What can we learn about the past when we study popular culture? This unit traces a history of popular culture in the United States of America and Australia from the 1950s to the present. We particularly focus on the ways in which class, gender, race and politics have shaped the experience of popular culture. Film, television, music, music video and other media are used in this unit to evoke seminal moments in the history of popular culture and students are encouraged to explore such non-discursive forms as primary sources. Students are also encouraged to consider the reception of popular culture by audiences and to think about their own experience of popular culture historically. This... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Michelle Arrow
Prerequisites: 39cp or (6cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units at 200 level including 3cp in HIST or MHIS)
