Abstract：As an institutionalized design for academic development and professional education, disciplines serve both as the foundation defining the nature, scope, and legitimacy of academic activities and as the standards governing researchers’ professional conduct. It is precisely through disciplines that academic research and teaching activities can form a “scholarly tradition” or “academic community” in practice. Whether in university teaching or general academic research, all are organized around disciplinary frameworks. As early as the 1990s, discussions on the disciplinary construction of “culture” emerged in cultural academia. Since the 21st century, the rapid development of the cultural industry has further fueled the expectation of establishing a “cultural industry studies” discipline. Although discussions on “cultural science” in the late 19th century, the romanticist “cultural critique” and British “cultural studies” did not unfold within disciplinary frameworks, today’s cultural (industry) studies in China have become a prominent field, raising both theoretical and practical questions about disciplinary construction. Based on the development of China’s cultural studies and existing professional development experiences, the disciplinary setup for culture-related majors is best achieved by adding “cultural management” as a primary discipline under the management category.
2026, Vol. 43 
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