MACS 100

Spring 2026 All Classes

All Classes

Credit: 3 hours.

The goal of this course is for students to begin to develop a critical understanding of the role of popular movies and television in their own lives and in U.S. culture. The course looks at issues of the relationship of media to social violence, gender identities, sexual identities, adolescents, minority cultures, and the role of the U.S. media globally. It also considers some of the major media genres that characterize U.S. popular television and movies.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts
Cultural Studies - Western
MACS 100 class schedule data for spring 2026
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
63465
Discussion/
Recitation
AD1
9:00AM -9:50AM
R
169 Davenport Hall
Knipp, J
Salviano Marques da Silva, L
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63466
Discussion/
Recitation
AD2
10:00AM -10:50AM
R
169 Davenport Hall
Knipp, J
Salviano Marques da Silva, L
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63467
Discussion/
Recitation
AD3
11:00AM -11:50AM
R
393 Bevier Hall
Knipp, J
Zhou, N
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63468
Discussion/
Recitation
AD4
12:00PM -12:50PM
R
393 Bevier Hall
Knipp, J
Zhou, N
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63469
Discussion/
Recitation
AD5
1:00PM -1:50PM
R
385 Education Building
Gao, Y
Knipp, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63472
Discussion/
Recitation
AD6
1:00PM -1:50PM
R
137 Armory
Knipp, J
Zhao, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63473
Discussion/
Recitation
AD7
2:00PM -2:50PM
R
145 Armory
Knipp, J
Zhou, N
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63470
Discussion/
Recitation
AD8
9:00AM -9:50AM
F
31 Gregory Hall
Dutra Guedes, G
Knipp, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63471
Discussion/
Recitation
AD9
10:00AM -10:50AM
F
317 Gregory Hall
Knipp, J
Zhao, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63835
Discussion/
Recitation
ADA
10:00AM -10:50AM
F
31 Gregory Hall
Dutra Guedes, G
Knipp, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63836
Discussion/
Recitation
ADB
11:00AM -11:50AM
F
31 Gregory Hall
Dutra Guedes, G
Knipp, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63834
Discussion/
Recitation
ADC
11:00AM -11:50AM
F
317 Gregory Hall
Knipp, J
Salviano Marques da Silva, L
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63837
Discussion/
Recitation
ADF
11:00AM -11:50AM
F
207 Psychology Building
Hasanpoursagharlou, A
Knipp, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63838
Discussion/
Recitation
ADG
12:00PM -12:50PM
F
207 Psychology Building
Hasanpoursagharlou, A
Knipp, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
67938
Discussion/
Recitation
ADK
12:00PM -12:50PM
F
311 Gregory Hall
Knipp, J
Zhao, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63833
Online Discussion
ADL
ARRANGED
n.a.
n.a.
Hasanpoursagharlou, A
Knipp, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63474
Online Discussion
ADM
ARRANGED
n.a.
n.a.
Gao, Y
Knipp, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
67935
Online Discussion
ADN
ARRANGED
n.a.
n.a.
Gao, Y
Knipp, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
63464
Online Lecture
AL1
ARRANGED
n.a.
n.a.
Knipp, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
Section Info:
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