# Department of Culture and Aesthetics

**Source**: https://www.su.se/english/divisions/department-of-culture-and-aesthetics
**Parent**: https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/contact/departments-and-centres

## Study or start your research with us!

## Welcome to the Department of Culture and Aesthetics!

We conduct research and offer education in the History of Ideas, Art History, Literature, Musicology, Theatre and Performance Studies, Curating, and Cultural Heritage Studies.

### [Applications for autumn 2026 are open](https://www.su.se/english/divisions/department-of-culture-and-aesthetics/calendar/events/2026-03-04-last-day-to-apply-for-autumn-2026)

EU/EEA and Swiss students, apply by 15 April

### [Master Programmes](https://www.su.se/english/divisions/department-of-culture-and-aesthetics/education/courses-and-programmes)

Art History, Literature, Theatre and Performance Studies

### [From Dictionary Craze to AI](https://www.su.se/english/news/articles/2026-01-29-have-we-been-here-before-the-18th-century-dictionary-craze-and-todays-information-anxiety)

Watch a film with historian of ideas Linn Holmberg

## NEWS

## CALENDAR

## Education

We offer courses and programmes in Art History, History of Ideas, Literature, Musicology, Theatre and Performance Studies, CUltural Heritage Studies and Curating.

[Search among our courses](https://www.su.se/utbildning/utbildningskatalog)

## Research

We offer a dynamic and interdisciplinary research environment in the field of humanities.

- [Research subjects](https://www.su.se/english/divisions/department-of-culture-and-aesthetics/research/research-subjects)
- [Research projects](https://www.su.se/english/divisions/department-of-culture-and-aesthetics/research/research-projects)
- [Research groups](https://www.su.se/english/divisions/department-of-culture-and-aesthetics/research/research-projects)

### [Art History](https://www.su.se/english/research/research-catalogue/research-subjects/7/art-history)

Research on art and architecture, images and built environment, material and visual culture.

### [Cultural Heritage Studies](https://www.su.se/english/research/research-catalogue/research-subjects/e/cultural-heritage-studies)

An interdisciplinary research field studying how the past is used, valued, and institutionalized in contemporary society.

### [History of Ideas](https://www.su.se/english/research/research-catalogue/research-subjects/d/history-of-ideas)

We explore ideas, discourses, expressions or experiences in the past, which must be understood on their own historical terms.

### [Literature](https://www.su.se/english/research/research-catalogue/research-subjects/f/literature)

The literary researcher comments, analyses, historicizes and interprets literature.

### [Musicology](https://www.su.se/english/research/research-catalogue/research-subjects/2/musicology)

Studies of music as a sounding, notated and mediated phenomenon in structural, historical, ethnological and multimedia contexts.

### [Theatre Studies](https://www.su.se/english/research/research-catalogue/research-subjects/f/theatre-studies)

Theatre Studies, which also includes Dance Studies and Performance Studies, is an active and internationally oriented research environment

### [Master's Programme in Curating](https://utbildning.su.se/english/education/course-catalogue/hi/hicao)

In collaboration with the schools of Business and Law at together with prominent art institutions in Stockholm

### [Accelerator](https://acceleratorsu.art/en/frontpage/)

The Stockholm University exhibition space where art, science and societal issues meet. Next door to our department.