page_title: Bowling Green State University Department of Popular Culture
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bowling Green State University Department of Popular Culture / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Some bookshelves and pop culture items on the 4th floor of the Jerome Library.
context_page_description: Bowling Green State University Department of Popular Culture is the first Popular Culture department in the United States. The department was founded by Professor Ray Browne in 1973. 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.
caption: The pop-culture library on campus.
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