Studying Culture

Catalog description

This course familiarizes students with the interdisciplinary inquiry of cultural studies, which examines how forms of cultural production reflect, shape, and shift social structures, values, and identities. Cultural studies has become one of the dominant approaches to the study of literature and media in the twenty-first century, with many other approaches rooted in this type of study. Students will explore the intersection of cultural studies with literature, film, and other media and investigate themes such as power, representation, and cultural dynamics.