Established in 1958, the comparative literature and cultural studies program is an innovative interdisciplinary graduate program for advanced studies in literature and culture across linguistic, national, disciplinary, and genre. The pdf will include all pages within the undergraduate catalog. Comparative and cultural studies cultural movement john azumah. Comparative literature, comparative cultural studies. Therefore, the comprehensive exam for comparative culture will be given on saturday, 11 january, during 5gen at 4.
History of art and visual culture and comparative literature and culture royal holloway university of london. Comparative literature and comparative cultural studies. Comparative cultural studies research papers academia. Ccs3003 contemporary issues in comparative cultural studies 3 ch 3s w a seminar with varying content addressing literary and cultural periods, genres or themes as expressed across cultural borders. The pdf will include all pages within the graduate and professional catalog. Emanuela todeva abstract this paper examines the main theoretical frameworks for analysis of comparative cultural attitudes. The goal of an etic analysis is to make generalizations across cultures that take into account all human behavior. Comparative ethnic and american studies, the study of ethnicity and race in the americas. What is the social importance of the study of comparative. The college of liberal arts offers a minor in comparative cultural studies u.
Journal of comparative studies and international education. Comparative literature, comparative cultural studies, aesthetic education, and the. Comparative cultural studies university of houston. Similarly, there is one aspect that must not be overlooked in current proposals. A companion to cultural studies wiley online books. Comparative cultural studies university of copenhagen. An anthology 2000 and a companion to film theory 2000, and is the author of a wide range of work in cultural studies including technologies of truth 1998, popular culture and everyday life 1998, and globalization and sport 2001. Comparative literary studies university of south australia. Limited effects theory focuses on whether media content can have an immediate and direct.
And they study the intersections of literature with other cultural forms such as film, drama, the visual arts, music, and new media. In order to clarify this point of view, we shall first discuss some of the existing. Master of arts in comparative literature and cultural studies m. The program in comparative literature and cultural studies is an interdisciplinary program, dedicated to the study of literature and culture from a global perspective and across languages, genres, disciplines, nations, and cultures. Comparative and cultural studies comparative studies. Comparative literature and cultural studies is an interdisciplinary major with concentrations in comparative literature and in cultural studies. Comparative cultural studies coursework provides students with an introduction to the cultures and languages of other nations and peoples, the contributions and perspectives of cultures other than their own, and how gender is viewed in these cultures.
Collaboration among these programs enhances the strengths of each, and encourages crosscultural learning and. The topics listed here are examples of ways in which a focus area in comparative cultural studies can be developed in keeping with students particular interests. Comparative cultural studies examines how cultural practices, especially contemporary creative media, both shape and themselves are shaped by current global developments such as the digitization of culture, virtual reality, global interconnectedness, increased people flows, transhumanism, environmental degradation, and new forms of subjectivities. Comparative cultural studies, the comparative study of cultural production in different contexts. Request pdf comparative cultural studies and cultural anthropology in his article comparative cultural studies and cultural anthropology rik pinxten.
The introduction to world cultures and critical theory 9 credit hours component provides students with a survey of world literatures and cultures and. The normal preparation for graduate study in comparative literature and cultural studies is an undergraduate degree in world languages, english, or a related field in the humanities and the social sciences. In their article comparative cultural studies and pedagogy ronald soetaert and kris rutten combine the concept of education with culture and literacy. An emic analysis documents valid principles that describe behavior in any one culture, taking into account what the people themselves value as.
To understand the cultural concepts and its impact on the media. Comparative cultural studies ccs10 the culture of spain and latin american i o 3 ch 3c w spain and latin america before 1500. As we reassess the methodology of comparative law, we need also to reassess the purposes and missions served by comparative law. In this eng translation and revision of her acclaimed germanlanguage book, elke sturmtrigonakis expands on goethes notion of weltliteratur 1827 to prop. Admission to the master of arts degree in comparative literature and cultural studies. Comparative literature and cultural studies website. In his article comparative cultural studies and cultural anthropology rik pinxten postulates that the fields of anthropology and comparative cultural studies represent an advantageous. In an increasingly diverse nation and interconnected world, employers have come to value this important area of expertise.
