guilbert 3 pop domains 2 · •sci-fi (example: teenage dystopia), thriller (example: dan brown),...
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PopularCulture
PopularCulture
• Whatispopculture?
• Whatdoespopculturetellusaboutsociety?
Whatdidyoudolastweek-end?
• Jogwhilelisteningtomp3music?
• Listentotheradio?• WatchTV?
• Readanewspaper?• EataMcDonald’shamburger?
• Gotothemovies?
• Goshopping?• Participateinasportactivity?
Discussion
• Whatwereyourpastimeswhenyouwere
younger?Aretheypopulartoday?
CulturesDefined• PopularCulture/popculture/lowculture
• Theeveryday,typicalpastimesofpeopleinagivensocialgroup.• Differsbygroup.
• HighCulture• Recreationalandculturalactivitiesthataremore“serious,”more“profound,”more“highbrow”thanpopculture.Oftenassociatedtotheuppermiddle-classandtheupper-class.
• FolkCulture• Pastimessharedthroughdirectoralcommunication,stories,jokesandchildren’sstreetgames(wewillnotcoverfolkcultureinthisclass).
WhatdoesPopularCulturetellus?
• Manyseeitasamirrorwhichreflectsthevaluesandbeliefsof
society(butdoesitinfluencebehaviors?)
• Toysaregoodexamples.
PopularCultureCharacteristics
• Popular,successful• Commercial(ized),easilyavailable
• Fashionable,trendy• Mostlychildren/youngpeople
• Dependentupontastes/groups(“tribes”),gender,sexualorientation,race,religion…
Television:hubofpopculture• 98%ofhomesinUShave1televisionset,mosthave2ormore.
• TVisthemostfrequentpastime.
• PeopleintheUSwatchTVabout7hoursperday=7fullyearsinthe47wakingyearsofsomeonelivingtobe70yearsold.
Televisionprograms
TVseries
RealityTelevision(includingmakeovertelevision)
Children’sprograms
Talkshows
Quizgames
Sports
Cooking
Shopping
News(popularculture?)
Etc.
Theme&AmusementParks
Newspapers,MagazinesandBooks
• 84%ofadultsintheUSreadadailynewspaper.• 1,626dailynewspapersworldwidewithcirculationover62millionreaders.
• 54,000booktitlespublishedannuallyintheworld.• Whydopeoplereadanewspaper/magazine/Book?Whatmotivatestheirchoiceofreadingmaterial?
PopularFiction
• Sci-Fi(example:teenagedystopia),Thriller(example:DanBrown),Fantasy(example:Charlaine Harris).
Movies(willbediscussedinL2)• MorelimitedclientelethanTV.
• Willmovietheatersdisappear?
• Impactofhomevideo(thendigitalera)onleisure.
• Moviegoerdemographics:Boys15-25
Movies:Top25
Movies(willbediscussedinL2)
• 1929:110millionpeopleattendedamovieperweek.4/5oftheUSpopulationwenttoamovieonceaweekthroughouttheentireyear.
• Thiscontinueduntilthe1950swhentelevisionchangedeverything.
Discussion:Subject:PopculturedifferencesandAmericanization
• Whatispopularinonecountryisunknown/dislikedinanother--basedonthecultureofthecountry.• DiscusswhatisparticularlypopularintheUSandwhy• DiscussaculturalproductthatispopularintheUSandnotinFranceandwhy• DiscussaculturalproductthatitpopularinFranceandnotintheUSandwhy