About this Specialization
How might what we love - what we watch, what we read, what we post - make our communities healthier and more vibrant? This question guides Fandom and Popular Culture in the Digital Age. In our networked and information-saturated world, three vital needs emerge: representing identity in digital media, interrogating the products of culture, and engaging meaningfully with digital communities. This course addresses these needs by inviting you into a space of reflection at the intersection of fandom, popular culture, and digital media. More than at any point in human history, these forces have put at our fingertips the means to create and disseminate ourselves in the world. We will explore the products of popular culture and trace the fan networks that sustain and derive value from them. Along the way, we will train you to recognize relationships between popular culture and the political and commercial forces that shape its publication, distribution, and consumption. This course will equip you with the tools necessary to boost your digital media fluency and define, shape, and evolve your identity as a fan within digital spaces. But ultimately, this is a celebration - a celebration of you and your communities, what you love, and how that love might bring people together to change the world. Together, we can make this a community-driven online resource for our shared endeavor of analyzing and understanding fandom and popular culture.
| From | University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera |
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| Hours | 52 |
| Instructor | Christopher Haynes |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Art & Design Humanities |
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Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Instructor of Digital Media $43k
Digital Media Production $43k
Digital Media Expert $50k
Coordinator - Digital Media $53k
Digital Brand Media $70k
Media Planner, Digital $72k
Media and Digital Communications $80k
Digital Media Services $82k
Digital Social Media $90k
Media Buyer - Digital $100k
Digital Media Management $105k
Partner, Digital Media $118k
Courses in this Specialization
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Fandom, Social Media, and Authenticity in the Digital Age "Fandom, Social Media, and Authenticity in the Digital Age" focuses your attention on the interconnected dynamics of identity, representation, interpretation, and self-reflection.... Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder |
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Fandom, Community, and Identity in Popular Music In "Fandom, Community, and Identity in Popular Music," you will explore the intersections of fandom and popular culture using pop music as a framework. You will apply your skills... Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder |
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Comic Books, Geek Culture, and the Fandom Imaginary "Comic Books, Geek Culture, and the Fandom Imaginary" explores some of the conventional framings of “fandom” (from comic book obsessives to cosplayers) and the cultural histories... Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder |
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| From | University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera |
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| Hours | 52 |
| Instructor | Christopher Haynes |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Art & Design Humanities |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Instructor of Digital Media $43k
Digital Media Production $43k
Digital Media Expert $50k
Coordinator - Digital Media $53k
Digital Brand Media $70k
Media Planner, Digital $72k
Media and Digital Communications $80k
Digital Media Services $82k
Digital Social Media $90k
Media Buyer - Digital $100k
Digital Media Management $105k
Partner, Digital Media $118k
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