HIST 4308
HISTORY OF POPULAR CULTURE
2005-2006

A.B. McKillop

Department of History
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada

FALL TERM 2005

14 Sept. Orientation and Organization

21 Sept. Reading Preparation: no class

28 Sept. The Study of Popular Culture

5 Oct. Ideology and Popular Culture

12 Oct. Elite Theory and Mass Culture

19 Oct. Consciousness and Media

26 Oct. Manufacturing Consent

2 Nov. Capitalism, Control, and Resistance

9 Nov. Selling Cultural Goods

16 Nov. Shaping the American Dream

23 Nov. Culture and Consumption

30 Nov. Consumption and Identity

WINTER TERM 2006

4 Jan. Generational Cultures

11 Jan. Beauty and Romance

18 Jan. Courtship and Ritual

25 Jan. All That Jazz

1 Feb. Hollywood and America

8 Feb. The Culture of Television

15 Feb. Rock and Beyond

22 Feb. WINTER BREAK: NO CLASS

1 Mar. Taste, Style, and Fashion

8 Mar. Fame and Celebrity

15 Mar. The Culture of Violence

22 Mar. The Private Self

29 Mar. The Public Self