AS 070.142 - Commodities and Comforts: The Anthropology of Mass and Popular Culture

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Johns Hopkins University

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What tools do anthropologists use to understand the contemporary? How do anthropologists understand the world in which we live and the objects that surround us in daily life. What might anthropologists have to say about hollywood films, cyber space, shopping malls, fast food, raves, hip-hop, and the 24 hour news media? Through an investigation of anthropological engagements with mass and popular cultural forms, as they are consumed, enacted, or resisted across the globe, students will explore different methodologies and approaches to the study of contemporary cultural forms.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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