CST-100S Introduction to Cultural Studies
2 Credits
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CST-100S-01
Tuesday, Friday
9:30 am â 4:39 pm
DeKalb Hall, 401
Cultural studies draw inspiration from the disciplines of both the social sciences and humanities. Students in Cultural Studies explore the vast array of techniques, institutions, and media through which we create and give value to our social and natural world. Through their explorations, students begin to develop the skills necessary to intervene in the production of culture. This elective is an introductory exploration to the relation between cultural practices and their various social contexts in the contemporary world. Culture is understood as the human-made materials, expressions and images, as well as the social environment that shapes the ways diverse groups of people experience their world and interact with one another. Various forms of media, design, mass communications, arts, and popular culture will be subject to critical analysis. By the end of this course, students will present their critical analysis of a chosen aspect of culture at the final pre-college Art Exhibit. Students who take this elective also take the course titled Foundation-Cultural Studies/Introduction to Methods of Cultural Analysis.