


Through research, collaboration, critical thinking, and writing, you will become pop culture scholars. These forms of entertainment can help us gain an understanding of our current culture, and can offer insight into the human condition. But can they be objects of serious scholarship? In this course, you will discover that popular media can go much deeper than you might think. They are what we use to entertain ourselves, to relax, to relieve boredom, or just to understand what everyone is buzzing about. Movies, television, comic books, YouTube videos, music, etc.
