This course will enable students to engage in critical analyses of culture in relation to class, ethnicity and gender. They will also gain insights into power structures, identity politics and hegemony on the one hand, and consumerism, agency and subcultural practices on the other

This Introduction to Cultural Studies will be relevant to students interested in popular culture and the cultures of everyday life. The course will focus on key thinkers in Cultural Studies as well as the ways identities are constructed and maintained through everyday practices and engagement with material culture.