I am interested in talking more about the rationale behind learning an academic discipline and its methods through its history. I feel like in some of the readings they arrive at key cultural studies definitions and approaches by giving a historical overview. For example, in "Cultural Studies: two paradigms" alongside an explanation of key literature that informs the discipline it is also stated that, "The institutionalization of Cultural Studies--first, in the Centre of Birmingham, and then in courses and publications..." (58). This same move has been done on AFAM/Black Studies classes I have taken. The questions, "What is Black Studies? What is the discipline's methods?" is often presented, and part of figuring out the answer is tracing the institutional history of Black Studies programs emerging in colleges and universities.
I am still thinking a lot about the role of time/temporality and the way it is used to define cultural studies. The theme of time came up for me in the readings, "The Meaning of New Time" (its in the title lol) and "A Thief in the Night." Is cultural studies only interested in abrupt ruptures? How do we better understand the role of time (maybe also periodization) in the discipline and how changes in the world, slow and fast/big and small, contribute to the discipline?
Themes/Feelings: ✊💭⌛⏰📆📜💯❓♒🌔🍉
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