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LIST 503 / 540: American Popular Entertainment

Area: Ideas and Issues in Humanities and Fine Arts or American Perspective
Instructor: Dr. Mike Marsden

Course Schedule
Date: Aug. 28; Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23; Nov. 13
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Location: Boyle Hall 425

Course Description
N/A

Required Book List
  • Browne, Ray and Marsden, Michael. The Cultures of Celebrations. Popular Press 1,1994.
  • Turner, Victor. Celebration Studies in Festivity and Ritual, 1984.
    This book will not be available at the St. Norbert College Bookstore, please find another source to purchase this book.

Suggested Book List:

  • Quinn, Kevin. Sports and Their Fans: The History, Economics and Culture of the Relationship between Spectator and Sport. McFarland, 2009.
    This book will be referred to in class, therefore if you are not already familiar with it, please read.