MCS 343 - Capital and Cultural Studies

3 credits
PHI 343

This course examines Karl Marx’s revolutionary ideas and their enduring influence on philosophy, culture, media, and everyday life over the past 150 years. Students will engage deeply with Marx’s key concepts-such as alienation, class struggle, the dialectic method, and historical materialism-and how Marxist analysis helps us understand contemporary problems, such as economic inequality, environmental crises, and global social movements. Through critical readings, discussions, and creative projects, the course encourages students to analyze the relationship between capital and culture and to envision new ways of being in the world.
When Offered: Spring

Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 or ENG 101