My Favorite Class of Fall '14

I have learned a lot in this class. From the lectures to the readings, I got something out of it. Each chapter of the class gave me a better understanding of the way pop culture is viewed. This has changed my views on a lot of things about social media. My favorite chapter of the semester would probably have to be the feminist perspective in pop culture. MissRepresentation was a great documentary and I think everyone should take the time to watch it. Being an women, I love to talk about how we are portrayed in any social aspect. As the semester went along, my morals and views on things changed and some became stronger. I totally look at Disney movies different and will think twice when my kids turn the channel when I have some of my own. I think one big thin I got out of the class is that all of these pop culture artifacts try to oppose the status quo, but you're always going to be facing society. Society tells us to be ourselves and don't let anyone tell you "you can't" but once you do, they reject you and talk about you.

Every night I come home to my roommates and tell them what we discussed in my Rhetoric and Pop Culture class. We would have a conversation about it and I'm always flattered that they say they want to take the class and when they always ask "what did you guys talk about today?" This class has not only changed my personal views but also the ones I'm around. I hope that everyone got something positive out of this class and that what they thought before about something is either stronger or different from what they use to think about Pop Culture.