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War, Culture and Society

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  • University/Institute Name University of Essex
  • Attendance Type On Campus (Full Time)
  • Position Duration1 year
  • Application deadlineJul 2026
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Position Details (Master's)

What is the human experience – and cost – of war? Looking beyond the dates and battlefield details of typical military history, thisWar, Culture and Society program offered by the University of Essex raises urgent questions about why societies go to war. You will engage with diverse perspectives on violence and conflict in the modern period, and examine case studies from all over the world.

Drawing on its expertise across a variety of disciplines, including history, literature, law, sociology and psychoanalytic studies, you will consider the effects of war on different scales, from the individual to the global, and on different groups.

This War, Culture and Society program offered by the University of Essex has real-world value: begin your training in conflict resolution and develop your psychoanalytical skills, while developing your academic abilities

Your future

We have excellent links with the research community, both in the UK and worldwide, so many of our students have gone on to teach in higher education institutions. Others have found employment in archives, research, managing research funds, other forms of educational provision, the Civil Service, the National Health Service, and management.

Courses included:

  • Making History, Sharing History: Sources, Methods, and Audiences for Historical Research
  • Approaches to War, Culture and Society
  • War and Medicine
  • Literature and the First World War
  • Writing Cold War Lives

Research Areas & Fields of Study involved in the position

Position Start Date

Oct 2026