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RELIG ST 105

RELIGION AND POPULAR CULTURE-LOCAL AND GLOBAL

3 credits.

Introduces religious studies through the lens of popular culture. In recent decades, many have predicted the demise of religion and the "death of God." Indeed, many seem to embrace science and rationality over faith and the supernatural, yet religion, religious language, religious themes permeate popular culture. This raises many questions: What is popular culture? What role is religion playing in it? How can we better understand popular culture using religious studies theory? Explores these questions through theme parks in the U.S. and Japan, Sports, Music, and tattoos.

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Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply some theories in the academic study of religion to examine a variety of religious expression related to popular culture Audience: Undergraduate 2. Test these theories against the experiences and practices of people across a range of contexts in the U.S. and globally. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demostrate key aspects of global religious literacy and articulate the diversity of ways that religion both reflects and shapes human communities and self-conceptions Audience: Undergraduate 4. Employ improved skills in critical reading, writing, and thinking Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply some theories in the academic study of religion to examine a variety of religious expression related to popular culture Audience: Undergraduate 2. Test these theories against the experiences and practices of people across a range of contexts in the U.S. and globally. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demostrate key aspects of global religious literacy and articulate the diversity of ways that religion both reflects and shapes human communities and self-conceptions Audience: Undergraduate 4. Employ improved skills in critical reading, writing, and thinking Audience: Undergraduate

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