TransfermaticHIST at College of the Desert

    HIST 50 - American Popular Culture

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    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    HIST 018.
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    This course is an interdisciplinary examination of popular culture's changing nature in American society. Using the lens of popular culture, this course will examine social and political institutions, such as the federal and California state governments, and various values that shape American popular culture. The course considers the contributions of Latina/o, African-American, Asian-American, Native-American, and Jewish communities in shaping contemporary popular culture. The course also examines the role women have played as both producers and consumers of popular culture. Lecture Grading: Letter HIST 018. Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS COD GE: A3, A4 CalGETC: 3B, 4