American Studies 220 - American Popular Culture:1950-2000

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

GSS, SRE The postwar development of American popular culture in media, literature, and advertising has been an arena of struggle over what constitutes the popular and its moral, ethical, and political meanings, especially since the advent of televisual media and focused marketing capable of reaching (and presumably influencing) thousands of people simultaneously. This course explores the development of American popular culture industries and phenomena following World War II. It examines how American pop culture has been and continues to be shaped by particular social and political forces, how it is diffused both nationally and internationally, and how it develops and supports particular ideas of what it means to be "American."

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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