Cultural Studies Concentration

MA in English with a concentration in Cultural Studies

While earning his master’s in English in the cultural studies concentration, Jonathan served as his program’s GAPSA representative and worked for the university’s Division of Enrollment Management, where he redesigned the admissions website and email communications to improve accessibility for prospective students.

Cultural Studies concentration in the MA in English, 2024

Rafaella Silva is from West Palm Beach, FL, and graduated from Florida State University with a BA in English: Editing, Writing, and Media and a minor in education in 2020. She began her master’s in English: Cultural Studies at Mason in 2021. Rafaella was also the English MA Representative for GMU's Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA) for the 2022-2023 academic year.