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Fandom and Popular Culture in the Digital Age

University of Colorado Boulder

Join the exploration of Fandom and Popular Culture in the Digital Age. This course delves into the relationship between identity, digital media, and popular culture, offering tools to boost digital fluency and meaningful engagement. Through applied close reading frameworks, participants will analyze and celebrate pop culture products, recognizing their impact on social, political, and commercial spheres.

  • Develop strategies for self-reflection, digital literacy, and community engagement
  • Deepen investment in pop culture passions and communities
  • Analyze the dynamics of popular music, geek culture, and digital media
  • Reflect on personal relationships with social media, popular music, and geek culture

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Fandom and Popular Culture in the Digital Age
Course Modules

Explore the dynamics of fandom, popular culture, and digital media through three modules. Develop critical self-reflection and close reading frameworks, and engage with pop culture and fandom communities online.

Fandom, Social Media, and Authenticity in the Digital Age

Module 1 - Fandom, Social Media, and Authenticity in the Digital Age

  • Define the relationship between fandom, popular culture, and digital media
  • Apply critical self-reflection and close reading frameworks through personal and professional writing
  • Engage with pop culture and fandom communities through online platforms
  • Reflect on personal relationships to social media and online interaction

Fandom, Community, and Identity in Popular Music

Module 2 - Fandom, Community, and Identity in Popular Music

  • Explore the dynamics of popular music and its relationship with fandom and digital media
  • Apply critical self-reflection and close reading frameworks through analytical writing and creative expression
  • Engage with pop culture and fandom communities through online platforms
  • Reflect on personal relationships to popular music and its intersection with memory and nostalgia

Comic Books, Geek Culture, and the Fandom Imaginary

Module 3 - Comic Books, Geek Culture, and the Fandom Imaginary

  • Define the dynamics of geek culture and 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 through online platforms
  • Reflect on personal relationships to geek culture and its intersection with memory and nostalgia
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