A Degree in Pop Culture with Dr. Jeffrey Brown

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What if you could get a degree in pop culture? You can! This week The Junkies consider going back in time to change their majors after talking to special guest Dr. Jeffrey A. Brown, Chair of the Department of Pop Culture at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. For the past 50 years, BGSU is the only university in the nation to have a Deparment of Popular Culture, and Dr. Brown easily convinces Alex, Shauna, Hayley and Nicole that getting an undergrad or Master’s Degree at BGSU would be a very good thing. The Junkies talk to Dr. Brown about how pop culture helps us form an identity, both individually and as a society. The Junkies cover topics like increasing representation and diversity in media, the rise of TikTok and democratization of content providers, and the death of the expert in reviewing popular entertainment. If you ever wanted to make a case that superhero movies are just as valid as classic literature, then audit this course in pop culture and feel really smart. Find out more about this most amazing educational opportunity on the Bowling Green State University website at https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/cultural-and-critical-studies/popular-culture.html Thank you to Olympus Games, the home of the Pop Culture Junkie Podcast.Links: Apple Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728 Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popculturejunkiepodcast/ Website: www.popculturejunkie.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcast  Twitter: www.twitter.com/PopJunkies Instagram: www.instagram.com/pop.culturejunkies Email: [email protected] Alex on Instagram: www.instagram.com/alcasnun Alex on Twitter: www.twitter.com/alcasnun Hayley on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thirtynerdythriving Nicole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/nicole_eldridge Nicole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/naeldridge14 Nicole on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@nicole_eldridge Shauna on Twitter: www.twitter.com/shaunatrinidad Shauna on Instagram: www.instagram.com/shaunatrinidad Shauna on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@shaunatrinidad

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What if you could get a degree in pop culture? You can! This week The Junkies consider going back in time to change their majors after talking to special guest Dr. Jeffrey A. Brown, Chair of the Department of Pop Culture at Bowling Green State...

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