About Us
Founded in 1998, this interdisciplinary doctoral program investigates the concepts and processes of Language, Literacy, and Culture in relationship to social, cultural, linguistic, historical, technological, and ideological formations.
In their research and teaching, our faculty members represent interdisciplinary areas of research across the humanities, social sciences, and education. The alliances made with other academic departments at UMBC have made our program an ideal incubator of knowledge and interdisciplinary inquiry. The participating departments in our program are:
Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
Media and Communication Studies
Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
