COMS - 6780 Rhetoric and Popular Culture (3)

Analyzes the relationship between U.S. culture and popular, mass-mediated texts from a variety of communication perspectives. Focuses on the rhetorical analysis of pop culture within social and political contexts and emphasizes multicultural influences and representations in everyday life. Evaluates popular culture as a source and site of personal, social, and cultural identities. Equivalent to COMS-525.