, 2024, 1:00 pm - Program starts
on November 4th, 2024 - Selection process
Shortlist by titles and interview - Official language
English
Number of scholarships: 12
Scholarship type: fully-funded position, every day free meals (lunch and dinner)
Track
AMCH
The Analysis and Management of Cultural Heritage (AMCH) curriculum prepares graduates to approach the complex field of cultural heritage and culture, based on skills assimilated through core disciplines, such as Archaeology, Art History, Visual Studies and Visual Archives, complemented by disciplines such as Contemporary History, Cultural Heritage Law, Digital Humanities, History of Philosophy, Philosophy, ICT, and Organization and Management Science.
Main research topics:
- analysis of objects, art, images, spaces, contexts, processes
- analysis of tangible and intangible cultural heritage
- analysis and management of institutions and organizations related to culture and cultural heritage
- cultural heritage law, cultural policies and regulations
- analysis and organization of archaeological contexts (excavations, museums, deposits)
- analysis, management and organization of cultural and creative industries
- cultural and socioeconomic impact of cultural heritage, activities and expressions
- cultural heritage, cultures and globalization
- analysis of actual and potential visitors of cultural heritage in different spaces (physical and virtual)
- emerging cultural and visual languages
- “difficult cultural heritage” and cultural diplomacy
- critical heritage science, decolonization of cultural heritage and cultural institutions
- elaboration and application of new methodologies and technologies to the analysis and management of culture and cultural heritage
- museum and collection history
- museums’ mission and performance
- provenance research
What CS offers
This program provides methods and tools enabling graduates to carry out innovative research in the fields related to cultural heritage and culture, and to pursue professional careers in curatorship, cultural institutions, cultural and creative industries, and cultural policies.
Rigorous training in analysis and management of cultural heritage
Methodological, theoretical and applied science approach
Opportunity to meet leading researchers who visit IMT every year
Field trips, experimental activities, direct contact with cultural heritage, cultural institutions and companies
Direct involvement in scientific cultural heritage projects
Participation in exchange programs
€1,353.58/month scholarships
On campus accommodation, desk and meals
About IMT
The IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca is a public university school for higher education and research.
The IMT School is one of the best graduate schools in Europe for research, technology, and internationalization, located in the heart of Tuscany.
Interdisciplinary research, cutting-edge technologies, and internationalization are the pillars on which the identity of the IMT School is based.
The IMT School also offers executive courses and academic programs carried out in collaboration with the most prestigious universities and research institutes, boasting international collaborations and research projects.
Facilities and benefits
Library
Laboratories
Canteen
Fitness and relax spots
Leisure rooms
Italian language and culture courses
Different views of the school
Testimonial
Silvia Massa
Assistant curator at the Kupferstich-Kabinett, Museum for Prints, Drawings and Photographs, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Germany.
“At IMT I learned to look at cultural heritage, and museum objects in particular, as bearers of layered meanings around which interests and drives, even conflicting ones, revolve. This critical gaze is essential to curators in a changing museum landscape.”