SOC 2100 — Popular Culture
3 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ICusually offered: fall, springtypical days: TBostonTraditional
Explores the significance of expressions of popular culture such as film, television, music, and literature. Examines media production, organization, technology, and audience consumption. Discusses countercultures and subcultures, moral and ethical considerations, high and low culture, independent and corporate business influences, and consumerism and consumption. Topics include the effects of popular culture on race, gender, and class. Covers the relationship between popular culture and existing socioeconomic institutions.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63% | 11.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 92% | 2.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 100% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: T (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Shannon Lank (100% of students)
Spring
- Shannon Lank (100% of students)
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (SOC course descriptions) · All SOC courses · Plan it at numap.app