Cultural Studies - A New Program
What is Cultural Studies? Ways of seeing things
A democratic civilization will only save itself if it makes the language of representation into a stimulus for critical reflection-not an invitation for hypnosis. ~Adapted from Umberto Eco
The first to be offered in the Maritimes...
Cultural Studies offers study in the nature and criticism of culture and the arts—chiefly literature, film, visual art and popular culture. This interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree program fosters inquiry into the social and political conditions in which thought and expression take place. Forms of cultural expression such as films, literature and paintings are thus analysed both as texts and as practices in context.
Graduates from Cultural Studies programs such as ours find careers in journalism, the arts, critical writing, museum work, teaching, and law.
Note: Returning or transfer students may already have completed courses which could be counted towards a major or a minor in Cultural Studies.