Area
Interdisciplinary
Sub-Discipline
Interdisciplinary
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
- City: Santiago,
- Commune: Santiago,
- Region: Metropolitan Region
goals
Our program's overall objective is to train researchers in the field of aesthetic theory of Chilean and American cultures, establishing, in the medium term, a new benchmark for scientific exchange for specialists from other parts of the world in the global field of symbolic systems of Chilean and American cultures. Regarding specific objectives, it is worth highlighting: training specialists in the theory and criticism of Chilean and American cultures, based on the documentation and comparative study of their symbolic systems; generating critical agents for disseminating the diversity of our tangible and intangible cultural heritage within the context of globalization; and contributing, from our University, to the cultivation of social awareness regarding the particularities and cultural specificities in Chile and the Americas.
Applicant Profile
The Master's program is aimed at philosophers, art theorists, artists, literary critics, anthropologists, ethnographers, architects, historians, film critics, music scholars, performing arts scholars, and all those who demonstrate experience in related disciplines. Admission Requirements: Applicants must hold a Bachelor's degree in Aesthetics or any related discipline in the humanities, or an equivalent or higher degree in any related discipline in the humanities and arts.
Graduate profile
The program aims to train students for careers in research and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It focuses on developing specialists in the theory and critique of Chilean and Latin American cultures through the documentation and comparative study of their symbolic systems. The program seeks to address the growing demand from both Chilean and international students for graduate programs that explore the regional cultures of the Americas, as well as the need to disseminate our cultural heritage within the context of globalization. Its aesthetic approach is multidisciplinary, integrating art theory and history, anthropology, and cultural criticism.
Lines of investigation
American Aesthetic Theory, Ethnoaesthetics, Tangible and Intangible Heritage, Cultural Studies, Aesthetics of Visuality, American Narrative and Music, American Historiography, and City and Theories of Space.
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