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FILM 240 Media and Popular Culture Units: 3.00
This course on the dynamics between media and popular culture takes an interrogative approach. It is organized around a series of questions that will introduce students to a range of key concepts in media and mass communication studies, with the goal of providing a theoretical structure to support critical analysis of contemporary cultural trends.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
Learning Hours: 108 (36 Lecture, 36 Online Activity, 36 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Articulate relationships between specific concepts from the major theories and schools of thought used to study popular culture.
- Develop original thoughts to answer fundamental questions such as what is popular culture, how is it made and how does it affect us, what are its functions and the relations of power surrounding it.
- Develop critical perspectives on media and popular culture through written analysis of a particular issue.
- Judge different forms of popular culture and explore how various social/artistic expressions gain mass popularity.