1. the study or analysis of themes, especially in literature, art, or other cultural works
Usage: academic; literary criticism
2. a systematic arrangement or organization of themes
Usage: formal

Examples

• The professor’s course focused on the thematics of identity in modern novels.
• Her dissertation explored the thematics of exile in postcolonial literature.
• The museum’s new exhibition examines the thematics of nature in Renaissance art.
• The conference will address the thematics of memory in contemporary poetry.
• Students analyzed the thematics of power and corruption in the play.
• The journal publishes articles on the thematics of gender in film studies.