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Course Syllabus and Course Learning Plan

Course Title Philippine Popular Culture and Arts

Course Code POPS
Credit/Schedule 3 units (3 hours every week for 18 weeks, or 54 hours in a semester)
This subject locates popular culture as a historical and spatial condition and phenomenon of Philippine modernity. The subject
will investigate how the term popular culture is operationalized, circulated, re-produced, consumed, and instrumentalized by
the recurring social order. The course will also consider popular culture as a body of knowledge that informs us of the nation’s
Course Description sphere of social activities and lived experience economy. The three-unit subject provides the students with critical perspectives
in
understanding and way of knowing popular culture in the Philippines. The course gives emphasis on popular culture through
the study of Cultural Studies with a strong focus on culture industry.
Prerequisite (Co-requisite) None
By the end of the semester, the students should be able to:

Knowledge (K)
1. Describe the nature, elements, and functions of popular cultural studies in various multicultural contexts;
2. Explain how national popular cultural issues affect the national imaginary;
3. Determine culturally appropriate terms, expressions, and images;
4. Evaluate multimodal texts critically to enhance critical and receptive (listening, reading, viewing) skills;
5. Summarize the structural principles of Philippine popular culture and the arts.

Skills (S)
1. Convey ideas through oral, audio-visual, and/or web-based presentations for different target audiences in local (and
Learning Outcomes
global) settings using appropriate registers in discussing popular culture and arts;
2. Create clear, coherent, and effectively concise communication materials focusing on how art can be explored through
popular culture;

Values (V)
1. Appreciate the importance of acknowledging Philippine popular culture and the arts;
2. Adopt awareness of culture and the arts when presenting critical ideas;
3. Reflect one’s sensitivity as Bosconians to self, family, and community through critical intervention of culture;
4. Discover and strengthen Filipino and Bosconian identity through one’s behavior with respect to nationality, culture, and
religion as seen through one’s understanding of Philippine popular culture and arts;
5. Develop a deeper appreciation of culture and the arts as reflective of social circumstances.
Course Outline and Week Topic
Timeframe Introductory Topic: Overview of Cultural Studies and Popular Culture
1
Culture and Arts in the Age of Globalization

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Lecture on Artistry, Modernity, and Popular Culture

2–3
Historiography and the Importance of the National Popular Tradition: An Onto-Historical Inquiry
4–6 Framing the Popular
7–9 Critical Theories in Understanding Popular Culture: Keywords
10 – 12 Modes of Analysis and Close-Reading: Accessing Texts
13 – 14 Philippine Pop Culture and Experience Economy
15 – 16 Philippine Identities and the Popular Culture
Critiques and Fissures in Philippine Popular Culture and the Arts
17 – 18
Cartographic Exercises: Relevance of Philippine Popular Culture and the Arts in Contemporary Period
Homeroom Policies and Grading Scale:
Regulations The numerical ranges for each number grade are as follows:

Equivalent Ranges Equivalent Ranges

Grade Grade
1.00 96 – 100 2.25 73 – 77
1.25 91 – 95 2.50 69 – 72
1.50 87 – 90 2.75 64 – 68
1.75 82 – 86 3.00 60 – 63
2.00 78 – 81 5.00 59 and below

Plagiarism:
The definition of plagiarism is passing someone else’s work (ideas, writing, concepts, theories, findings, etc.) off as your work
without giving proper recognition to the original source. Plagiarism in any form is considered grounds for serious discipline.

Attendance:
Students are allowed to be absent (excused or unexcused) only for a total of 9 hours. Beyond this, the instructor can drop you
from the roll without prior notice.

Submission of requirements:
Any requirement submitted late will be given a deduction of points equivalent to 10% of the perfect score. (i.e., perfect score is
100 points; 10% is 10 points. 10 points are automatically deducted from the scores of the requirement submitted late.

Missed exam(s):
Only students with valid reasons (sickness, death in the family) will be allowed to take make-up exam upon presentation of
medical certificate or letter of excuse from parents or guardian.

Cheating:
Student caught cheating during exams or copying another student’s laboratory report will automatically get a failing mark for

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the course.

Preliminary Grading:
Quizzes 30%
Preliminary Examination 40%
Class Requirements, Activities, and Participation 30%

Midterm Period: 30% from Preliminary Grading

Quizzes 40%
Midterm Examination 40%
Evaluation and Grading
Class Requirements, Activities, and Participation 20%

Final Period: 60% from Midterm Grading

Quizzes and Examinations 30%
Class Requirements, Activities, and Participation 30%
Integrative Final Paper or Final Presentation 40%

