ENGL 3385 - Cultural Studies: Theories and Methods

Credits: 3

Introduction to influential primary sources—theorists and practitioners—who have helped to define the new field of cultural studies, and redefined the more traditional fields of literary study since the middle of the twentieth century. Issues stressed include production and consumption of cultural texts and the social impact of cultural power and its role in the formation of identities. Among foundational theories and practices addressed in the course are the following: Marxism and Marxist criticism, communications and mass media, structuralism, post structuralism, post modernism, psychoanalysis, history, post colonialism, and theories of race, class, gender, and sexuality.Prereq: ENGL 1105 and 2200