CM306 Popular Culture in America   (3.00 cr.)

The focus of this course is broad, including all forms of popular culture: fashion, celebrities, trends and fads, media spectacles like the Super Bowl, Disney World, and more. Students write self-reflective essays about their own experiences with these forms of popular culture as they attempt to make sense of their world. The approach is pandisciplinary as cultural studies, postmodern theory, and social theory are brought to bear on our ever-evolving pop culture. IU (Spring/Summer)