COM 3770 - Special Topics in Popular Culture

Institution:

Castleton State College (7.1.2023 merged into Vermont State University)

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Description:

In-depth application of cultural, linguistic and political-economic theory to a specific aspect of popular culture, that is, the everyday practices of people as consumers of goods, information and entertainment. Topics to be offered could be: the role of culinary codes of taste cultures in defining and communicating "America," the role of dress and accessories in demarcating gender, ethnicand sexual identities or the role of consumption in constructing national or parochial affiliations. Prerequisite: COM 1050 or permission of instructor. Spring, even years.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.castleton.edu

Phone Number:

(802) 468-5611

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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