Dedicated to relevant, indepth analyses, cps provides the timeliest methodology, theory. View comparative cultural studies research papers on academia. All major areas of concentration in comparative studies require a total of 37 semester hours 60 quarter hours, including at least one concentration course in the area of concentration. End page 205 the question provoked by the volumes title, given the contents, is where the comparative is in comparative hungarian cultural studies. The program offers advanced academic training in foreign languages, literary translation, comparative literature, and cultural studies. Theory and practice of cultural studies is an introduction to the theories that have defined the emerging field of cultural studies. Each issue, published quarterly, examines topics that span societies, nations and cultures, providing strategies for the systematic testing of theories about human society and behavior. Comparative cultural studies university of new brunswick.
Cultural representation through television entertainment. Comparative cultural studies and the new weltliteratur on jstor. Toby miller is professor of cultural studies and cultural policy at new york university. Comparative cultural studies and the new weltliteratur by. Comparative cultural studies and latin america 9781557533586. Comparative literature and cultural studies is an interdisciplinary master of arts m. Students in cultural and comparative studies must take examinations in four fields selected in consultation with the students academic adviser, including at least two fields within the department and at least one with a comparative or theoretical focus. Department of cultural studies and comparative literature. Do you consider yourself an outofthebox thinker, a cultural critic. Investigation of different international, ethnic and culture based practices and perspectives. Crosscultural content analysis of advertising from the. Kgu has changed its intranet access policy, so that this page can not be easily updated.
Comparative political studies cps published fourteen times a year, offers scholarly work on comparative politics at both the crossnational and intranational levels. The study of conceptual issues that bear upon method in theology and ethics, the philosophical clarification of religious concepts and categories, and the examination of. Collaboration among these programs enhances the strengths of each, and encourages cross. Focus is placed on the theory, method, and application of the study processes rather than on the what of the objects of study. Associate professor department of communication studies university of northern iowa, ia. Therefore we are facing the most advanced and recent perspectivein the international framework that is being experienced to analyze and understand cinema, art, literature. Minor pdf will include all pages within the undergraduate catalog. Pdf comparative literature and the question of theory. A comparative study on american and chinese versions of sex and the city. While comparative studies is broadly concerned with the study of culture and cultural differences, students develop particular areas of expertise. Core courses and electives are offered not only in the department of cultural studies and comparative literature cscl, but also in a number of other. A major methodological orientation to such studies, developed over the last 10 years, is the emicetic distinction.
Northern arizona university visit programme website. Generally, comparative law has been employed as a discipline to understand foreign. The suggestion is made that the future of crosscultural research. Cultural studies tries to explain any activity in our case, aesthetic practices as generators of identity, knowledge and social influence. The most significant religious change in our time is the axial shift of mass and direction of the center of christianity from north america and europe to africa, asia, latin america, and the pacific. The undergraduate concentration in comparative cultural studies draws on social and aesthetic theory to understand how social identities, actions, and desires are produced and practiced in everyday life. Study comparative cultural studies asian studies in united states. Dedicated to relevant, indepth analyses, cps provides the timeliest methodology, theory, and research in the field of comparative politics. Project muse comparative hungarian cultural studies ed.
Courses from other comparative studies tracks as well as courses in other departments may be used to satisfy part of this requirement. Comparative cultural studies international minor minor. Comparative cultural studies requirements department of. Greenes sense of the future of comparative literature might well have proved accurate. As a student, you will learn about other ways of living and become more aware of your own cultural. From comparative literature to comparative cultural studies. Cultural representation through television entertainment programs.
