CMNS 112 - Popular Culture and Media

Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45

Popular culture is all around us. This course opens our eyes to its existence and explores its influence, particularly in media. The impact of media on culture, and vice versa, is critically assessed and the emerging discipline of cultural theory is used to examine popular culture. Examples of topics include the relationship of popular culture with power, class, race, gender and sexuality, identity, postmodernism and globalization, and how these are represented in media.

Prerequisites
One of:

C+ in English 12
C in Camosun Alternative