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CCTP-797-01 Discourses of Culture and Cultural Theory
Spring only
As a core theory course, this seminar will introduce students, particularly those who plan to work in cultural and media studies, to the foundational theories of the multiple disciplines and discourses that the field of culture and media studies incorporate. Seminal texts in literary, cultural and media theory, historiography, psychoanalysis, social theory, and ethnography will be discussed as they inform how we interpret cultural expressions and products.
The intent of the course is to establish both an historical grounding of current theories and to expose students to contemporary theoretical orientations that address pertinent questions for their work. The general orientation of the course is the relationship of the study of culture to ideology and institutions such as the state. We will also address the status of “texts” and the construction of meaning in them that is mediated through language and image within these determining interests and contexts. Areas of focus will include: 1) semiotics and semiology, 2) hermeneutics, 3) (post) structuralism 4) feminism, gender, the body and sexuality, 5) race and ethnicity, 6) (post)colonialism, and 7) technology and media. Readings will be both interdisciplinary and international with attention to these factors as well.
Substantial reading, discussion, some short papers (2-3 pgs) will be required and a take home final exam.
Online syllabus: http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/irvinem/CCTP797/CCTP797-syllabus.html
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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