Open to students who have completed at least 30 ch of university courses or by permission of instructor. Studies in cinema and media culture scmc examines cinema by emphasizing its location within the intricate social, historical, and cultural matrix of audiovisual forms and practices. Comparative literary and cultural studies minor the clcs minor requires a minimum of 9 credit hours listed in clcs, plus 6 upperdivision credit hours in a. Companion to comparative literature, world literatures, and. Comparative literary and cultural studies department of. The comparative modes for the exam in june 2014 are. The most general approach, applicable to all comparative studies, is the plausible rival hypothesis analysis which forces the research to examine each and every potential explanation for any data set. The suggestion is made that the future of crosscultural research will depend on its contribution. A critical discussion of the work by kluckholm and strodtbeck, hofstede and trompenaars leads to. To discuss the importance of cultural studies and its role in mass media. Collaboration among these programs enhances the strengths of each, and encourages crosscultural learning and understanding. Comparative literature, comparative cultural studies, aesthetic.
Comparative cultural studies and cultural anthropology. The paper argues that the comparative approach to the study of modern cultural forms should be founded on the common experience but divergent histories of the development of a capitalist mode of production and the impact of its reformatting dynamics on social, including cultural, relations. To create awareness of cultural theories and its relevance in media 2. Comparative cultural studies and cultural anthropology request pdf. The approach is both interdisciplinary and crosscultural. Comparative cultural studies is conceived as an approach with three areas of theoretical content. You learn to see that there are connections and distinctions in how writers, film makers, thinkers, and readers work through cultural and linguistic differen. Cross cultural content analysis of advertising from the united states and india by niaz ahmed may 1996 this cross cultural content analysis which merged traditional content analysis method with semiotic concepts compared advertising in the united states a highly individualistic and. Brislin culture learning institute, east west center, honolulu, hawaii crosscultural research can make contributions to theory development by identifying groups of people who seem not to behave according to established. Comparative studies students also develop their understanding of cultural differences as they attend to the intersections of gender, ethnicity, race and class. Comparative literature and culture publishes scholarship in the humanities and social sciences following tenets of the discipline of comparative literature and the field of cultural studies designated as comparative cultural studies. Comparative cultural studies department of comparative. Introduction to cultural studies a evolution, need and significance of cultural studies evolution of culture studies during the 1950s and 1960s, interest in cultural theories of mass communication began to develop and take hold.
Comparative cultural studies is a contextual approach to the study of culture in a global and intercultural context. Pdf from comparative literature today toward comparative. Consideration of policyrelated issues and intervention strategies addressing the participation and achievement of women in pertinent areas of study. The comparative approach to cultural studies involves discovering what different realities say and can be made to say to each other analytically, allowing us to rethink the world and discover new connections in the past and present. Comparative cultural studies and pedagogy request pdf. Comparative cultural studies are a field of study in the humanities and social sciences where tenets of the. Examples of these approaches are given from studies on ingroupoutgroup relations in greece and the united states.
Comparative cultural studies are a field of study in the humanities and social sciences where tenets of the discipline of comparative literature are merged with the field of cultural studies. The exploration of nonchristian traditions with special emphasis on comparative religious questions. Comparative cultural studies purdue university press. Available for general education, f comparative cultural studies.
Collaboration among these programs enhances the strengths of each, and. The department of comparative cultural studies is an interdisciplinary department offering degree programs in anthropology ba, bs, ma liberal studies ba, bs, religious studies ba as well as undergraduate minors in anthropology and religious studies. Comparative cultural studies is a contextual approach to the study of culture in a global and. Publications in the library series are 1 articles, 2 books, 3 bibliographies, 4 resources, and 5 documents. General vision and viewpoint theme cultural context you need to know your comparative text well, but not in the same level of detail as your. In our increasingly globalized age, translation studies are also an important part of the comparative approach to literature. A sixth part consists of a selected bibliography of works in english on hungarian culture, chiefly those published since 1989. The social importance of comparative literature is in its cross cultural orientation. Nabokovs and bellows dark laughter gerald david naughton and yulia pushkarevskaya. The author introduces an innovative framework to analyse these new forms of expression that is based on comparative cultural studies and its methodology of contextual systemic and empirical approaches to the study of literature and culture, including the concepts of the macroand microsystems of culture and literature. Work in comparative cultural studies is performed in a contextual and.
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