ENGL 24020 - Reading Texts, Mediating Cultures

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

This unit is an introduction to the field known as cultural studies. Students are introduced to a range of issues and readings that come from different disciplines but are all involved in a broader attempt to 'read' culture. Most people are familiar with the idea of reading a book or poem and even of reading a film, but this unit considers whether it is legitimate to regard other cultural formation and practices as texts. Thematically the unit moves from an interest in the 'everyday' towards a sense in which this everyday is replaced by creative and sometimes subversive alternatives in the form of play, travel and celebrity culture.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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