Pop Culture, Media, and You.

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This course challenges the notion that popular culture is merely "just entertainment." Instead of passively consuming, students will explore how various cultural forms—like social media, TV, film, and music—communicate ideas about society. Key questions include how pop culture represents social life, why we consume it the way we do, and how people now create their own culture. Using media and personal experience, students will critically examine pop culture’s influence on their lives, assess its critiques, and explore methods to understand both its impact on society and individuals.