English Cultural Studies I

The main goal of English Cultural Studies I is to provide the basic methodological tools of cultural studies and apply them to understand and analyse cultures connected to the English context.  
To this end, the course aims to enable students to:
- understand a first set of cultural practices and productions by adopting the methodological approach of cultural studies applied to the English context;
- use this approach to understand and describe the key cultural concepts of the country or area being studied;
- read, analyse and interpret texts and cultural practices and productions related to the English context;
- understand the historical, political, social and cultural background related to the cultural practices studied.

By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- use the specific language and skills of English cultural studies, 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, critically analyse, summarise and compare cultural practices and productions of the contexts studied;
- make intercultural and interdisciplinary connections, in line with the professional profile to be trained during the three-year programme.