Anglophone Cultural Studies I

The main goal of Anglophone Cultural Studies I is to provide the basic methodological tools of cultural studies and apply them to understand and analyse cultures present in English-speaking countries.
To this end, the course aims to enable students to:
- understand a set of cultural practices and productions by adopting the methodological approach of cultural studies and post-colonial studies applied to the Anglophone contexts;
- use this approach to understand the key cultural concepts of the countries or areas being studied;
- read, analyse and interpret texts and cultural practices and productions related to the Anglophone contexts;
- understand the historical, political, social and cultural background related to the cultural practices studied;
- understand the colonial and decolonial history of the British Empire.

By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- use the language and skills of cultural studies and post-colonial studies applied to the Anglophone contexts, in line with the professional profile to be trained during the three-year programme;
- apply this subject-specific language to mediation practices, in line with the professional profile to be trained during the three-year programme;
- use cultural skills to develop an aptitude for inclusion practices;
- read, summarise and compare cultural practices and productions in the Anglophone contexts studied;
- make intercultural and interdisciplinary connections, in line with the professional profile to be trained during the three-year programme.