Intercultural Studies (ICST)

Note:  Intercultural Communication (ICST 1000) and Identities and Subjectivities in the Colonial and Postcolonial Era (ICST 2000) will be taught in rotation by programs in Languages and Cultures (French, Spanish or Chinese) in the future.

ICST 1000  Intercultural Communication    
3 credit hours  
Students are introduced to the study of intercultural communication in domestic and global contexts. Students learn about the various dimensions of culture and identity. They examine how differing cultures, languages, and social patterns influence the way individuals relate among themselves as members of groups and with members of other ethnic and cultural groups. The development of interpersonal skills for communicating effectively across cultures is emphasized.

ICST 1800 – 1825 Special Topics in Intercultural Studies
6 credit hours
Course content varies from year to year.

ICST 1826 – 1849 Special Topics in Intercultural Studies
3 credit hours
Course content varies from year to year.

ICST 2000  Identities and Subjectivities in the Colonial and Postcolonial Era    
3 credit hours  
Students revisit the colonial and postcolonial era doing archaeological work on cultural representations related to gender, ethnicity, and class through literary explorations of travel narratives, colonial and postcolonial literature, and migrant literature. Students critically analyze various intercultural and transcultural encounters, experiences, and-or phenomena through engagement with literary texts, autobiographies and memoirs, documentary, and feature film.

ICST 2800 – 2825 Special Topics in Intercultural Studies
6 credit hours
Course content varies from year to year.

ICST 2826 – 2849 Special Topics in Intercultural Studies
3 credit hours
Course content varies from year to year.

ICST 3304  Migration, Multiculturalism & Mobility in Contemporary Germany  GRMN 3304  
3 credit hours  
Students examine how migration and mobility affect German identity and Germany’s perception as a multicultural society. Students study German literatures and cultures in translation from the guest worker program to the present.
Note: This course is taught in English and satisfies the Faculty of Arts humanities 3c requirement.
ICST 3409  On the Edge of Empire: Roman Britain and the Western Provinces  ANCS 3409, HIST 3409  
3 credit hours  
Prerequisite: 6 credit hours in ANCS or 30 credit hours overall
Students examine the history, organization, material culture, and cultural diversity of Rome’s western provinces, with particular attention paid to Britannia. Students also consider Roman imperialism and the interaction of Romans and subject peoples.
ICST 3500  Indigenous Literatures in French / Littératures autochtones en français  FREN 3500  
3 credit hours  
Prerequisite: FREN 2235/2236 with a minimum of C
Students examine various Indigenous Canadian literary productions (oral literature, plays, poetry, novels, literary criticism) in French and the sociohistorical and institutional contexts in which they emerged. In a more sociohistorical and political perspective, students examine the challenges of writing in the context of minority literatures, cultures and languages. Key concepts include colonial power relations, resistance and resilience, cultural survival, “writing back” and “writing home”. Other related but equally important concepts include literary reception of texts, and literary institutions. With regards to the aesthetic specificities of these texts, a greater focus is put on the formal characteristics of these texts: characters, plots, and representations of space and time as particular expressions of worldviews. Much emphasis will be put on the inseparable symbolic and formal characteristics which inform these texts.
ICST 3506  Cultural Property Protection in a Global World  ANCS 3506  
3 credit hours  
Prerequisite: 30 credit hours overall
Students examine ethics, policies, and legal frameworks associated with the protection of cultural property in a global world with a cross-cultural perspective. The emphasis is placed on the roles of law enforcement, cultural institutions, and intergovernmental agencies with respect to the preservation of cultural property. International cases involving the restitution of material culture, illicit trafficking, destruction of cultural monuments, and looting is considered.

ICST 3800 – 3825 Special Topics in Intercultural Studies
6 credit hours
Course content varies from year to year.

ICST 3826 – 3849 Special Topics in Intercultural Studies
3 credit hours
Course content varies from year to year.

ICST 4454  Literatures of French Canada  FREN 4454  
3 credit hours  
Prerequisite: FREN 3350 and FREN 3351 or Permission of the Instructor.
A study of selected major works in various Franco-Canadian literatures outside Québec: Acadie, Ontario, and Western Canada. Students gain an historical and cultural appreciation of the Francophone communities outside Québec. They also study literary works from a variety of theoretical perspectives.

ICST 4800 – 4825 Special Topics in Intercultural Studies
6 credit hours
Course content varies from year to year.

ICST 4826 – 4849 Special Topics in Intercultural Studies
3 credit hours
Course content varies from year to year.