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FYS 148 - Schooling the Public Imagination: From Hogwarts to Stand and Deliver


This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the study of U.S. popular culture as a means of examining how it mirrors, distorts, and shapes experiences, perceptions, and assumptions about schools and schooling. Further considered is how books, television, film, and popular music have impacted personal educational histories and that of disparate groups. This course is further designed to orient students to the university and develop fundamental academic skills that promote success at CSUMB.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Freshman Standing)
General Education: C2 Humanities:Lit, Philosophy, Lang other than Eng
University Requirement: FYS First Year Seminar
Typically Offered: Fall term only

Units: 3