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SOCY 362 Cultural Studies Units: 3.00
This course focuses on contemporary sociological perspectives of culture. It includes a survey of various theoretical positions vis à vis culture and society such as the high and low culture distinction, the rise of mass culture; cultural hegemony; populism and social resistance. Canadian culture is the predominant object of analysis.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (A minimum grade of C- in SOCY 122/6.0) or (BADR 100/3.0 and BADR 101/3.0).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Ability to draw a connection between the study of culture and other spheres of sociological inquiry.
- Ability to identify and describe key theorists, theories, and subject areas in the field of cultural studies.
- Appreciation of the diversity of ways cultural production, consumption, and meaning shape everyday life.
- Understanding of key approaches to the study of culture and their application to understanding social and cultural change.