In this narrative-focused specialization, students explore the stories told in comparative and world literature, as well as theatre, television, and film. Join in small, interactive class discussions about experimental, historical, or science fiction, while you workshop skills in literary analysis, creative writing, and theatrical production.
Courses
Students who have fulfilled the requirements for a single- or joint-major degree in Cultural Studies may graduate with a Specialization if they have successfully completed 4.0 CUST credits in the chosen Specialization category. The same course may not simultaneously count toward two or more Specializations.
- CUST 1520H: Introduction to World Literature
- CUST 2525H: Science Fiction in the Contemporary World
- CUST 2526H: Workshop: Narrative and Performance
- CUST 2528H: West Indian Storytelling (World Literature)
- CUST 2529H: Science Fiction: From Golden Age Science Fiction to Cyberpunk
- CUST 2551H: Popular Culture and Modern Thought: Ideology, Language
- CUST 2552H: Popular Culture and Modern Thought: Gender, Globalization, and the Virtual
- CUST 3087Y: Community-Based Research Project
- CUST-INDG 3128H: Indigenous Science Fiction and Speculative Storytelling
- CUST-MDST 3129H: Workshop: Radio and Podcast
- CUST 3176H: Workshop: Making Theatre
- CUST 3177H: Workshop: Making the Play
- CUST 3515H: Modernism and the Avant-Garde
- CUST 3525H: Writing the World: Contemporary Fiction in Translation
- CUST 3526H: Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction
- CUST 3529H: Utopia (Future Fiction)CUST 3572H: Workshop: Storytelling and Theatre
- CUST 3572H: Workshop: Theatre of the Absurd
- CUST 3900Y/3901H/3092H: Reading Course
- CUST 4010Y/4020D: Honours Thesis
- CUST-MDST 4041Y/4541H: Internship in Media and Cultural Studies
- CUST 4229Y: Science-fiction et fantastique québécois / Quebec Science Fiction and Fantasy
- CUST 4512H: Arts of Conflict: Violence, Art, and The Irish Republican Army
- CUST 4526H: Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction
- CUST 4529H: Advanced Studies in Science Fiction
- CUST-FREN 4611H: Littérature et contestation / Literature and Contestation
- CUST 4900Y/4901H/4902H: Reading Course
Trent’s Cultural Studies program is the only one of its kind in Canada, and by specializing in Film, Literature and Narrative, you will study culture by reading, talking, and doing – asking (and seeking to answer) how culture shapes our lives, and vice versa.