ENGL 15: POP CULTURE SHAKE

University of California, Santa Barbara

Shakespeare's plays are designed to entertain. They were written for the po pular stage, and over the last four centuries they have been taken up in a variety of media for audiences all around the world. This course investigat es Shakespeare's art in relation to the commercial theater for which he wro te and the popular culture of the modern world: film, theater, and radio, b ut also graphic novels, tv shows, and pop music. As we discuss these plays and their creative reworkings, we will touch on topics ranging from the pol itics of voice to the performance of mind and emotion, from the ethics of r evenge to the fluidity of gendered identity.

Average GPA: 3.30

Instructors

• Kearney J J 2,401 students, Average GPA 3.33
• Fumerton M P 183 students, Average GPA 3.05
• Donelan J H 83 students, Average GPA 3.53
• King J L 60 students, Average GPA 3.31
• Megna P J 55 students, Average GPA 3.28
• Raychawdhuri 54 students, Average GPA 3.37
• Adkison K M 50 students, Average GPA 3.17
• Becker C M 33 students, Average GPA 3.00
• Davey D N 31 students, Average GPA 3.24
• Kneece S C 31 students, Average GPA 2.72
• Zisa J E 31 students, Average GPA 3.55
• Levinson-Emle 29 students, Average GPA 3.22
• Henderson O G 27 students, Average GPA 3.34
• Messner M S 27 students, Average GPA 3.52
• Fulmer A G 26 students, Average GPA 3.31
• Russ T M 26 students, Average GPA 3.15
• Hopkins S M 25 students, Average GPA 3.44
• Cortes P J 24 students, Average GPA 3.09
• Goldstein S H 23 students, Average GPA 2.67
• Mccants K A 19 students, Average GPA 3.37
• Nowicki S 16 students, Average GPA 3.52