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Reading Schedule
Reading Schedule
Click on the picture for readings for that day.  Materials will be uploaded and available at least two weeks before we use the materials in class. Readings not linked are available on Blackboard. You will also occasionally be asked to rent and view a film or TV show online. All films/shows will be under $2.
 
Readings subject to change. 
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For the first half of the semester, readings and summaries are due Tuesdays at the start of class. 
Week 1
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8/28-8/30
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What is popular culture and why do we study it?

 
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Week 2 

9/4-9/6
 
What is the difference between research, analysis, and theory?
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Week 3

9/11-9/13
 
Is there a danger in being too popular?
Week 4
 
9/18-9/20
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What are texts and how do we analyze them?
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Week 5
 
9/25-9/27
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Who makes popular culture? (Part 1 - Industry Studies)
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Week 6
 
10/2-10/4
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Who makes popular culture? (Part 2 - Production Studies)
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Week 7
 
10/9-10/11
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How do audiences create meaning from popular culture?
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Week 9
(No class 10/23)
10/25
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Talk through project
Group work time and consultations
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Week 8
 
10/16-10/18
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How is popular taste tied to power?
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Due: Topic Ideas (Midnight on Friday, 10/19)
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Week 10
 
10/30-11/1
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Tuesday: Mid-term review
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Thursday: Watch Lego Movie and hand out midterm
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Bright blue old school video camera
Week 11
 
11/6-11/8
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Tuesday: No class 
Exam due on BB Tuesday at 5:00 pm 
 
Thursday: Exam Discussion

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3D Cassette
Week 12
 
11/13-11/15
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Group 1 and 2
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Quotation Marks
Week 13
11/20 
(No class 11/22) - Thanksgiving!
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Group 3
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Individual Paper topic and list of sources: Midnight 11/20
Robot
Week 14
 
11/27-11/29
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Group 4 and 5
 
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Speech Bubble A+
Week 15
 
12/4-12/6
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Review and Wrap-up!
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Final questions due Midnight 12/4
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Final Projects and Essays 
Due: Blackboard Midnight 12/10
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Pencil and notepad
Week 16 - Finals Week
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Exam 2
Tuesday December 18
12:00-1:50 

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