Passing Score 60%

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Week Learning Outcomes Topics and Content Methodology Materials/ Resources Assessment
L (K) Introduction to the Lecture and Class Discussion. Schuck, R. (2017). Introduction to Essay:
Course: Philippine Popular Culture.
Describe the nature, Popular Culture and Arts “What is popular culture and why “How important is
elements, and functions of does it matter?” See: popular culture in
popular cultural studies in Concept of Culture and Arts https://tophat.com/marketplace/ understanding the
various multicultural The Social Organization of Popular arts-&-humanities/communication- contemporary milieu of
contexts; Popular Culture Culture &-media/textbooks/introduction-to- a nation?”
1–2
popular-culture-raymond-schuck/
Explain how national Connecting Pop Culture and Group Work: 809/25108/ “What are specific
popular cultural issues Social Problems examples of social
affect the national “Pop Culture and Social Problems: Is Video: “Society and Pop Culture” problems that could be
imaginary. Pop Culture to Blame?” https://www.youtube.com/watch? rooted in pop culture?”
v=z14t1Hd93GU
Quiz # 1
3–4 L (K) Interpreting Popular Lecture. Jenkins, H., McPherson, T., & Insight Paper:
Culture and Arts Shattuc, J. (2014). “Defining
Describe the nature, “Popular Culture: What is at stake Popular Culture” in Hip on Pop: “Impact of Globalization
elements, and functions of Defining Popular Culture when talking about popular culture The Politics and Pleasures of in Popular Culture: How
popular cultural studies in and arts in the country?” Popular Culture. do people perceive and
various multicultural History of Popular Culture react to popular culture
contexts; Critical Thinking and Popular Culture Schiller, H. “The Corporation and in the age of
Methods of Popular Culture the Production of Culture.” globalization?”
Explain how national – Production Studies, Group Discussion.
popular cultural issues Textual Analysis, Audience Hall, S. “The Work of “How do we encode and
affect the national and Reception Studies “How does popular culture and arts Representation.” decode the meaning of
imaginary. function in the contemporary Internet contents as
imaginary of the Philippines? How Ang, I. “On the Politics of viewed in the
L (S) does politics, history, and socio- Empirical Audience Research.” perspective of the
economics play in our understanding Global and Local Pop
Create clear, coherent, and of current problems?” Video: “Why Pop Culture” Culture?”
effectively concise https://www.youtube.com/watch?
communication materials v=u_3UYncNwz4 Quiz # 2
focusing on how art can be
explored through popular Video: “Evolution of Popular

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culture. Culture”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=PJOF3mzWl_w
L (K) Television and Popular Individual Sharing. Ouelette and Hay. “MakeoverResearch and report on
History: Framing Popular Television, Governmentality, and
various cultural and
Determine culturally Culture and the Arts “What were your general the Good Citizen.” intercultural modes of
appropriate terms, experiences in watching television popular culture and the
expressions, and images; Global-to-Local Modes of shows? How has it crafted your own Amaya, H. “Citizenship, Diversity, arts:
Popular Culture in understanding of your own socio- Law, and Ugly Betty.”
Evaluate multimodal texts Multicultural Settings political milieu?” Popular topics used in a
critically to enhance critical Smith-Shomade, B. “Eyes Wide particular region or
and receptive (listening, Interpreting Television: Popular Culture and the Shut: Capitalism, Class, and the country to show identity;
5–6 reading, viewing) skills.  History Contemporary Milieu Promise of Black Media.”
 Citizenship & Issues in the usage of
(S) Identity Media: Catalyst of Popular Culture Banet-Weiser, S. “What’s Your politically-correct words
 Class and the Arts Flava: Race and Postfeminism in in today’s world.
Convey ideas through oral,  Political Economy Media Culture.”
audio-visual, and/or web-  Gender & Sexuality Gender-sensitivity
based presentations using Video: “How Netflix Changed through language and
appropriate registers in Entertainment” television shows.
discussing popular culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?
and arts. v=LsAN-TEJfN0 Quiz # 3
PRELIMINARY PERIOD PARTIAL REQUIREMENT:
Present an experimental survey based on the preliminary lessons regarding intercultural, cross-cultural, and multicultural popular culture in the Philippines. Students will
submit a concept paper or a survey project on how students/classmates/peers understand and comprehend the concept of popular culture. The survey forms will be
processed and a discussion will follow as to which framework and perspective the results adhere to the most. The concept paper must be submitted and approved for
guidance and critiquing. Posters, audience evaluation, and documentation will be required and will be submitted after the performances. Running time of the presentation
will be based on the concept paper and proposal.
7–8 (S) Theoretical Frameworks Lecture and class discussion on Strinati, D. (2010). An Invitation for people to
for Popular Culture Mass Culture Debate. Introduction to Theories ofjoin cause-oriented
Convey ideas through oral, Popular Culture. events using various
audio-visual, and/or web- The Mass Culture Debate Demonstration simulation. media such as email,
based presentations using Video: “Does Culture Need to be social media, print,
appropriate registers in The Mass Culture Theory  What are examples of Popular?” and/or electronic
discussing popular culture and Popular Culture as mass cultures and popular https://www.youtube.com/watch? advertisements to

