School of Liberal Arts: Cultural Studies
2008-2009 Academic Year
3
Office:
219 Newcomb Hall
Phone:
504-865-5160
Fax: 504-862-8958
Cultural Studies Advisory Board
Carole Daruna, Communication
Hope H. Glidden, French and Italian
Amy Koritz, English
Ana M. López, Communication
Molly A. Rothenberg, English
A minor in cultural studies provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to
the study of culture. Cultural studies courses focus on the interrelationships
between representations --visual, written, oral, etc.-- and the world in which
they are produced and consumed. The overarching concern of cultural studies is
to explore how representations function to create and embody cultural meaning
and values. Representations are cultural artifacts that stand for, symbolize, depict,
or portray objects, people, thoughts, or emotions, etc. The minor introduces
students to a variety of approaches to the analysis of culture, while permitting
them to focus on a cluster area pertinent to their interests.
The minor in Cultural Studies consists of six courses. No more than two of the
courses counting towards a cultural studies minor may count toward a
departmental major. All students working toward the minor will be required to
take COMM 436 Cultural Studies Across Disciplines, one elective course selected
from a preapproved list, three courses in a cluster area of concentration, and 590
Cultural Studies Research Seminar.
ANTH 210 Myth and Life
ANTH 621 Development of Anthropological Theory
ANTH 683 Maya and Aztec Literature
COMM 426 Communication, Culture and the Body
COMM 476 Cultural Studies and Popular Culture
COMM 481 Special Topics in Communication (when cultural studies topic)
CLST 480 Special Topics in Cultural Studies
ENLS 482 Colonial and Post-Colonial Discourse
ENLS 483 Race, Class, and Gender
ENLS 484 Performance Studies
ENLS 485/COMM 458 Cultural Politics and Practices
ENLS 486 Topics in Cultural Studies