3 CreditsArts/HumanitiesCritical ThinkingGoal 1 - Written/Oral CommGoal 10 - People/EnvironmentGoal 6 - Hum: Arts/Lit/PhilMathematical ThinkingOnline AvailableRace, Power, and Justice in the United States
Popular culture is everywhere. Social media, film, music, video games, television, websites, and news bring popular culture into our daily lives. In this class, we will examine popular culture in modern and historical contexts through various mass communication, sociological, and cultural theories. Is popular culture of the people? or dictated by corporate interests? What social and commercial pressures result in stereotypes, misrepresentation and exclusion in popular culture? Does popular culture mirror or shape social reality? This course will provide you with the tools to become active and thoughtful consumers of media and popular culture.