COMM 3250U – Pop Culture and Entertainment

“Here we are now, entertain us!” This course surveys and applies competing theories of popular culture and entertainment in society through case studies of ads, films, TV shows, video games, comic books, music, celebrities, sports, selfies, social media and more. The course helps students to understand and critically analyze the production, distribution, consumption, interpretation, uses, roles, and effects of popular culture and entertainment in our changing global digital society.