79-291 Innovation and Entertainment: A Business History of American Popular Culture
9 units, Carnegie Mellon University
This course will examine one topic in popular culture and entertainment per week, from newspapers to streaming services. The course will consider these industries through the lens of business history, documenting innovation and the development of entertainment as commodities. While we will trace many changes over the years, we will primarily focus on the birth of new industries. Guiding questions will be How did the countrys economy, society, and politics structure the development of popular culture How did performers and entrepreneurs develop industries around new innovations in popular culture And how did popular culture shape the countrys economy, society, and politics
Prerequisites: none listed
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