Popular Culture (C040)
GEC Coordinator: Jon Cavallero
This concentration encourages students to explore different genres of popular culture from a variety of cultures in order to understand the powerful impact they have on shaping peoples' values and attitudes.
Complete any four courses designated with the (C040) GEC attribute. One non-Bates credit may be applied toward the concentration if judged comparable to one of those below by the concentration coordinator and with prior approval.
Active course offerings include:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AFR 119 | Cultural Politics |
| AFR 162 | White Redemption: Cinema and the Co-optation of African American History |
| AFR 242 | Passing/Trespassing |
| AFR 249 | African American Popular Music |
| AFR 330 | Latina/o/xs in NYC Hip-Hop Culture |
| AMST 119 | Cultural Politics |
| AMST 288 | Visualizing Race |
| AMST 330 | Latina/o/xs Hip-Hop |
| ASIA 161 | A Cultural History of Japan |
| ASIA 245 | Architectural Monuments of Southeast Asia |
| AVC 245 | Architectural Monuments of Southeast Asia |
| AVC 288 | Visualizing Race |
| EUS 233 | Russian Myths and Legends |
| FYS 423 | Humor and Laughter in Literature and Visual Media |
| JPN 161 | A Cultural History of Japan |
| LALS 330 | Latina/o/xs in NYC Hip-Hop Culture |
| MUS 249 | African American Popular Music |
| RFSS 162 | White Redemption: Cinema and the Co-optation of African American History |
| RFSS 242 | Passing/Trespassing |
| RFSS 276 | Television Criticism |
| RFSS 391A | The Rhetoric of Alien Abduction |
| RUSS 233 | Russian Myths and Legends |