CHS 365 - Popular Culture

Institution:

Marylhurst University

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Description:

What is popular culture Is it consumer products manufactured by the dominant ideology to control and dupe the gullible masses, or is it a resistance site of marginalized groups who appropriate it and endow it with meaning in ways unanticipated by its producers Are popular films just mind candy to pacify ignorant multitudes or are they vehicles for society to contemplate the meaning of life, explore paths to the good life, and more fully understand what it means to be human Students will attempt to answer these questions by looking at contemporary films and what they mean to producers and consumers. Meets LAC outcomes: AIB4, HCD5. A Media & Film Studies course. 3 crs.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.marylhurst.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 636-8141

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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