ISOC138 — British Culture & Visual Media
This course offers students an introduction to British Culture and Society by examining the history of its major social and political institutions, the cultural values of its peoples and significant contemporary socio-political issues and debates within the context of visual media. The course encourages critical discussion about the differences between US and British society and will address the relation of Britain to Europe, ast, present and future. The course aims to facilitate student orientation in the context of British society and workplace, and to offer an important socio-historical framework relevant to the other courses they will take.