TRS 172 - Religion, Media, and Culture

Upper Division

Prerequisites
TRS 097 or TRS 189.

This course explores the relationship between religion, media, and culture, with an emphasis on the contemporary North American context. We will analyze the way that religion is experienced and practiced in everyday life and the impact of various forms of media (material, visual, digital) and cultural products/practices on religion in the modern era. Students will have the opportunity to think critically about the relationship between contemporary religious forms and capitalism, and the way that the study of religion, media, and culture challenges assumptions about the nature of “authentic” religion and spirituality.

Course credits: 1