CORE 459 - Popular Culture and Globalization

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

CORE CURRICULUM

Description:

Prerequisite: Core seminar, required for graduationCore 101 through 105 and at least sixth semester standingThis Core Interdisciplinary Senior Seminar will explore howpopular culture and globalization have had, and continue to have,an impact on our lives (on both a local and a global scale). Thenature of popular culture itself, as a particular kind of culture,will be examined and various examples of popular culture willbe considered. The nature of globalization, as both a historicaland contemporary phenomenon, will also be addressed as a topicin and of itself. Through examining these two significant forcesseparately and in relationship to each other we will gain a greaterunderstanding of how these two phenomena influence our lives andthe world in which we live. This understanding will allow us to morefully answer the central core questions: Who am I? What do I know?Based on What I know, what should I do?

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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