Popular culture studies

Academic discipline concerning the norms, behaviors and entertainment artifacts of a society

Popular culture studies is the study of popular culture from a critical theory perspective combining communication studies and cultural studies. The first institution to offer bachelor's and master's degrees in Popular Culture is the Bowling Green State University Department of Popular Culture founded by Ray B. Browne.[1]

See also

  • Buffy studies
  • Madonna studies
  • Tolkien research

References

  1. ^ Fox, Margalit (27 October 2009). "Ray Browne, 87, Founder of Pop-Culture Studies, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

External links

  • Communications studies resources - University of Iowa
  • Cultural Studies Central
  • Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association (PCA/ACA)
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