University of Colorado Boulder
Fandom and Popular Culture in the Digital Age Specialization
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University of Colorado Boulder

Fandom and Popular Culture in the Digital Age Specialization

Build skills to analyze and interpret Pop Culture. Explore the dynamics of fandom, popular culture, and digital media by developing strategies for self-reflection, close reading, and analysis and interpretation.

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(13 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
1 month at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Develop strategies for self-reflection and awareness, digital literacy, and meaningful engagement with fandom, popular culture, and digital media

  • Analyze the products of popular culture through applied close reading frameworks

  • Connect and synthesize critical self-reflection and close reading frameworks through personal writing and creative expression

  • Deepen investment in pop culture passions and communities and celebrate what we love and how we love it, and who we love it with

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Taught in English
8 practice exercises

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Define and describe the relationship between fandom, popular culture, and digital media as each impact our identity and interactions with others

  • Apply critical self-reflection and close reading frameworks through personal and professional writing

  • Engage with pop culture and fandom communities by leveraging online platforms to make connections and synthesize learning

  • Reflect on your personal relationship to social media, identity, representation, and social interaction online

Skills you'll gain

Category: Media and Communications
Category: Culture
Category: Liberal Arts
Category: Social Media
Category: Social Studies
Category: Writing
Category: Digital Publishing
Category: Diversity Awareness
Category: Electronic Media
Category: Sociology
Category: Creativity
Category: Content Creation
Category: Instagram
Category: Blogs
Category: Analysis
Category: Cultural Diversity

What you'll learn

  • Define and describe the dynamics of popular music and its relationship with fandom, popular culture, and digital media

  • Apply critical self-reflection and close reading frameworks through analytical writing and creative expression

  • Engage with pop culture and fandom communities by leveraging online platforms to make connections and synthesize learning

  • Reflect on your personal relationship to popular music, popular art, and how popular culture intersects with memory and nostalgia

Skills you'll gain

Category: Social Justice
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Sociology
Category: Music
Category: Culture
Category: Communication
Category: Cultural Sensitivity
Category: Media and Communications
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: World Music
Category: Creativity
Category: Social Sciences
Category: Content Creation
Category: Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Define and describe the dynamics of geek culture, as well as its relationships to fandom, popular culture, and digital media

  • Apply critical self-reflection and close reading frameworks through analytical writing and creative expression

  • Engage with pop culture and fandom communities by leveraging online platforms to make connections and synthesize learning

  • Reflect on your personal relationship to geek culture, and how popular culture intersects with memory and nostalgia

Skills you'll gain

Category: Community Development
Category: Storytelling
Category: Culture
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Media and Communications
Category: Diversity Awareness
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Creativity
Category: Content Creation
Category: Social Sciences
Category: Liberal Arts
Category: Communication
Category: Analysis

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Instructor

Christopher Haynes
University of Colorado Boulder
8 Courses4,224 learners

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