Philosophy (PHIL) |
211 Susan Campbell, 541-346-5547
College of Arts & Sciences
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8 - No cost for class textbook materials.
U - Some or all of the seats in this section are reserved for students in Freshman Interest Groups (FIG), Academic Residential Communities (ARC), or Summer Bridge participants.
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Course Data
| PHIL 130 Philosophy & Pop Cultr >1 |
4.00 cr. |
| Engages in critical philosophical reflection about and through popular culture, including movies, music, graphic novels, and sports. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Brence S  |
Office:
250D Susan Campbell Hall
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| Office Hours: |
1200 - 1400 R |
via Zoom during Winter 2021 |
 Prereqs/Comments: |
Part of a FIG |
| Course Materials |
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CRN |
Avail |
Max |
Time |
Day |
Location |
Instructor |
Notes |
Lecture |
15304 |
1 |
200 |
1200-1320 |
tr |
123 GSH |
Brence S |
!8U |
Final Exam: |
0800-1000 |
m 12/04 |
123 GSH |
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Associated Sections |
+ Dis |
15305 |
0 |
25 |
1300-1350 |
f |
245 STB |
Waldeck M |
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+ Dis |
15306 |
0 |
25 |
1300-1350 |
f |
32 TYKE |
Williams-Reyes J |
!U |
+ Dis |
15307 |
0 |
25 |
1300-1350 |
f |
101 VOL |
Bagwala A |
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+ Dis |
15308 |
0 |
25 |
1400-1450 |
f |
45 COL |
Bagwala A |
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+ Dis |
15309 |
0 |
25 |
1400-1450 |
f |
301 GER |
Waldeck M |
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+ Dis |
15310 |
1 |
25 |
1400-1450 |
f |
248 GER |
Peres Santos D |
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+ Dis |
16459 |
0 |
25 |
1200-1250 |
f |
45 COL |
Peres Santos D |
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+ Dis |
16460 |
0 |
25 |
1100-1150 |
f |
201 CHA |
Williams-Reyes J |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| September 24: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| September 30: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| September 30: |
Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| October 1: |
Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |
| October 1: |
Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |
| October 2: |
Add this course |
| October 2: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| October 8: |
Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |
| October 8: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| October 15: |
Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |
| October 15: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| October 22: |
Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |
| October 22: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| November 12: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| November 12: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| This course enables students to engage in the critical reflection central to the discipline of philosophy--that which would facilitate living an “examined life” -- about, in, and through popular culture. What is popular or mass culture? Is it something merely “manufactured” by special interests, or is it still in any way genuine culture, the product of free and spontaneous human interaction? Are the products of popular culture (movies, music, games, sports, etc.) merely sources of entertainment or distraction, or might they serve other purposes such as providing for a sense of community and identity? Do they serve merely to bypass (or even undermine) reflection to inculcate particular perspectives or values into those who are exposed to or who participate in them? Might they rather, upon scrutiny, provide the basis for the kind of critical reflection commonly regarded as facilitated only by “high” culture? By way of testing the last of these perspectives, of the capacity for popular culture to facilitate genuinely critical reflection, a range of products of popular culture will be examined alongside texts that seek to illuminate and reveal the ideas at work in them, and in relation to some works of classical philosophy, ancient and modern. As a result, students should expect to develop an enhanced capacity for intelligent reflection upon popular culture and upon a range of central issues that have been the subject of considerable philosophical examination. |
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