COMS 505 Rhetoric and Popular Culture

Abstract

Course syllabus for COMS 505 Rhetoric and Popular Culture Course description: This course explores the relationship between U.S. culture and popular, mass-mediated texts from a variety of communication perspectives. It focuses on the critical analysis of popular culture within social and political contexts and emphasizes multicultural influences and representations in everyday life. It examines popular culture as a source and site of personal, social, and cultural identities