— Sociology of Popular Culture

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Social mechanisms that shape modern popular culture. High, folk, and mass culture: historical emergence of popular culture. Mass media, commercialization, ideology and cultural styles. Theories and methods for analyzing cultural expressions in pop music, street art, film, television, and advertising. Learning Activities: Web Virtual Lecture 2 hour(s), Web Electronic Discussion 2 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). Learning Activities: Web Virtual Lecture 2 hour(s), Web Electronic Discussion 2 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS).