Goucher College 2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    May 01, 2024  
Goucher College 2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

COM 213 - Making Sense of Popular Culture (3 Cr.)

(GEN. ED. #10) (LER – DIV)
Popular culture: We eat, breathe, wear, play, learn, and live it. From McDonald’s to MTV, this course traces the postwar development of American popular/consumer culture, emphasizing its penetration into and ubiquity in our everyday lives; its influence on self, group, and national identity; its place in the establishment of our contemporary sense of community; and its global reach. The course addresses issues of race, gender, class, and other factors that are both shaped and reflected by popular culture myths, icons, and formulas. Prerequisites: COM 105 ,  , and college writing proficiency, and sophomore standing; or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Peroutka, Zurawik.