HUM1021 — Pop Culture/American Politics
This course is an introduction to American politics and popular culture since the 1940's, exploring the relationship between the two themes. It will especially cover political movements where pop culture plays an important role pushing social change, such as in the civil rights movement, 1960's counterculture, and feminism. The primary objectives of this course to analyze the popular arts as not just an entertainment source but as a force that is shaped by and subsequently shapes American society.