79-217 Entertainment and Popular Culture in the Roaring Twenties

3 units, Carnegie Mellon University

The Roaring Twenties was a time of Jazz Age speakeasys, technological innovation, and mass advertising. This course will examine a different topic in popular culture and entertainment per week, exploring the excitement of daily life alongside larger structural forces that gave shape to the eras distinctive identity. Guiding questions will be How did the countrys economy, society, and politics shape the development of popular culture How did artistic performers and business entrepreneurs develop their craft and products in this environment And how did popular culture impact the countrys economy, society, and politics

Prerequisites: none listed

Courseweave needs JavaScript to show sections, workloads and planning tools.