GCS 2000 - Introduction to Cultural Studies

Credits: 4

Course will be taught in English. This course’s objective is to prepare students for the advanced cultural analysis of upper level WLCS courses by introducing them to the practice of Cultural Studies. Drawing from both the Anglo-American Cultural Studies tradition as well as from global perspectives on Cultural Studies, the course will focus on the tools and approaches provided by a selection of cultural theory readings centered on ideology, community, power, class, race and gender. The concepts will later be applied to the analysis of a series of cultural and literary artifacts (translated into English when necessary) from different parts of the world, with an occasional emphasis on the Spanish-speaking world. Thus, students will develop their own critical voice and tools while they build up a general historical and geopolitical framework within which to understand artistic and social movements, as well as the work of individual authors.
Fulfills: AL and D in LS Core