ENGL U340 - Interpreting Popular Culture

Institution:

University of South Carolina-Upstate

Subject:

English

Description:

Close reading and textual analysis of popular literature, television, film, graphic novels, video games, animation, popular music, YouTube, and other mass culture phenomena with an emphasis on cultural studies methodologies for understanding content, form, genre, and literary influences. Popular culture examples will be chosen to reflect current popular trends. ENGL U240/ENGL U340 will be offered concurrently. The reading and writing assignments for ENGL U340 will be longer and more intensive. Students many not enroll for both courses. Prerequisite: ENGL U101 and ENGL U102.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uscupstate.edu

Phone Number:

(864) 503-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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