| Description
| This course further develops students’ ability to analyze, compare, and discuss issues in popular culture in English while deepening their understanding of contemporary cultural industries and cross-cultural communication. Topics include global popular trends, film and digital media, sports and entertainment culture, fan culture, celebrity and influence culture, branding and consumer culture, and youth culture in online and social spaces. Students will also explore the relationship between popular culture and identity, media representation, commercialization, and global cultural flows. Through issue-based discussion, case analysis, oral reports, comparative commentary, and thematic presentations, students will strengthen their English analytical and expressive abilities while developing critical perspectives on popular culture and its broader social and cultural impact.
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