SOC 3650 - Popular Culture

Institution:

Belmont University

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Description:

Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or Instructor's consent. This course examines mass-mediated entertainment and its engagement both with enduring social tensions (regarding class, race, and gender divisions) and with religious faith and institutions. It reviews theories of the significance of popular culture, as well as methods of genre and single-case analysis. It also prepares students to contribute to current trends in research. The course emphasizes contemporary music, video, and especially film.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.belmont.edu

Phone Number:

(615) 460-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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