Popular Culture in a Global Context

3 credits · Undergraduate

The course explores many different theories and manifestations of popular culture in a wide range of contexts. Popular culture as it intersects with films, television, Internet, magazines, comics, cartoons, fashion, sports, music, etc., provides a rich platform for consideration of how popular culture influences individuals in their lives while simultaneously being shaped by those same individuals and their cultural contexts. We will also explore how individuals take on different roles in the production and consumption of popular culture. PREREQUISITES: One 1000 level SOSA course or FYP