Monthly Archives: January 2011

Model Blog Entries

The first blog entry is due on Monday 1/31.  There will not be an additional reflective writing due on Wednesday as called for by the syllabus. The following blog entries are all excellent models of a well done assignment.  They … Continue reading

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British Student Protests and Photographic Truth

This photograph was widely distributed last week in the British press following national demonstrations against the proposed tripling of student tuition to a maximum of £ 9,000 by the Tory-Liberal Democrat coalition government.  The image depicts a young man kicking … Continue reading

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Pop Culture Survey

Some of the results of the survey are listed below. The two sections of the class had the following results: Section 1 (5:30-6:45): Television – 1.75 hours Music – 1.37 Computer – 3.02 Video Games – 0.74 Print – 0.88 … Continue reading

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Additional Resources

Here are four interesting places that you might want to poke around in to find critical inquiries and analysis on popular culture: Adbusters Magazine: Journal of the Mental Environment Bitch Magazine: A Feminist Response to Popular Culture – This magazine … Continue reading

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Topic Selection Paper

You can find the assignment information for the topic selection paper here.  This assignment will provide the ideas that we will draw upon to choose topics for week 9. Because there are so many different avenues of inquiry in popular … Continue reading

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