September
14, 2004
Free Seminars Examine Influence of Pop Culture
Pop culture's influence on modern life will be covered this fall in a series of live satellite broadcasts at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road. Sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, seminars will be held 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Tuesday evenings. Seminars are free and open to the public.
The series begins Sept. 28 with "(Mis)understanding History: Shaping Modern Myth and Popular Values," with Dr. Robert McElvaine, who describes the so-called "culture war" as a false conflict. According to McElvaine, the forces of pop culture - often accused of weakening traditional values - actually work with U.S. corporate interests to maximize consumerism.
Other seminars include "Creating and Marketing Youth: Youth Music and Culture in 20th Century America," with Dr. Tricia Rose (Oct. 12); "The Empire of Images: Growing Up Male and Female in a World Dominated By Popular Culture," with Dr. Susan Bordo (Oct. 26); "Courting Disaster? Changing Values About Love, Sex, and Marriage," with author Stephanie Coontz (Nov. 9) and "Sports in Popular Culture: Are We Winning or Losing?," with Dr. Richard Lapchick (Nov. 16). Additional information on each speaker and their presentation may be found on the Web at www.ptk.org/nchcss/seminars.
For more information, please contact Debra Hoover, president of Oakton's Alpha Iota Phi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, at 847-635-1699, or Debra.Hoover@ptk.org, or Paul Sanburg, Phi Theta Kappa advisor, at 847-635-2649, or psanburg@oakton.edu.
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