AN 120
Greatest Party in the World
Introduces students to global popular culture and cultural
performance by exploring the social relevance of things such as
carnival, sports and prime-time soap operas in national identity
formation. At the same time, the course addresses the
contested character of these social practices by looking at their
potentially subversive use in the context of cultural resistance
to dominant ideas. It fosters understanding of people's uses of
cultural practices in the negotiation of power imbalances and
alternative values.
Introduces students to global popular culture and cultural
performance by exploring the social relevance of things such as
carnival, sports and prime-time soap operas in national identity
formation. At the same time, the course addresses the
contested character of these social practices by looking at their
potentially subversive use in the context of cultural resistance
to dominant ideas. It fosters understanding of people's uses of
cultural practices in the negotiation of power imbalances and
alternative values.
Introduces students to global popular culture and cultural
performance by exploring the social relevance of things such as
carnival, sports and prime-time soap operas in national identity
formation. At the same time, the course addresses the
contested character of these social practices by looking at their
potentially subversive use in the context of cultural resistance
to dominant ideas. It fosters understanding of people's uses of
cultural practices in the negotiation of power imbalances and
alternative values.
