TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Established in the early 1990s, the Cultural Studies Program at Indiana University brings together faculty and graduate students pursuing interdisciplinary research. The program offers an interdisciplinary minor certificate for graduate students. Drawing upon recent developments in cultural, social, and literary theory, our program emphasizes the investigation of cultural production and the social construction of values, ideas, and belief systems. Courses in this area focus on both contemporary and historical phenomena and pay particular attention to the relationship between cultural forms and power relations in society. Issues of class, race, sexuality, and gender receive prominent critical attention, as do conventional divisions between "high culture" and more "popular" forms of expression... In recent years, our program has built on the international strengths of our faculty, whose research interests span the globe. To showcase the innovative research on Asia, Latin America, and..

Primary location: Bloomington United States