Department / Cultural Studies

Digital Subculture and Online Expression

EGRL examines online-first identity systems emerging from short-form platforms — the visual motifs, performative behavior, and hybrid digital aesthetics that define the e-girl and her contemporaries.

EGRL studio with reference walls of online-first looks.

Department Overview

EGRL pairs reference work with production. Students start with the visual lineage in the seminar, move into a short-form video studio, and finish with a capstone in which they release a sustained body of work and defend a written thesis.

Courses

EGRL.140 Intro to E-Girl Aesthetics

Prereq: None

U (Fall)

3-0-9 units

Visual motifs and references — anime, scene, alt, K-pop — and how they assemble into a look.

Staff

EGRL.275 Platform Performance and Persona

Prereq: EGRL.140

U (Spring)

2-4-6 units

Short-form video, persona consistency, posting cadence, and what platforms reward.

Staff

EGRL.430 Advanced E-Culture Studio

Prereq: EGRL.275 + senior standing

U (Fall, Spring)

3-3-9 units

Capstone studio producing a sustained body of work, defended with a written thesis.

Mei Sato