IMCS1010 Comparative Cultural Studies (5 cr)
Grading scale
0-5
Teaching languages
English
Learning outcomes
On completing this course, the student will be able to
- define concepts related to culture and identity
- explain how cultural processes such as racialisation function
- understand and be sensitive about the issue of perspective in confronting intercultural issues
- use critical reading techniques in practice.
Study methods
Lecture course with discussions and learning assignments
Content
This course focuses on some basic issues of comparative cultural studies. It introduces the participant to concepts and definitions of culture such as identity, gender, class, ethnicity, race, place, nation, perspective and representation. Moreover, the problems of comparing cultures are dealt with in the context of multiculturalism, commercialism and globalisation.
Further information
Timing: 1st year
Literature:
| ISBN-number | Author, year of publication, title, publisher |
|---|---|
| Selected essays from: | |
| During, Simon (ed.): The Cultural Studies Reader. 1999. | |
| Connell, Liam & Nicky Marsh (ed.): Literature and Globalization: A Reader. 2010. | |
| Taylor, Charles et al. (ed.): Multiculturalism: Examining the Politics of Recognition. 1994. | |
| Other literature as instructed by the teacher |