MA in CulturalAnalysis and Social Theory, Wilfrid Laurier University,Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Applicationdeadline: January 15, 2013 The MA in CASTfocuses on analyzing culture and theorizing the social frominterdisciplinaryand multidisciplinary perspectives.Its core faculty represent a diversity of departments and programs, including Anthropology,Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Global Studies, Sociology, Languagesand Literatures, Journalism and Contemporary Studies, and Women and Gender Studies. CAST arises from a commitment to provide an ongoingcritical perspective onsocial, institutional,and ideological practices that shape and limit contemporarylives. CAST examines the complexity of the forcesand processes involved in the shaping of culture and subjectivity. It allows usto examine how power andpolitics arenecessarily embedded in cultural systems, how categories such as class, race, gender,sexuality, (dis)ability, and language are socially constructed, and howmeaningful and ethical agency is possible. CAST aims to encourage critical thinking about the complexities ofsocial life and to provide a home for nourishing the kind of thinking,teaching, and learning that fosters more discerning, ethical, and democraticcitizens. The program hasthree designated *elds, with elective courses available in each. � Globalization,Identity and Social Movements � Body Politics:Gender, Sexuality, and Embodiment � CulturalRepresentation and Social Theory Wilfrid Laurier University provides competitive funding packages forgraduate study. Fundingfor the MA in CAST typically comes in the form of scholarships and TeachingAssistantships. Every effort is made to ensure that TA-ships coincide with thebackground and/or research of our MA students in Cultural Studies, GlobalStudies, Women and Gender Studies, Communication Studies, and elsewhere. For furtherinformation on applying to the program as well as details on course offeringsand faculty areas of research, go to: http://www.wlu.ca/homepage.php?grp_id=2054 Visit our Youtubechannel for interviews with faculty andformer students:http://www.youtube.com/user/CASTatLaurier Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies Director, Graduate Program in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 CANADA 519 884-1970 x3693