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| + | [[The Critical Essay: Popular Culture]], often simply Popular Culture (or Pop Cult), is a Writing course in the CTY program. As with all the Critical Essay courses, its prerequisite is [[Crafting the Essay]]. Its course code is WR4A. | ||
| − | + | ==Course Description== | |
| + | Popular Culture is a critical essay course in which the students analyze today's popular culture, searching for underlying meanings and implications on today's values, ideas, and other nuances of the modern world. The course consists of writing numerous essays on different subjects in modern America. Such topics may include MySpace, magazine advertisements, movies, songs, college campuses, television shows, etc. The class is intensive, more so than Crafting the Essay, but is manageable. The class is known for many digressions into watching modern TV shows and movies or listening to music. Instruction in writing focuses on style and content rather than structure. | ||
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Revision as of 10:57, 24 December 2007
The Critical Essay: Popular Culture, often simply Popular Culture (or Pop Cult), is a Writing course in the CTY program. As with all the Critical Essay courses, its prerequisite is Crafting the Essay. Its course code is WR4A.
Course Description
Popular Culture is a critical essay course in which the students analyze today's popular culture, searching for underlying meanings and implications on today's values, ideas, and other nuances of the modern world. The course consists of writing numerous essays on different subjects in modern America. Such topics may include MySpace, magazine advertisements, movies, songs, college campuses, television shows, etc. The class is intensive, more so than Crafting the Essay, but is manageable. The class is known for many digressions into watching modern TV shows and movies or listening to music. Instruction in writing focuses on style and content rather than structure.
