COGR 240. The Culture of Consumption (4 units)
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Description
(Cross-listed with HIGR 273.) This course will explore the development and cultural manifestations of consumerism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Topics will include the rise of museums, the development of mass market journalism and literature, advertising, and the growth of commercial amusements. Readings will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on the United States. Students will be encouraged to think comparatively. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite courses
COGR 240 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have COGR 240 as a prerequisite.