World Cultural Studies, Minor (Beginning Fall 2025)
Cultural studies is inherently an interdisciplinary field in which insights from language, literature, history, politics, economics, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and other scholarly fields all come together to inform the ways of thinking in this discipline. The minor in world cultural studies aligns itself with all other programs in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, as well as with programs in other SLU departments, such as English, History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, Theological Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies. It is designed to help students gain a broader understanding of other cultures and of their own culture. This inherently fosters an understanding and appreciation for diverse perspectives and represents a crucial virtue in today's globalized world.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LLC 1010 | World Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Area Studies | 9 | |
Courses are selected from the subject codes of CHIN, FREN, GR, LLC, RUSS, or SPAN that also carry the "World Cultural Studies Elective" attribute. Students must complete their 9 credits in at least 2 geographical areas (i.e. in at least two of those department subject codes). | ||
| Electives | 6 | |
Any course that carries the "World Cultural Studies Elective" attribute. | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Examples of "World Cultural Studies Elective" attributed courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LLC 1250 | Speaking in (Inter)Cultural Context | 3 |
| LLC 3255 | Cultural Representations of Contemporary Migrations in Spain and Europe | 3 |
| CHIN 3100 | Modern Chinese Fiction and Film | 3 |
| CHIN 3150 | Global Sinophone Fiction and Film | 3 |
| FREN 2590 | Women Writers, Conflict, and Social Change in the French-speaking World. | 3 |
| GR 3210 | German Cultural History | 3 |
| GR 3300 | Berlin | 3 |
| GR 3310 | Modern German Prose and Film | 3 |
| GR 3320 | German Cinema | 3 |
| GR 3330 | German Identity | 3 |
| GR 3500 | Courtly Love and Life Portrayed Through Medieval German Literature | 3 |
| GR 3510 | Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival: Gender, Race, and Otherness | 3 |
| RUSS 3250 | Russia From Peter to Putin: Imperial, Soviet, and Post-Soviet Culture | 3 |
| RUSS 3270 | Soviet and Russian Cinema: Traditions and Innovations | 3 |
| RUSS 3340 | Serfdom and Liberation: Challenging the Legacies of Forced Labor | 3 |
| RUSS 3440 | Art, Media, & Power in Post-Soviet Russia | 3 |
| RUSS 4510 | The Russian Orthodox | 3 |
| SPAN 2240 | Meeting the Other: Hispanic Experience | 3 |
| SPAN 4515 | Mexico, Migrations & Missouri | 3 |
| ANTH 2200 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 3290 | Native Peoples of North America | 3 |
| ENGL 3500 | Literature of the Postcolonial World | 0,3 |
| ENGL 4130 | Literary Theory | 3 |
| ENGL 4670 | Contemporary Postcolonial Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 4680 | Major Post-Colonial Writers | 3 |
| SOC 1180 | World Geography | 3 |
| THEO 2710 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| THEO 2715 | Jerusalem: Three Faiths, One City | 3 |
| THEO 2717 | Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain | 3 |
| THEO 2730 | Stranger Things: Peoples and Places through Religious Travelers' Eyes | 3 |
| THEO 3335 | Christians In Middle East | 3 |
| THEO 3710 | Arts of Hinduism and Buddhism | 3 |
| THEO 3730 | Jewish Life: Bible to Middle Ages | 3 |
| THEO 3735 | Jewish Life: Middle Ages to Modern Times | 3 |
| WGST 3350 | Women and Gender in Global Film | 3 |
| WGST 4500 | Madonnas, Witches, Rebels: Women and Gender in Italy | 3 |
| WGST 4860 | Global & Transnational Feminism | 3 |