COURSES
Required Courses
- CST 200A
- CST 200B
- CST 200C
- CST 250
- CST 270A-C
- CST 290
Lecture/discussion, 4 hours. Prerequisite: graduate or consent of instructor. Undergraduate coursework in humanities or social sciences recommended. Histories or traditions of cultural studies internationally; multiple legacies of cultural studies as a field of inquiry in various geographical contexts; foregrounds important critical perspectives resulting form social and intellectual movements worldwide.
200B. Studies in Theoretical Traditions (4)
Lecture/discussion, 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 200A or consent of instructor. Definitions of "critical" scholarship and examination of various contexts in which cultural studies theory has emerged worldwide. Both mainstream and alternative theoretical traditions, such as those developed by people of color and by other minoritized groups.
200C. The Practice of Cultural Studies (4)
Lecture/discussion, 4 hours. Prerequisite: courses 200A and 200B or consent of instructor. Methodological and practical applications of cultural studies research. Critical analyses of ethnography, textual analysis, social change, community development, and identity information. Emphasis given to students' unique versions of cultural studies practices.
250. Research Seminar (4)
Seminar, 4 hours. Prerequisite: courses 200A, 200B, and 200C or consent of instructor. Designed to facilitate student interaction and promote student research by guiding students through the production of a publishable essay. Essays submitted distributed and discussed by seminar participants. May be repeated up to 12 units of credit.
270A-C. Individually Guided Research in Cultural Studies (4)
Discussion, 1 hour. Independent study, 2 hours. Extensive writing. Prerequisite: course 200C, 250, consent of instructor. Individually guided research, under the supervision of a faculty member, on a Cultural Studies topic related to the student.s proposed dissertation project to produce a dissertation prospectus.
290. Colloquim (1)
Lecture, 1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standings or consent of instructor. Designed to provide cohort identity and faculty student exchange. Opportunity to present papers, hear guest lecturers, and see faculty presentations, gather for organizational and administrative news, exchange information, and make announcements. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit. (S/U grading only.)
Elective courses offered by Cultural Studies
- CST 204
- CST 206
- CST 208
- CST 212
- CST 214
- CST 295
- CST 298
- CST 299
- CST 299D
204. History and Theory of Sexualities (4)
Lecture/discussion, 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 200A (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. Studies of sexualities in feminist, literary, historical, and cultural studies research, specifically examining the emergence of "sexuality" as a field of research and the emergence of "sexuality" as a field of research and the relationship of sexuality studies to cultural forms, subjectivity, and social relations generally. Not offered every year.
206. Studies in Race Theory (4)
Lecture/discussion, 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 200A (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. Theoretical framework for the study of race, drawing on contemporary cultural studies and postcolonial scholarship in order to understand the social production of "race" as a category for organizing social groups and determining group processes. Not offered every year.
208. Studies in Nationalism, Transnationalism, and Late Capitalism (4)
Lecture/discussion, 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 200A (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. Contemporary theories of nation, nationalism, postcolonialism, and transnationalism. Specific attention to the relationship between cultural production and the formation of ideas about nation and nationalisms, including examination of both "legitimizing" and resistant discourses. Not offered every year.
212. Studies in the Rhetorics of Culture (4)
Lecture/discussion, 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 200A (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. Survey of the critical and analytical approaches to the study of texts. Examination of multi-mediated objects to understand their cultural import by focusing on discursive production, ispersal, and reception processes, and related shifts in power relations. Not offered every year.
214. Studies in Political and Cultural Representations (4)
Lecture/discussion, 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 200A (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. Framework for the analysis of political and popular cultural representations. Emphasis on concepts, theories, and methodologies illuminating dominant and vernacular cultural representation, appropriation, and innovation in transnational contexts. May be repeated for credit up to 4 times when topic differs. Not offered every year.
295. Special Topics (4)
Lecture/discussion, 4 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Special topics courses offered according to faculty and student interests aNd demands. May be repeated for credit with consent of adviser.
298. Group Research (1-5)
S/U grading only.
299. Directed Research (1-5)
S/U grading only.
299D. Dissertation Research (1-12)
S/U grading only.
Students may also choose from elective courses offered in other departments upon consultation with their advisor.