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FILM 338 Contemporary Issues in Cultural Studies Units: 3.00
An intermediate study of key concepts in cultural studies investigated through cultural practices and/or national contexts from the 1960s to the present.
NOTE Students will be required to attend a limited number of Kingston-based cultural productions over the course of the term.
NOTE Students will be required to attend a limited number of Kingston-based cultural productions over the course of the term.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 12 Group Learning, 12 Off-Campus Activity, 60 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan) or (FILM 236 or FILM 240 or FILM 260) or (registration in an ARTH, ARTV, DRAM, or MUSC Plan).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze a cross-section of genres (documentary, ethnographic, narrative fiction), platforms (podcasts, blogs, social media), texts (scholarly, press, artistic), and interventions (art-activism).
- Construct and communicate an effective argument and research findings diverse forms of expression.
- Form connections between mediums, institutions, and bodies of knowledge in relation to issues of authority, authenticity and cultural difference.
- Understand research trends and creative practices in Cultural Studies.