SPAN - 335. Pop Culture in the Spanish-speaking World

3 credit(s)
This course taught in Spanish will focus on popular cultural production from Latin America, Spain and the Spanish- speaking communities in the United States and deal with questions of diversity and identity. Students will study and reflect upon the differences between contemporary high culture and popular culture utilizing various methodologies. Popular cultural material or media and genres may include magazines, newspapers, television, telenovelas, radio, commercials, blogs, performance, comics, graphic novels, political cartoons, film, street art, music, food, etc. In addition, students will become aware of the historical and social contexts in which popular culture has manifested and has become part of the global exchange and incorporate some of the ideas of important critical thinkers.

Note: Taught in Spanish:

Prerequisite(s): SPAN 301 or SPAN 302
Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS, GLST, ILST, ISP, LACS, SPLT)