Cultural Studies

Tahun Akademik:
Genap 2020/2021
Kelas-Offr:
F-F1
Deskripsi:

This course explores the working of power in the production, distribution and consumption of cultural
texts, in their broader definition to include literature, new media, films, speeches, songs, games,
conventional media etc. Situating these texts as products which are culturally and historically specific,
the course guides students to critically question how these texts and the cultural representations born
in them, such as of gender, class, race etc, are able to be produced, distributed, and consumed (in
particular ways) in a particular cultural and historical context. With such critical skills, students are
expected to offer alternative insights to certain socio-cultural issues and political economy of an era in a
particular cultural context, as well as to conduct research on socio-cultural phenomena.


Capaian Pembelajaran

  • 1. Identify power-related issues underlying the production, distribution, and consumption of a
    certain literary work

  • 2. Apply certain theory in understanding the working of power behind the production, distribution
    and consumption of a certain literary work

  • 3. Evaluate and synthesize literature to be used as sources for developing a discussion essay (group
    work), an essay plan, and an argumentative essay.

  • 4. deploy good command of written language to rhetorically build strong arguments in the essay

  • 5. develop quality discussion and argumentative essays which have clear structure, justifiable
    significance, and objectives

  • 6. appreciate the design, conduct and reporting of original research

  • 7. communicate the discussion essay (group work) and essay plan through classroom-level seminar

  • 8. evaluate the quality of the developed essay plans by giving constructive comments and
    feedback to fellow students in the classroom-level seminar

Daftar Pustaka:

  • Barker, C. and Galasinski, Darius. 2002. Making Sense of Cultural Studies. SAGE Publications, London,
    Thousand Oaks, and New Delhi.


  • Barker, C., 2008, Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice, SAGE Publications, London, Thousand Oaks, New
    Delhi and Singapore.

  • Bourdieu, P. 1996. ‘Prologue: Journalism and Politics’ and ‘On television’. In on Television. The New
    Press. New York. Pp. 1-67

  • Erten, A. 2005. ‘The Translation of the Concept of “the Otherness” in Migrant Literature’. In Translation
    Review v. 69, no. 1

  • Kramsch, C., 2009. Language and Culture, Oxford: Oxford University Press.