Studies in Popular Culture & Technology
Course #: AMST 606
Description:
This course focuses on changing definitions of culture and methods of cultural studies; the changing meanings of ''folk culture,'' ''mass culture,'' and ''popular culture''; and the changing dynamics among technology, the media, and culture. Topics for readings and discussion may include: the relations between changing technologies and the activity of audiences in shaping commercial popular culture: the social and economic context of technological innovation; the cultural imperatives of technological change.
Pre Requisites: Pre-req = Graduate student in AMSTDY-MA Program