Culture·Course
Cultural Studies
Cultural studies: from Birmingham School to postcolonial theory, memes and globalization
8
Modules
24
Articles
~2 h
Reading
IV
CLOs
§ 01 — Curriculum
8 modules.
Each module is a small unit. Most read in sequence — but a determined reader can begin anywhere.
- M IWhat Is CultureDefinitions, theories, and anthropological approaches3 articles
18 minBegin → - M IICross-Cultural CommunicationBarriers, stereotypes, and globalization3 articles
18 minBegin → - M IIIMass Culture and MediaFrankfurt School, McLuhan, and digital culture3 articles
18 minBegin → - M IVCulture in OrganizationsOrganizational culture, cross-cultural management, innovation3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VEnlightenment, Bourgeoisie, and the Birth of Public CultureCoffeehouses, salons, and the cultural revolution of the 18th–19th centuries3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VIModernism, Avant-Garde, and the Culture of CatastropheWeimar culture, totalitarian aesthetics, and cultural trauma3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VIIGlobalization, Counterculture, and IdentitySubcultures, postcolonial culture, and global pop3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VIIIDigital Culture and the Post-Internet WorldMemes, platforms, attention, and culture in the age of algorithms3 articles
18 minBegin →
§ 02 — Learning outcomes
4 outcomes.
CLO I
Theory of Culture
Understand key approaches to the study of culture: anthropological, critical, and semiotic.
CLO II
Culture and Power
Analyze the relationships between culture, ideology, and power.
CLO III
Postcolonial Critique
Apply postcolonial theory to the analysis of cultural phenomena.
CLO IV
Digital Culture
Analyze phenomena of mass and digital culture.
§ 03 — Practices