EGS250 — Latinx Pop Culture & Social Media
EGS 250 - Latinx Pop Culture & Social Media EGS 250 - Latinx Pop Culture & Social Media 5 Credits This course offers a critical examination of contemporary popular culture in the Americas through the lens of Latinx identities. Drawing on film, television, music, public art, social media platforms, and digital content, this course elevates generationally relevant and accessible materials to develop a nuanced understanding of Latinx popular culture. Emphasizing personal narratives and counter-storytelling, the course empowers students to explore their lived realities through then lens of contemporary Latinx cultural production. Fees Quarters Typically inter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve All students Active Date 20240401T16:29:01 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Lecture 55 Total Degree Distributions: AA Diversity & Globalism Social Science Area I Course Outline Topics include counter-storytelling, media literacy, popular culture as social movement, protest art, Latinx genre production, Latinx digital spaces, and the social media construction of Latinx race, class, gender, and sexuality Student Learning