PhD in Cultural Studies

Matteo Ferrari

Matteo Ferrari

Debunking false myths at 360°

Matteo appreciates the wide breath of perspectives offered in the program, allowing him to focus on fields as diverse as economy or music and explore the connections in between.

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Ayondela McDole

Ayondela McDole

Organizing to make seismic changes

Ayondela highlights the fellowship of students and the relationships with faculty as assets of the Cultural Studies Program.

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Aparna Shastri

Aparna Shastri

Taking up new challenges and moving out of the comfort zone

Apart from finding flexibility in each of her classes to work on what she is interested in while also learning the grounding concepts of the field, Aparna values highly the breadth of scholarly avenues and out-of-class opportunities to engage with diverse research areas.

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Pavithra Suresh

Pavithra Suresh

PhD in Cultural Studies

Pavithra Suresh is a PhD candidate in Cultural Studies. She received her Master of Arts in Intercultural and International Communication from American University in Washington, DC. Pavithra is currently a graduate fellow with the Center for Humanities Research. She is working on her dissertation about crises of despair in the South Asian American community of Research Triangle, NC.

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David Zeglen

David Zeglen

Teaching and planning for the future

As part of his funding, David teaches classes in the Cultural Studies program, giving him much needed experience for the future.

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