CLST 3325 Cultural Studies Theory

This course introduces students to a variety of theoretical approaches to the study of culture, including visual theory, literary theory and performance theory. Attention will be paid to the contexts in which these cultural representations are produced and in which they circulate. Students will investigate how visual, textual and performative discourses create and contest social borders, replicate cultures, and negotiate power dynamics. Students will examine case studies from the fine and performing arts, film, literary texts, advertising, etc.