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ENGL 275. Introduction to Cultural Studies.

Credits: 3
Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

A survey of cultural studies, its history and subject matter, presenting key interpretive and analytic concepts, the aesthetic and political issues involved in the construction of sign systems, definitions of culture and cultural values conceptualized both as a way of life and as a set of actual practices and products.
  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
  • Fall
  • Required of all U1 Cultural Studies students

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