CULTR ST 732 / Foundations in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory

3 unit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Department Permission

This course aims to familiarize students with key texts, concepts and methodologies in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory. Through the study of foundational and contemporary texts, students will gain an understanding of the conditions of Cultural Studies and Critical Theory’s historical emergence as modes of critical engagement, while analyzing the viability of different approaches within these fields to address contemporary constellations of domination, hegemony, identity, collectivity, and resistance. In addition to becoming familiar with the content and context of CSCT, students will also study and deploy a range of methodologies, which may include close reading, discourse analysis, genealogical critique and archival research.