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SDS 441RPopular Culture and Social Change in the Radical Imagination

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Social Development Studies

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course examines the role of popular culture in movements for social and political change. Students will explore both historical contributions and contemporary realities where popular culture becomes a site that fosters the radical imagination.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
SEM 00165680 / 25Th 14:30–17:20
SEM 701247027 / 9999Online or by arrangement

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  • This course is so much fun. Craig Fortier is one of the most compassionate and thoughtful professors I have had. They have a wealth of knowledge and experience in social movements. They care so much about their students, and it makes this course such a good one to take. It breaks apart the rigid structure of a lecture and transforms it into one where students lead just as much as the prof does. It's hard to boil this course down into a simple description -- if you like pop culture, social justice, social movements, thinking outside the box, just take this course.

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