Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Department of American Studies
- Code
- BBI-AME-236E
- Title
- American popular culture
- Usual semester
- Spring
- Published semester
- 2026/27/1
- ECTS
- 3
- Language
- en
- Description
- Code for non-international students start with BBN
- Learning outcomes
- The course concentrates on American popular cultre starting with a theoretical background, moving through larger topics with specific examples of current culture.
- Course content
- Starting with a foundation in the theory of popular culture, the class covers the main topics of relevant American popular culture. Topics range from reality TV and daytime soap operas to race and gender in popular culture.
- Assessment method
- In-class participation, a presentation on an iconic American movie, end of semester exam. These are subject to change.
- Bibliography
- John Storey: Theory and Popular Culture An Introduction. 4th edition John Fiske, John Hartley: Reading Television. 2nd edition Leigh H. Edwards: The Triumph of Reality TV: The Revolution in American Television