COMM 220: Understanding Popular Culture and Media

Credits 4
Degree Attributes
CLAS: (C) The Arts,
CoB: Social Science,
SoAD: Humanities-'Other'
We often refer to popular entertainment as escapist without fully considering what we are escaping from; where we are escaping to; or in what ways the experience affects us. This class ponders these topics through an introduction to the core concepts and approaches associated with critical/cultural studies.