# Culture and Theory (CLT&THY) courses

UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog · 7 courses

Source: https://catalogue.uci.edu/allcourses/clt_thy/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### CLT&THY 200A — Political Economy: Methods and Critique

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/clt-thy.md)
- Same as CRITISM 200A

Introduction to canonical texts in Marxism coupled with an examination of the questions of race, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality that distend the calculus of the canon’s assumptive logic. May be taken after CLT&THY 200B.

### CLT&THY 200B — Libidinal Economy: Methods and Critique

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Introduction to canonical texts in psychoanalysis coupled with an examination of the questions of race, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality that distend the calculus of the canon’s assumptive logic. May be taken before CLT&THY 200A.

### CLT&THY 200C — Theory from Below

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Introduction to systems of thought understudied or undervalued in academic canons; for instance, systems constituted in communities' practices or theories that do not seek permanence or generality.

### CLT&THY 280 — Independent Study

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 7 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/clt-thy.md)
- Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Limited to students who have not yet received the M.A. degree.

### CLT&THY 289 — Topics in Culture and Theory

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Seminars on various topics in Culture and Theory.

### CLT&THY 298 — Directed Reading

- **Units:** 4-12
- **Prerequisite:** Completion of the M.A. degree
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 6 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/clt-thy.md)
- Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Directed readings on a specific topic agreed upon by students and their instructors. Limited to students who have completed their M.A. degree and are preparing for their qualifying exam.

### CLT&THY 299 — Dissertation Research

- **Units:** 1-12
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 6 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/clt-thy.md)
- Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
- Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Dissertation research in Culture and Theory.