PLEASE USE NO. 2 PENCILS AND FILL IN THE CIRCLES COMPLETELY: Well, we've reached the end of the semester. I hope you've enjoyed HIS 2781, "Popular Culture in the United States." Since you all are just auditing this course, I've decided that you're officially exempt from the final exam -- but you are still expected to fill out the student evaluations. In the comments, please let me know what you thought of our little virtual classroom. Which topics worked best and worst? Which subjects did you want to spend more or less time discussing? Which topics did I leave out? Would you have organized the course differently? (It might also be useful to discuss various ways to frame the whole concept of a "lecture series," seeing as the ALOTT5MA management has solicited proposals for future guest posters.)
FYI, and in case you missed anything, here are all of my posts in chronological order, with main themes highlighted.
Many thanks to Adam & Company for generously agreeing to host this pedagogical experiment, and to all of you for your witty and thoughtful contributions to our discussions. I've learned a lot from this experience, and I hope that you have, too. See you in the comments section.
FYI, and in case you missed anything, here are all of my posts in chronological order, with main themes highlighted.
- Introduction
- Theories of Pop-Culture Studies (and the Pop-Culture Autobiography)
- Early American Bestsellers
- Shakespeare and/as/in Popular Culture
- Blackface Minstrelsy
- P.T. Barnum
- Westerns
- Coney Island
- Vaudeville
- Tin Pan Alley and the Phonograph
- The Birth of Motion Pictures
- Birth of a Nation
- The First Movie Stars
- The "New Woman" in Movies and the Blues
- Radio
- Amos 'n' Andy on Radio
- Amos 'n' Andy on Film and TV
- Gangsters and Detectives
- Jazz and Swing
- Mickey, Bugs, and Cartoons
- Hollywood's Golden Age
- Wartime Hollywood
- Television
- Movies in the 1950s
- Comic Books
- Rock 'n' Roll
- Elvis
- Boomer Girls' Pop Culture
- Boomer Women's Pop Culture
- Counterculture and Counterrevolution
- The 1970s Revival of Hollywood
- Punk and Disco
- VCRs and Cable
- MTV
- Rap and Hip Hop
- Content Ratings Systems
- Media Consolidation
- Reality Television
- Video Games
- "Smarter" TV
- Is Pop Culture Really Good for You?
Many thanks to Adam & Company for generously agreeing to host this pedagogical experiment, and to all of you for your witty and thoughtful contributions to our discussions. I've learned a lot from this experience, and I hope that you have, too. See you in the comments section.
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