Unit 1 Discussion – Introductions
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Discussion: Unit 1, Due Wednesday by 11:59 pm CT
High-culture vs. Popular Culture
Instructions:
Please complete the following steps for your discussion post and response.
As a way of introducing yourselves to the instructor and your peers, please post the following:
- Your name and a description of your current job (If not currently employed, what are your employment expectations when you complete your program?).
- What degree are you pursuing?
- How do you see yourself applying knowledge from this course?
- Post a photo of yourself (self-portrait, family or other picture that includes you) If not a self-portrait describe where you are in the picture.
After you have completed the Unit 1 material and have considered the many different definitions of Pop Culture posed within the unit, consider the differences between high culture and popular culture. Answer the following questions:
- When someone is said to be “cultured”, does this refer to high culture, popular culture, or both?
- How would you define, in your own words, “high culture” and “popular culture”? What characteristics of high culture are also present in popular culture?
- What makes something “high” culture?
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.
Estimated time to complete: 2 hours
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This topic is valued at 20 points. Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria (Read Me First Section of the Course).
Peer Response: Unit 1, Due Sunday by 11:59 pm CT
High-culture vs. Popular Culture
Instructions:
Please post 2 peer responses.
In the response post, include the following:
- Respectfully share your own perspectives and ideas with classmates you may disagree with.
- Add new ideas to the discussion instead of just agreeing that something in the reading was interesting or reiterating what others said in the discussion.
- Find an additional source online or in the library that adds a new perspective to what has already been said.
- Offer an opposing viewpoint that is supported by fact and research.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.
Estimated time to complete: 2 hours
Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria (Read Me First Section of the Course).