LIT201S
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Introduction to Global Cultural Studies
Subject
LIT
Catalog Number
201S
Title
Introduction to Global Cultural Studies
Course Description
Introductory course for the Literature Major in Global Cultural Studies. Examines how the work of the humanities provides conceptual and analytic skills for processing complex textual, cultural, scientific, mediatic, and ethical information in circulation in the contemporary world. Begins by asking what Global Cultural Studies is and why exploring culture in a global frame is important in our world today. Focuses on a particular area of cultural production and combines theoretical and historical analysis with concrete exploration of films and other media, literary texts, and other cultural material.
Grading Basis
Graded
Consent (Permission Number)
No Special Consent Required
Min Units
1
Max Units
1
Seminar
General Education Curriculum Codes
(CCI) Cross Cultural Inquiry, (EI) Ethical Inquiry, (ALP) Arts, Lit & Performance, (CZ) Civilizations