Cultural Studies Now

This subject will introduce students to the current state of the discipline of Cultural Studies. Students will be oriented in relation to the major theoretical traditions, methodological approaches, empirical and political pre-occupations, and national traditions in cultural studies. We will do this by considering particular contemporary configurations of cultural studies in relation to specific research problems. Students will develop both a synoptic sense of the shape of Cultural Studies now and focused expertise which will enable them to engage with some of the most significant contemporary problems from cultural competence and equity to cultural sustainability.

• 1Comprehend the analytical domain of Cultural Studies
• 2Appreciate the intellectual dynamics which have shaped the development of Cultural Studies as a discipline
• 3Understand the key contemporary theoretical and methodological issues in Cultural Studies
• 4Produce specific accounts of Cultural Studies.