Sociology of Culture
4:10pm–6:00pm
MILBANK HALL MIL 227
Barnard
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Description
Drawing examples from popular music, religion, politics, race, and gender, explores the interpretation, production, and reception of cultural texts and meanings. Topics include aesthetic distinction and taste communities, ideology, power, and resistance; the structure and functions of subcultures; popular culture and high culture; and ethnography and interpretation.
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