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About JOUR 210
Popular culture, mass media and American values
Early 20th century foundations and Lippmann’s “pictures in our heads”
Guthrie: A era’srecord
McLuhan: Technological determinism
Medium as message: Curtis, Jessi meet and then a rape allegation.
Miley Cyrus & Robin Thicke: Cultural appropriators and products of industry elites.
Grateful Dead: Responding to popular demand
Oreo School Time Fun Barbie: The cultural marketplace
How does popular culture impact audiences?
Different responses from different audiences.
Different responses to different media.
The Eternal Jew: When the NSDAPdictated mass culture.
To censor or not?
Identity formation throughsports culture.
Elvis: A paragon of cultural diversity.