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and arts. Mass Culture cultures in the Philippines? v=EoovlwC4N4A analyze mass culture
 What is the purpose of
Critique of Mass Culture differentiating the two? “Popular Culture VS Folk Culture” Quiz # 4
Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=yQkKjMTJnuY
(S) Popular Culture, Everyday Class Discussion Hebdige, D., “Subculture: The Oral Presentation:
Life, and Subcultures Meaning of Style.”
Convey ideas through oral, “How do people make sense of Audio-visual and/or web/
audio-visual, and/or web- Political Economy of Popular popular culture?” Jenkins, H. “Television Fans, based presentations that
based presentations using Culture Poachers, and Nomads.” promote Filipino cultural
appropriate registers in “According to Antonio Gramsci, what values (respect for
discussing popular culture Concept of Hegemony is the impetus of hegemony in Video: “What is Hegemony?” elders, bayanihan spirit,
and arts. understanding popular culture?” https://www.youtube.com/watch? significance of
9 – 10
Dialogical Approach v=RFQrV8UxpVA communities, ect.) in
(K) Between the Producers Preparation of audio-visual and web- popular culture and how
and Consumers based presentations for specific “Hegemony and Popular Culture” they are influenced by
Evaluate multimodal texts purposes. https://www.youtube.com/watch? the concept of
critically to enhance critical v=qJbISdnXb7A hegemony.
and receptive (listening, Group work and discussion on
reading, viewing) skills. identifying problems with the
research presentation in the video.
11 – 12 (S) Modes of Analysis and Lecture Discussion: Debord, G. “Society of the Output:
Close Reading Popular Spectacle.”
Convey ideas through oral, Culture Postmodernism Differentiate Philippine
audio-visual, and/or web- Video: Contemporary Art from
based presentations using Simulation, Spectacle, and Spectacle Postmodernist Popular
appropriate registers in the Postmodern “Tarantino and Postmodernism” Culture and Arts.
discussing popular culture Institutional Critique https://www.youtube.com/watch?
and arts. v=zedc5du0IHs How are they different?
Feminism How are they the same?
(K) “Philippine Contemporary Art”
https://www.youtube.com/watch? Quiz # 5
Evaluate multimodal texts v=KzxyFvo49Bg
critically to enhance critical
and receptive (listening, Article: “Dimensions and

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reading, viewing) skills. Directions: The State of Research

in Philippine Popular Culture”
MIDTERM EXAMINATION/REQUIREMENT:
A paper that analyzes their own development in purposive and context-based communication. A long and sustained discussion regarding the “areas of development” and
one’s identity in communicating and receptive skills are needed. This should be supported by actual experiences and circumstances experienced by the student.
L (K) YouTube and Participatory Lecture and Class Discussion: Burgess and Green. “YouTube’s Think of possible texts
Culture: Media Literacy in Popular Culture.” that highlight the impact
Describe the nature, the Age of Post-Truth Effective Utilization of YouTube of YouTube in today’s
elements, and functions of Video: “Social Impact with contemporary
popular cultural studies in New Media and Biennial Impact of YouTube in Popular YouTube” imagination.
various multicultural Culture Culture and the Postmodern https://www.youtube.com/watch?
contexts; Imaginary v=YQgatxxddes What is the direct impact
New Media of YouTube in the life of
Explain how national “How are mass media and new “What is Aesthetic Experience?” an ordinary citizen? How
popular cultural issues Mass Media media utilized in contemporary https://www.youtube.com/watch? is YouTube optimized by
13 – 15 affect the national Philippine popular culture?” v=Q_rQbXlmgHI popular culture?
imaginary. Sensory Reconfigurations
“What is the Aesthetics of “The Evolution of Tradition to Quiz # 6
L (S) Biennial Culture and the Experience? How does aesthetics New Media”
Aesthetics of Experience play a part in understanding mass https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Create clear, coherent, and and popular culture?” v=fWJ3vE6-r8c
effectively concise
communication materials
focusing on how art can be
explored through popular
culture.
(S) Internet Activism and Global and Local Activism Bennett, L. “Communicating Preparation of Final
Popular Culture Global Activism.” Project
Write and present
academic papers using Digitalization of Mass Juris, J. “Reflections on #Occupy
16 – 18 appropriate tone, style, Revolution Everywhere: Social Media, Public
conventions, and reference Space, and Emerging Logics of
styles and adopt Aggregation.”
awareness of audience and
context in presenting ideas.

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FINAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Final Project: Mutimodal Advocacy Campaign (print, audio, visual, and web-based) addressing current issues tackled in previous tasks (good governance,
responsible citizenship, disaster preparedness, environmental preservation and conservation, poverty reduction, and other socio-political issues) as reflected in
Philippine Popular Culture.
2. Oral Presentation of the Campaign.

*Legend:
L (Learned) = Facilitates learning of the competencies (input is provided and competency is evaluated)
P (Practiced) = Allows student to practice competencies (no input but competency is evaluated)
O (Opportunity to Learn) = Opportunity for development (no input or evaluation but there is opportunity to practice the competencies)

PHILIPINE POPULAR CULTURE AND ARTS – Required Readings and Other Materials

 Storey, J. (2009). Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader. 4th Edition. Boston: Pearson-Prentice Hall.
 Strinati, D. (2005). An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture. 2nd Edition. London: Routledge.

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Verified by: Endorsed by: Approved by:

Juan Miguel Leandro L. Quizon, MA Engr. Winston G. Dereje, MECpE Dr. Cecilia I. Anido
Program Coordinator – General Education Director for College Vice President for Academic Affairs

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