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Explores the importance and impact of popular culture in our everyday lives. Our daily lives are saturated with popular culture, making it an important area of study. Popular culture both reinforces and challenges existing power structures and inequalities. We will look at the social dimensions of cultural production, consumption, regulation, and representation. We will also focus on a wide range of topics such as critical theory, culture industries, status and privilege, controlling images, the body, censorship, gender, and globalization. We will discuss what popular culture tells us about ourselves, our history, and our society.

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

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BRIDGES T S
Tristan Bridges
4.6
25 reviews
TOBER T L
Tara Tober
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SOC108C . Tober T L 5 Months Ago

Probably the most passionate professor I've had in a while. Wish she was a little clearer on certain topics in content analysis (finding your research question and literature review), but giving us a content analysis research project on a subject of our choice was really fun. Quizzes were a little tedious but read and you'll be fine.

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SOC108C . Tober T L 6 Months Ago

I love Professor Tober!! I have her for Soc108C and Soc185C this quarter. She has made me never want to skip a class and I stay engaged through content heavy lectures because of the way she presents it! Her classes have truly reignited my passion for sociology and research Grading can be hard but if you study and attend class your fine.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 8 Months Ago

easy, a few papers and midterm and final. if you pay attention in lecture and do the readings your good

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SOC146 . Bridges T S 8 Months Ago

He is the best professor I have ever had. His lectures are very engaging and entertaining and I looked forward to going to every class. He has a very good teaching style that promotes student engagement without being forced.

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SOC146 . Tober T L 8 Months Ago

I love Tara! SOC 146 Collective Memory was a great class and quite interesting. We haven't gotten our grades back yet, but I am projected to get an A. Easy, short readings. Group assignments at least once a week in class. 2 papers that were very manageable and an in-person final.

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SOC159 . Bridges T S 8 Months Ago

AMAZING PROFESSOR ! He became my favorite human. He's class became my favorite because of the way he lectures. I cannot say this enough he is not just an amazing professor but also an amazing human. He is really caring, gives amazing feedback and wants you to succeed. The way this class is designed makes you want to learn. Also amazing slides!

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