SOCIOL 105

Cultural Studies and Society

Description

A cultural studies approach to social life focuses on the way we experience the world, taking account of what we see, what we hear, what we consume and how we communicate. Sociological theory will be explored through investigating different cultural forms including film, advertising, art, social media, sport, and video games.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2025 will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2025

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Bruce Cohen

Reading/Texts

All mandatory readings for this course can be found in the following textbook: Cohen, BMZ (ed.) (2012) Being Cultural. Auckland: Pearson.

Textbook is freely available to download from: https://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/external/ebooks/Cohen_2012_Being_Cultural_CC.pdf

Recommended Reading

Additional readings which are very useful for grounding students in the key issues covered on this course:

Barker, C. and Jane, E. A. (2016) Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice (5^th edn). London: Sage.

During, S. (Ed.) (2007) The Cultural Studies Reader (3^rd edn). London: Routledge.

 

Storey, J. (2018) Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction (8^th edn). Abingdon: Routledge.

Storey, J. (Ed.) (2018) Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader (4^th edn). Abingdon: Routledge.

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

SOCIOL 105: 15 points