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Program Requirements

The Minor Concentration English - Cultural Studies may be expanded to the Major Concentration English - Cultural Studies.

For the most up-to-date information on Department requirements and detailed course descriptions, please see the English Department Handbook at .

Required Courses (6 credits)

• ENGL 275 Introduction to Cultural Studies (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : 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.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: So, Richard; LeClerc, Jeremie; Gagnon, Julien (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

  • Required of all U1 Cultural Studies students

• ENGL 277 Introduction to Film Studies (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : An introduction to key concepts in film studies. Exemplary works from the history of film will be studied to introduce students to such topics as the aesthetics of film; sound's production of meaning; film as narrative; film and genre; period and national cinemas; film's role in culture.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Nystrom, Derek; Hoyos García, David; Qaqish, Omar (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

  • Restriction: Cultural Studies Major and Honours program students.

Complementary Courses (12 credits)

12 credits selected as described below.

Note on Topics Courses: The Department of English offers courses which change topic from academic year to academic year. Depending on the topic in a specific year, these courses may count toward different program requirements. At the time they register for a topics course, students should confirm with their program adviser the program requirement it fulfils for that academic year.

Major Figures

3 credits from a list of courses on Major Figures in Cultural Studies:

• ENGL 315 Shakespeare (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of the major works of Shakespeare.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Yachnin, Paul; Richards-Velinou, Nathan (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 381 A Film-Maker 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Studies in the history of film: the works of a major director. Topic varies each year.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Schantz, Edward; Vestad, Holly (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

  • Restriction: Limited to students in English Major programs

• ENGL 418 A Major Modernist Writer (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Intensive study of a writer important for Modernism, such as James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Hickman, Miranda Brun (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 481 A Film-Maker 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Studies in the history of film.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Osterweil, Ara (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

  • Restriction: Permission of instructor required

Historical Dimension

3 credits from a list of courses in Cultural Studies with an historical dimension:

• ENGL 350 Studies in the History of Film 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Developments in proto-cinema and early cinema through the silent era.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 351 Studies in the History of Film 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Developments in the Hollywood Studio Era, including rivals, imitators, and alternatives.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 363 Studies in the History of Film 3 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Developments in post-1958 cinema, from the European New Waves to contemporary global and independent cinemas.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Çam, Resat (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 374 Film Movement or Period (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Study of a significant movement or period in film history.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Schantz, Edward (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 451 A Period in Cinema (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : In-depth examination of a significant historical period in cinema's development, early silent era to present.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 480 Studies in History of Film 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Studies in the history of film.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

Additional Cultural Studies

6 additional credits from the option's offerings which includes all the courses specifically listed in the Cultural Studies categories above and the courses listed below. Any ENGL course not on these Cultural Studies lists, such as courses in Literature, may not count toward the Minor Concentration English - Cultural Studies.

• ENGL 280 Introduction to Film as Mass Medium (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : An introduction to film's social, historical, and technological contexts, including its relationships to other mass media.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Students will be required to pay a screening fee.

• ENGL 354 Sexuality and Representation (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Topics on representations of sexuality with reference to its cultural contexts.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

  • Priority will be given to English Major/Honours students in second year of program

• ENGL 366 Film Genre (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A discussion of an individual genre of cinema; concept of genre.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 378 Media and Culture (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : An introduction to the study of television and its distinctive aesthetic, generic, and discursive features.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Stenbaek, Marianne A (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

  • Prerequisite: ENGL 275

• ENGL 379 Film Theory (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Topics in film studies. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 380 Non-Fiction Media: Cinema, Television, Radio (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Historical, formal, and thematic analysis of non-fictional and documentary works within cinema, television, and radio.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 382 International Cinema 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Studies in the history of film by period or nation. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 383 Studies in Communications 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Studies in the relationships between the media and culture.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Kaite, Berkeley (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

  • Restriction: Permission of instructor required

• ENGL 385 Topics in Literature and Film (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A topic in literature and film. Topics vary by year.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 388 Studies in Popular Culture (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : History and development of important forms of popular culture. Topics may include traditional ballads; fairs; carnivals and popular festivity; material culture; popular fiction; mainstream television.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Stenbaek, Marianne A (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 389 Studies in Popular Culture (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : History and development of important forms of popular culture.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 390 Political and Cultural Theory (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : The intersection between theories of culture and theories of society.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 391 Special Topics: Cultural Studies 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Current issues in cultural studies. Topics will include contemporary debates on high culture and the literary canon, and the question of aesthetic value and aesthetic judgment.

  Terms: Winter 2022, Summer 2022

  Instructors: Korell, Hannah (Winter) Greenwood, Steven (Summer)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 395 Cultural and Theatre Studies (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : The relationships between theatre and forms of popular culture, including but not limited to cinematic and televisual adaptations of theatrical works.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Yachnin, Paul (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Prerequisite: ENGL 275

• ENGL 440 First Nations and Inuit Literature and Media (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : An introduction to Inuit and First Nations literature and media in Canada, including oral literature and the development of aboriginal television and film.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Stenbaek, Marianne A (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 415 or ENGL 419 as "Native Canadian Literature" or as "Inuit Literature".

• ENGL 476 Alternative Approaches to Media 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Study of alternative uses of contemporary media with particular emphasis on the forms of independent video and community television and their relationship to mainstream television and film.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

  • Workshop course. Departmental permission required

• ENGL 482 International Cinema 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Intensive study of a particular tradition or movement in international cinema.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .