Department
of Communication and Cultural Studies
First
established as the Academics Department in 1958, the Department of
Communication and Cultural Studies aims to develop the conceptual,
theoretical and methodological skills of students. It serves as a
nucleus for the student community. Through integrated teaching, students
of all departments are drawn together to analyze and discuss contemporary
ideas and issues in a context where the local and the global are forging
an intellectually borderless world.
Courses entail the study of culture and human communication from an
interdisciplinary perspective. They cover the relationship between
text and image in the context of semiotics, and sociological aspects
of art, architecture and design as forms of non-verbal communication.
Class assignments and discussions are designed to acquaint students
with methods of critically analyzing power relations and forms of
popular culture. Lectures and assignments often draw upon the micro-politics
of every day life, issues of gender, television, films and music,
and the relevance of modernities, culture and globalization in shaping
the present moment. The interrelationship of social and psychological
forces in the social construction of subjectivity and its reproduction
also forms a central facet of the courses, as well as key issues around
the politics of identity. For these reasons, a psychological understanding
in terms of theories of personality (Freud, Jung, Lacan, Maslow and
others) is as vital to this course as an understanding of the various
concepts in cultural studies.
The course work in Communication and Cultural Studies is spread over
a two year period and offered to all students from the Department
of Fine Art, Architecture and the Design. Lectures and discussions
are frequently supplemented by slides and films. Students are also
given a fundamental grounding in research methods and report writing.
The History of Art and Architecture and The History of Design Program
introduce the art and culture of major civilizations from ancient
times to the present. Topical modules which mainly concentrate on
South Asia, pre-Islamic regions and Europe, chronologically place
both artifacts and architecture in socio-religious and political contexts.
It aims to develop the artistic vocabulary of students along with
their writing skills by supplementing the lecture based class with
research papers and group assignments.
In the History and Heritage of Pakistan course, students are given
an opportunity to explore and understand the geography, history and
culture of Pakistan and establish connections between history and
the contemporary environment.
M.Phil and Ph.D in Communication and Cultural
Studies launched by the Department of Communication and Cultural
Studies in September, 2000. The program leads to the M.Phil and Ph.D
degree by research in Communication and Cultural Studies.
Mr. Nadeem Omar (Assistant Professor)
M.Sc. Anthropology (QAU)
M.A Critical Theory (Nottingham)
Phd. Art History (UNSW)
Ms. Attiqa Ali
BA. Art and Aesthetics, Board College, Massachusetts
USA
MA Art History, University of Texas, Austin USA
Phd. University of Texas, Austin USA
Mr. Ali Qaddir (Assistant Professor)
BS. Physics Imperial College University London
M.Phil Communication and Cultural Studies NCA Lahore
Ms. Farida Batool (Assistant Professor)
BFA NCA Lahore
MA University of New South Wales
Mr. Raja Ijaz
MA English Punjab University Lahore
Adjunct
Associate Professor
Ms. Shahnaz Malhi
