Zombies in Popular Media
This
class at Columbia College in Chicago traces the history of zombies in
movies and literature and explores how zombies relate to themes of
capitalism, individuality and xenophobia.
Learning from YouTube
Professor
Alexandra Juhasz of Pitzer College has said this class is a "pedagogic
experiment focusing on the potentials and limits of digital-media
culture." All class work, assignments and discussions must take place on
YouTube.
Daytime Serials: Family and Social Roles
Students
in this class watch daytime soaps, analyze their themes and study the
social impact of gender roles on the family and the workplace.
Underwater basket weaving
Underwater
basket weaving actually involves making baskets by dipping reeds into
water and letting them soak - at least that's how Reed College of
Portland in Oregon, and University of California in San Diego taught it.
Philosophy and Star Trek
Georgetown
University's Philosophy and Star Trek course is every college Trekkie's
dream. In addition to watching episodes of "Star Trek," the class also
reads philosophical writings and wrestles with such questions as "Is
time travel possible?" and "Could reality be radically different from
what 'we' think?"
Cyberporn and Society
State
University of New York's undergraduate students in this class survey
Internet porn sites and examine issues of obscenity and what causes
cultures to define pornography in different ways.
The Science of Superheroes
How
do you transform physics into a more exciting subject? The University
of California at Irvine does so by studying the science behind
superheroes like Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman.
Popular 'Logic' on TV Judge Shows
The
University of California's Arguing with Judge Judy: Popular 'Logic' on
TV Judge Shows course isn't quite what you'd expect. This class is
concerned with the illogical arguments made by the shows' entertaining
litigants.
Fat studies
Professor Jacqueline
Johnson's course Fat Studies at George Washington University is just one
of many that are popping up on college campuses across the nation. The
class teaches students to think of body size critically and politically,
and it aims to promote weight awareness and acceptance among people of
all shapes and sizes.
Simpsons and Philosophy
The
University of California at Berkeley's two-unit course Simpsons and
Philosophy is described as a "fairly rigorous" philosophical course that
asks weighty questions like "Can Nietzsche's rejection of traditional
morality justify Bart's bad behavior?"
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