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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Fall 2017 |
Registration ID | SOCLH208A001 |
Course Title | Sociology of Culture |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Sociology |
Instructor | Herrala,Elise |
Times and Days | MW 11:15am-12:45pm
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Room Location | HLL112 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1546 This course explores the meaning of culture, where it comes from, and how it is produced. To do this, we look at how symbols, language, cultural production, and forms of knowledge and power interact to shape and create meaning in our lives. From there we will examine different theoretical and empirical approaches to culture in three parts: (1) Codes and Cognition, which examines symbolic codes and communal understandings; (2) Production and Consumption, which considers the roles of markets, globalization, and institutions in both what is produced in the “culture industry” (e.g., art, fashion, technology and television) and how and by whom it is consumed; and (3) Culture and Domination, with a particular focus on culture’s role in the reproduction of class difference.; Prerequisite(s): Soc 155, or instructor consent; Enrollment Limit: 25 Social Science (SO) |
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