Course Details
Country:
Spain
Institution:
Universidad de Zaragoza
Course Title:
Popular Culture in English Speaking Countries
Course Number:
27842
Course Description:
Topic 1. What is Popular Culture? An Introduction and overview of the course: Culture, popular culture, high versus low culture, mass culture, and globalization. A short history of popular culture Theoretical approaches to popular culture Cultures in the post-WW2 period: Fuzziness and hybridity in contemporary manifestations of popular culture Ideologies from the past, ideologies for the future: Classic vs. contemporary science: Religion, Humanism, and the Posthuman paradigm. McLuhan’s Extensions of Man Urbanization, culture, mass production, and the simulacrum Art manifestations in Popular Culture: Art Deco, Pop Art, Pop Music Minimalism and the limits of realism Topic 2. The New Frontier and the popular hero From the graphic novel to the big screen: politics, society and the new superhero Advertising: fashion, banality, and consumerism Fiction, Film, and TV: from the nerd to the zombie. Topic 3. A bleak future for popular fiction and cinema
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ENGH 319
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