课程描述

This course examines the principles, concepts and theories central to 文化研究. We will examine such topics as how cultures make meaning through representational systems, challenges to hierarchies of cultural value, theoretical foundations of 文化研究, 还有社会运动(女权主义), 关键种族研究, 后殖民主义, 性别研究, 等.) that have helped create the theoretical body of work central to 文化研究. This course will also attend to contemporary concerns within the field such as the effects of globalization, techno-cultural studies and more. This course requires significant critical thinking skills and demands that students apply theories and concepts to specific case studies, 和文本文化 工件. Hence, this course is not recommended for first year students.

学生 gain an overview of a variety of methodologies used to examine 文学文本, 艺术istic forms and discursive practices that reflect and produce a society's culture. 学生 examine historical and contemporary case studies from areas such as the visual 艺术s, 音乐, video, 电影, 文学, 宗教, 神话, 仪式和戏剧. 
前提条件:CLST 2315

This course is an introduction to interdisciplinary work in the 艺术s and humanities. It presents an eclectic range of questions from fields such as 文学, 艺术, 剧院, 音乐, 哲学, 历史, 宗教研究, 语言学, 以及文化研究. 这门课s affirms the diversity of effective tactics for answering questions, 解决问题, and exploring new territory within these disciplines and it sets special emphasis on the creative traffic between them. 这门课, which is both a reflective and an experiential inquiry in the essence and value of a liberal 艺术s education, in intended not only for majors in the 艺术s and humanities. In accord with a cardinal virtue of the 校本 Mission –the education of the whole person—the course is recommended for students in any field.
This course may substitute for CLST 2320.

This course provides an opportunity for students to synthesize the interdisciplinary nature of their course of studies. 学生 will work to apply the methods and theories of 文化研究 to the CLST-approved electives they are taking. This is a one-hour course to be taken for three semesters.
前提条件:CLST 2315

学生 have an opportunity to synthesize the interdisciplinary nature of their course of studies. 学生 apply the methods and theories of 文化研究 to the CLST-approved electives in which they are enrolled. 
前提条件:CLST 2315, CLST 3110

学生 have an opportunity to synthesize the interdisciplinary nature of their course of studies. 学生 apply the methods and theories of 文化研究 to the CLST-approved electives in which they are enrolled.
前提条件:CLST 2315, CLST 3110, CLST 3115

学生 explore a variety of theoretical approaches to the study of culture, 包括视觉理论, literary theory and performance theory. 学生 focus on the contexts in which these cultural representations are produced and in which they circulate. 学生 investigate how visual, textual and performative discourses create and contest social borders, replicate cultures and negotiate power dynamics. 学生 examine case studies from the fine and performing 艺术s, 电影, 文学文本, 广告, 等.
Prerequisite: PHIL1381 AND CLST 2315

This course provides an opportunity for students to synthesize the interdisciplinary nature of their course of studies. By utilizing the methods and theories defined and developed in their previous course work, students will demonstrate mastery of concepts and skills acquired in their major.
前提条件:CLST 2315, CLST 2320, CLST 3110, CLST 3115, CLST 3325

This course requires students to synthesize the disciplinary nature of 文化研究 through a meta-analysis of their coursework in the discipline. By utilizing the methods and theories defined and developed in their previous work, students will demonstrate a high mastery of concepts and skills acquired in their major.
前提条件:CLST 2315, CLST 2320, CLST 3110, CLST 3115, CLST 3325

学生 will investigate an issue of topic of interest to the field of 文化研究. 每个学期的主题可能会有所不同. 可以重复学分吗.