In Weeks 1–4 of this course, you will work on assignments that contribute to you

In Weeks 1–4 of this course, you will work on assignments that contribute to your Final Project, which is due in Week 5. As in the quote from Nick Rhodes above, you will be inside of pop culture, step outside of it, and then look back in as you closely analyze a single issue across multiple pop culture artifacts.
To prepare:
Download and complete the Final Project Worksheet document from this week’s Learning Resources.
Review the Final Project Summary document in this Week’s Learning Resources.
I love pop culture. I love to be inside of it, and step outside and look back in. ”
– Nick Rhodes, member of the band Duran Duran
TEDx Talks. (2013, July 15). Why Pop Culture? Alexandre O. Philippe at TEDxMileHighLinks to an external site.[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_3UYncNwz4