Hello and welcome to the web site of the Department of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University! The Department of Popular Culture is an academic department within the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Cultural and Critical Studies and its graduate program is within the Graduate College. Our primary mission is to stimulate teaching and research about popular culture in the state of Ohio, the United States, and the world. Academic offerings in the department include courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees. Our standard curricula each year include courses in theory and methods, folklore, literature, music, television, and film as well as courses developed by faculty in specialized areas such as Asian studies, international popular culture, black popular culture, and youth culture. Our core courses are taught by 10 full-time faculty members who each hold the doctoral degree in such fields as American studies, anthropology, Asian cultures and languages, folklore, and women's studies. The Department also houses the Center for Popular Culture Studies which has information contained in this web site.
This site is maintained by the Department of Popular Culture and has been organized to help those outside of the BGSU community learn as much as possible about our faculty, courses, degree programs, and events. Please send comments and/or suggestions to anelson@bgsu.edu. If you have general questions, you may contact the Department at popc@bgsu.edu. You may also contact faculty, graduate students, and staff directly by obtaining their contact information from the Faculty & Staff link. Please refer to the website for information about colloquia, conferences, lectures, and other events.
Sincerely,
Marilyn F. Motz, Chair--
108 Popular Culture Building
Bowling Green, OH
419-372-2981
| 2011-2012 Popular Culture Colloquium (updated 4/11/2012) | Department Newsletters (updated 12/7/2011) | Employment (updated 12/7/11) |
| In Memoriam: Dr. Ray B. Browne (updated 7/28/2010) | The Ray Browne Conference on Popular Culture, 3/31-4/1/2012 | PCSA (New Student Organization!) |
| Directions | POPC Ray & Pat Browne Undergraduate Scholarship Application (Deadline: February 29, 2012) | Historic Location |
| A Message to Reporters and Journalists: If you would like to interview a faculty member of the Department of Popular Culture for a story you are working on, please consider these options: (1) Consult the Faculty & Staff link, review the biographical information for each faculty member, and directly contact the faculty member who best fits your story needs or (2) Contact the Department Chair, Dr. Marilyn Motz, by e-mail ( mmotz@bgsu.edu), briefly describing the story you are writing, stating your deadline, and listing a phone number where you can be reached; she will distribute the e-mail to the faculty and they will individually respond to your request. In all cases, faculty members will return phone calls or e-mails at their earliest convenience. |
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