The purpose of this course is to introduce students to some of the most distinctive literary and cinematic approaches to collective and individual memory and its representation in pre- and postwar Europe.
How did inadequate education, greed, power struggles and rapid change produce Renaissance high culture? Was it a return to classical education, culture and institutions? A religious renewal? Or new social, political and economic patterns shaping the modern world?
Investigates Celtic culture and its artistic expression, which includes both the early medieval amalgamation of the Irish and Anglo-Saxon traditions in the British Isles, and its later manifestation during the Celtic Revival of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
An experiential learning course on the study of memory from a cultural perspective. Topics include: collective vs. individual memory; memory and trauma; memory and media; historical memory; oral memory and testimony.
An experiential learning course on the study of memory from a cultural perspective. Topics include: collective vs. individual memory; memory and trauma; memory and media; historical memory; oral memory and testimony.
Surveys historical and contemporary approaches to the texts and contexts of fiction, film, television, music, folklore and fashion. Themes include the industrialization of culture; changing definitions of the popular; genre and gender; the politics of style; nature and other utopias.
Examines individual and collective expression within the context of popular and consumer culture, including such areas as music, activism, the Web, fashion, subcultures, shopping, car culture, fan clubs, zines, TV and film.
Examines the radical impulse as it shapes and is shaped by progressive cultural movements. Using examples from fine art, literature, film, music, and other artistic forms and drawing on history, cultural theory and socio-political thought, the course explores the tension between radical aesthetics and radical politics, investigating cultural praxis as it is moved by the […]
This experiential course engages students in the study of a diverse spectrum of interdisciplinary performance theories and practices from Aristotle to Judith Butler. At the heart of this course is the requirement that students study performativity and attend live performance events through which they interpret their developing knowledge of the field.
This experiential course examines the history and development of musical theatre on stage and in film. Its study crosses the disciplines of theatre, film, dance, and popular culture in an endeavour to understand the historical and contemporary associations between human beings, cultural production, and reproduction in musical performances.