High and Low Culture Before 1700
Students will study the interaction between elite and popular culture, focusing on the material and issues relating to the period before 1700. Students will review and assess the assumption and goals of those who create and critique works of culture. Students will also analyze the criteria by which specific works are judged.
Outcomes: Students will be able to describe, analyze, and formulate an argument about cultural productions, using appropriate critical and technical vocabulary.
Outcomes: Students will be able to describe, analyze, and formulate an argument about cultural productions, using appropriate critical and technical vocabulary.