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Academic Year 2001/2002

Sociology of Popular Culture
SOC 221 FA

This course is dedicated to the study of a realm of social life that many of us take for granted: popular culture. This course tries to uncover the hidden dynamics of everyday life and studies a particular realm of sociological imagination. It discusses what effect popular culture has on American democratic ideals.

MAJOR READINGS

BEAUTY SECRETS, Wendy Chapkis
IMPERIAL MIDDLE, B. Demott
HEARTS OF MEN, B. Ehrenreich
BLACK LOOKS, Bell Hooks
ENLIGHTENED RACISM, S. Jhally
RETHINKING POPULAR CULTURE, C. Mukerji
MAKE ROOM FOR TV, L. Spigel
Also reserve readings packet available to purchase or borrow from the Reserve Room.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Papers and weekly assignments.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Weekly assignments, attendance, handouts.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: SOC151 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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