Time Schedule:
Robert Crawford
TIBCUS 251
Tacoma Campus
Selected themes in American and occasionally other modern and contemporary cultures. Themes and readings may include: advertising and consumer culture; class and culture, gender and sexuality, identity, and post-9/11 culture.
Class description
Winter Quarter, 2008: critique of advertising and consumer culture.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
lecture/discusion/student presentations and discussion
Recommended preparation
Willingness to engage in critical reflection on advertising and other aspects of consumer society
Class assignments and grading
Reading, analysis of advertisements and presentation in class; other possible assignments exploring dimensions of consumer culture.
TBA. I generally assign essay exams or critical analyses of the reading. In this class, there will also be a project that will be either a collection of ads and their analysis; or another project interpreting a prominent feature of consumer culture.
