Cultural Studies in India today is a diverse cross-disciplinary field that engages in an impassioned way with contemporary social political, historical and economic contexts reflecting on questions of ideology, identity, power, and discourse. The rationale behind this Centre is further engagement both in terms of research and pedagogy focusing particularly on the contemporary. The CSCC also anchors the courses that belong broadly to the area of cultural studies, media studies, critical theory, visual culture, digital cultures, new media and development media.