10 courses with the subject CST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CST 131Introduction to Cultural Studies3.0
This course introduces students to cultural studies, an interdisciplinary field that examines the ways in which cultural processes and artifacts are produced, circulated, regulated, and consumed. Cultural studies employs diverse analytical and interpretive techniques from a variety of disciplines (including but not limited to literary studies, anthropology, communication, history, philosophy, and others) to examine, contextualize, and explore the ways in which power works to shape culture. Students will survey a range of significant works from the field that critically explore and “read” cultural texts through a variety of lenses (race, class, gender, etc.) and position these texts in broader historical, social, ethical, and political contexts. LSP: IG
This course introduces students to a range of theories and interpretive strategies central to the field of cultural studies. Topics include defining and contesting “popular” culture, race and representation, gender and sexuality, Marxism, structuralism and post-structuralism, postmodernism and post-colonial theory. LSP: HU
Drawing on the work in the field of Critical Studies, this course introduces students to a variety of theoretical approaches to the study of race in the United States. Students will survey the history of Critical Studies in Race in their various philosophical formations. After a historical survey of the field, students will identify how Critical Studies in Race engages the historical scope of various disciplines that critically engage race in popular culture, economics, law, and criminal justice. LSP: IG
This course will provide an overview and analysis of gender and sexuality, focusing on exploring the relationship between gender, gender roles, sexuality, and global social institutions (the economy, family, religion, education). Focus will be given to social institution changes and social movements. LSP: IG
Drawing on work in the field of Cultural Studies, this course introduces students to a variety of theoretical approaches to the study of popular culture. Students will survey a range of definitions and theories related to mass media and popular culture that focus on issues of ideology, power, and identity formation across a variety of sites, including film, television, popular music, social media, and digital gaming. LSP: HU
This course will examine the political debates in the U.S. over Critical Race Theory (CRT). Students will engage the theoretical routes of CRT as a legal theory to develop a clear definition of its inception and reception. After examining Critical Race Theory proper, students will parse the ways in which CRT now circulates both the Right and the Left to examine the ways in which CRT is deployed in the popular sphere. As such students will also engage the subtle differences between Critical Race Theory - a theory of legal deconstruction - and Critical Race Studies - a broader academic interdisciplinary perspective. LSF: IG
In this course, students will explore the roots and routes of hip-hop feminism through Rapsody's 2019 release EVE. Eve's track list features track title with names of significant black women through history. Through critical readings, discussion, and multimedia expression, we will examine the history behind Rapsody's artistic representation of these women. This course features a particular focus on the roots of feminist thought among Black North Carolinians, including examination of the legacies of North Carolina artist and thinks like Nina Simone, Anna Jula Cooper, and Roberta Flack. Additionally, students will look at hip-hop's history to engage with albums from women hip hoppers in multiple eras. Using critical reading and listening skills, students will present original research on hip-hop history, hip-hop feminist criticism, and critical theory. LSP: HU
