Bowling Green State University Department of Popular Culture

Department of Popular Culture
Founder Ray Browne
Type Education
Location
  • Bowling Green, Ohio
Region served
 Bowling Green, Ohio
Interim Department Chair
 Jeremy Wallach
Parent organization
 Bowling Green State University
Staff
 12
Website Popular Culture Website

Bowling Green State University Department of Popular Culture is the first Popular Culture department in the United States.[1] The department was founded by Professor Ray Browne in 1973.[1] The Popular Culture department is unique as it is the only one in the US to offer both Bachelor's degrees and Master's degrees in Popular Culture.[1][2][3]

History

The Department of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University has been a leader in the scholarly movement to investigate popular culture since its inception in 1973. Dr. Ray Browne's early efforts in the Department of English led in 1973 to the establishment of the Department of Popular Culture as an M.A. program, followed with the establishment of the undergraduate major a year later. Previously, in 1967, Dr. Browne had founded the Journal of Popular Culture; and in 1969 he founded the scholarly association for the study of popular culture, the Popular Culture Association, which is now headquartered at Michigan State University. Through these innovative curricular and programmatic developments and the research and other professional activities of the faculty, the department has established its national reputation as the leader in the study of popular culture.[4]

Popular Culture House

On 21 July 2012, Bowling Green State University announced their plans to demolish the Popular Culture building that housed the department.[5][6] The Popular Culture building was home to 4 former Presidents of the university before the Popular Culture department moved in.[6] The building was purchased by the university in 1932,[7] and was formerly called Virgil House.[8] Over 2000 supporters protested the demolition plans of the Popular Culture building.[6][9] However the protests were unsuccessful and the university continued with plans to demolish the building.[10] The building was demolished on 10 August 2012, one week ahead of time.[6] The demolished Popular Culture house was replaced by a student health center.[11] The Popular Culture department moved into Shatzel Hall, alongside the Asian Studies department.[11]

Faculty & Staff

As of the 2015-2016 school year,[12] the faculty and staff are

Retired/Emeritus Faculty include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fox, Margalit (27 October 2009). "Ray Browne, 87, Founder of Pop-Culture Studies, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Lieszkovszky, Ida (22 March 2012). "Some Students Opt for Odd Majors, Others Worry About Their Job Prospects". State Impact. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Pomeroy, Kelsey (7 January 2014). "7 Cool Majors You Didn't Know Existed". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "About". Bowling Green State University - Department of Popular Culture. Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Brown, Harold (21 July 2012). "Former home of BGSU presidents to be demolished". Sentinel Tribune. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Brown, Harold (10 August 2012). "Demolition of Pop Culture House begins". Sentinel Tribune. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Wening, Tim (10 August 2012). "BGSU pop culture building is torn down". northwestohio. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Homes, Sears (13 August 2012). "In Memoriam: BGSU Popular Culture House". Sears Modern Homes. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Supporters of popular culture building gather". The BG News. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Bowling Green State University pop culture building razed". Toledo Blade. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  11. 1 2 Miller, Tim (7 August 2012). "BGSU to demolish popular culture center". Fox 19. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Faculty & Staff". Bowling Green State University - Department of Popular Culture. Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

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