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Cultural Studies Theory |
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This course introduces students to the major theoretical schools that underpin and are elaborated by research in Cultural Studies, including: Marxism, feminism, postcolonial theory, critical race theory, structuralism, poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, and queer theory. As part of our engagement with these theories, we will explore key concepts in the field: “culture,” “hegemony,” “ideology,” “articulation,” “discourse,” “imperialism,” “globalization,” “cosmopolitanism,” “identity,” “subjectivity,” “the unconscious,” “the state,” “orientalism,” and so on. Since there is no body of theory that defines Cultural Studies neatly or completely, readings, discussions, and assignments will focus on tracing the tangled and contested theoretical history and current state of the field. Three term-hours; Fall. G. Kibbins
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| CUST-801* |
Critical Methodologies in Cultural Studies |
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The field of Cultural Studies is characterized by a refusal to endorse a singular method or to conceive of and apply methodological tools as rigid, formal templates. Thus, rather than offering a “how to” guide to Cultural Studies, this course explores the approach of scholars in the field to questions of method, the conceptualization of the relationship of method to theory, and the ways that different methods have been taken up and deployed by scholars in the field. The specific methodological approaches examined may include: archival research, ethnography, oral/written histories, audience research, textual/discourse analysis, and genealogy. Three term-hours; Winter. M. Lewis
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| CUST-802 |
Seminar Series |
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This course is designed to acquaint graduate students with some of the teaching and research responsibilities of a graduate student. Topics may include: course planning, presentation and preparation; grant writing; publishing; and presenting conference papers. Seminars devoted to current research will change on a yearly basis. The course is compulsory for all students. Grading is on a Pass/Fail basis.
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| CUST-803* |
Cultural Studies Historiography |
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This course introduces students to key texts that have shaped the field of Cultural Studies over time, among them works by Raymond Williams, Richard Hoggart, Stuart Hall and the Birmingham Centre, Tony Bennett, Meaghan Morris, Ien Ang, Will Straw, Angela McRobbie and Kuan-Hsing Chen. Interrogation of the field through its literature also involves consideration of the international migration of Cultural Studies, as well its points of containment and limitations; its engagement with text and evidence from a wide variety sources, and thus its relationship to both disciplinary and interdisciplinary study; and its identification of concepts central to the field, chief among them culture itself. For this reason, the course also sets out to read the literature of Cultural Studies against other literatures in relation to which it defines itself, including that devoted to post colonial studies and interdisciplinarity.
Three term-hours; Fall. A. Da Costa
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| CUST-890* |
Directed Studies I |
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Directed study under the guidance of a faculty member in an area of the instructor’s expertise.
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| CUST-891* |
Directed Studies II |
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Directed study under the guidance of a faculty member in any area of the instructor’s expertise.
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| CUST-892* |
Special Topics I |
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Special topics under the guidance of a faculty member in an area of the instructor's expertise.
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| CUST-893* |
Special Topics II |
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Special topics under the guidance of a faculty member in an area of the instructor's expertise.
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| CUST-894* |
Directed Community-Based Practicum |
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This course is intended to support a student's MA or PhD research through organizational and social experience gained from involvement with relevant off-campus institutions, organizations, and community groups. A CS faculty member will oversee each placement in collaboration with a member of the relevant organization or group. (Equal to other one-term course offerings, the internships are expected to be the equivalent of 1.5 – 2.0 days of work per week for 12 weeks.)
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| CUST-895* |
Agnes Etherington Art Centre Practicum |
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Internship in a professional art museum environment offering insights into collection research and development and an understanding of curatorial projects from conception through research and public presentation phases.
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