Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Waseda University
Course Title:
Culture in Context
Course Number:
CMFC231L
Course Description:
This interactive lecture-based course seeks to identify what it is people mean when they invoke the term ‘culture’. Throughout, we will critique the term “culture” in different contexts to examine whether it is a defensible position to justify the activities of different actors. To achieve this, we will examine our own position, critique it, then develop a defensible stance that defines and understands culture/s. We will consider how culture is transmitted, how it evolves, the different values it promotes, whether culture has boundaries, and critique the concepts of gender and nationality in culture. Particular focus will be placed upon five topics. (1) Identity, through which we consider how culture/s use tools to create and maintain individual and group identity. (2) Cultural Legitimacy, where the ideas of cultural relativism, consumerism (Pop v Mass) are addressed. (3) Language, through which we consider semiotic values and examine how cultures utilize the media to
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 295
Attachment Files:
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