GWST 3030:Gender in Popular Culture

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
An examination of gender as depicted in popular culture texts. Focusing on one medium (e.g., film, television, periodicals, music) or surveying a range of popular culture forms, students will critique depictions of gender; practice using theories and methods from gender and women’s studies to understand popular culture’s role in shaping gender identity; and do research on gender in the context of popular culture.