Pop Cult: Entertain Ind. & You Pop Culture, the entertainment industry and you: guilty pleasures or reflections of society? This course will explore how pop culture and the entertainment industry shape and are shaped by modern society. Students will explore many facets of entertainment including movies, television/streaming series, music, video games, books, social media and YouTube culture and how they both influence and are influenced by society: from the Avengers to Arianna Grande, from Star Wars to podcast stars, from Red Dead Redemption to the "Game of Thrones" Red Wedding. For the final integrative project, students will choose one aspect of the entertainment world to frame an interdisciplinary project and reflect on how that aspect along with their coursework, co-curricular experiences, and immersive experiences have helped to influence and transform them during their time at LVC. |
The Integrative Experience is the culmination of
the common learning experience. This experience
allows students to complete an interdisciplinary
project and reflect on their learning experiences
at LVC. Fulfills requirement: Integrative Experience. Pre or co-requisite: The Connective Experience (COE) and,
in particular, the synthesis component of the COE must be
taken prior to or concurrently with this course. 3 credits. |