POL 1101 - Pop Culture and Politics

3 Credit Hour(s)

Politics and popular culture have always been closely connected. Politicians seek to show how connected they are to the public, and try to use media and popular culture to do this. In this class, we will spend time learning how to define “politics” and “popular culture” so that we can understand how they interact. We will identify examples of politics being expressed in popular culture, and explore times when popular culture appears to have affected politics. There is an emphasis on the historical progression of mass media, as well as the influence of the media on politics and policies.