SOC 276 Sub-Cultures: Lifestyles, Literature, Music

Elective in the AAU Humanities programs. Provides critical insights into graffiti, street-art, counter-culture, underground, punk, hipsters, psychedelia, alter-globalization movement, etc. Multidisciplinary perspectives of cultural, literary, and media studies are explored. Seminal readings on subcultures are used to discuss the practices of "alternative" urban lives in postindustrial society and certain trends of artistic production. Focus is on political interpretation of youth subversion and disclosures of power mechanisms. Visuals and field trips to graffiti and other subcultural sites are a part of this course.

*Please note: This course is predominantly taken by CEA CAPA students.