Popular Culture Courses

PCUL 5F90
MA Thesis
A research project involving the preparation and defence of a thesis, which shall demonstrate capacity for independent work and original research and thought.

PCUL 5F95
Major Research Paper in Popular Culture
A major essay which shall demonstrate capacity for independent work and original research or thought.

PCUL 5P01
Cultural Theory and Popular Culture
Historical and critical analysis of theories of popular culture from different disciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspectives.

PCUL 5P02
Research Methods in Popular Culture
Survey of research methods in popular culture and cultural studies, including their historical development, theoretical assumptions and practical applications.

PCUL 5P04
Directed Reading in Popular Culture
Directed individual or group reading in an area of popular culture.
Restriction: permission of the Director
Note: may not be taken in place of PCUL 5P01 or 5P02.

PCUL 5V20-5V29
Historical Perspectives on Popular Culture
Study of the popular culture of a particular historical period or an issue of popular culture in its historical context. Topics may include Popular Culture of the English Revolution, and Popular Culture and Christianity.

PCUL 5V24
2008-2009: Shakespeare and Popular Culture (Winter 2009)
Shakespeare in and as popular culture: theatrical and critical contexts from Elizabethan times to the present, the meanings of Shakespeare as cultural icon, and approaches to his work, life and times in film, television, and other media.

PCUL 5V30-5V39
Issues and Themes in Popular Culture
Focus on selected issues or themes in popular culture. Themes may include the Urban Experience, the Environment, Race and Representation, Gender, Consumer Culture.

PCUL 5V34
2008-2009: Speculative Fiction and Social Critique (Winter 2009)
Speculative traditions in popular fiction as modes of social critique, from early short stories in small magazines to contemporary film and television productions.

PCUL 5V40-5V49
Genres of Popular Culture
Study of a particular genre across selected popular media, including film, literature, and television. Topics may include Crime and Detective Fiction, Fairy Tales, Speculative Narrative, the Romance.

PCUL 5V50-5V59
Forms of Popular Culture
Study of a particular form of popular culture, including political economy, aesthetics, and cultural and historical significance. Topics may include Popular Music, Television, Sport, Digital Culture.

PCUL 5V60-5V69
Local, National and International Popular Cultures
Study of popular culture in a selected region or nation, including such topics as popular culture in the American South, the Niagara Region, Australia, Britain, Canada, Latin America, post-Soviet Russia.

PCUL 5V62
2008-2009: Highlandism: Scottishness in Popular Culture (Winter 2009)
The representation of Scottishness in popular culture in both historical and contemporary perspective. Topics may include the negotiation of diasporic Scottish identity through both mediated and non-mass mediated cultural forms, Scottish folk culture, tourism, and cultural geography.