Daniel Rowland is associate professor of history at the University of Kentucky and has published numerous articles on art‚ architecture‚ and political culture. Dr. James Klotter is a professor of History at Georgetown College and the State Historian of Kentucky. He is the author or coauthor of many books on Kentucky and Appalachian History. Lexington was a cultural center of Kentucky and the essays in the book show its significance in antebellum America. This collection shows the influential years
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essentially put most Americans under a “consumer” bracket of socio-economic status. This meant that the people could now largely share the same interests and luxuries which allowed them to create a common culture per se. Consequently‚ the nineteen twenties represented a huge shift in American culture‚ hence why this period is commonly known as the “Roaring Twenties.” This new phenomena was exemplified through the changing role of women‚ speakeasies and jazz‚ and the change of common American thought.
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help but to think that the purpose of a shopping mall was for everyone to have one convenient place to buy anything they desired. But‚ the viewpoints expressed though "Community through Exclusion and Illusion" by George Lewis and "Shopping for American Culture‚" by James J. Farrell‚ have led me to believe that the shopping mall also serves as a community center. Another article which captured my attention was Ira Zepp’s‚ "The Shopping Mall as Sacred Place." They each express their ideas of how the
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American Popular Culture Leonel Gutierrez SOC/ 105 September 11‚ 2012 Gregory Shrout American Popular Culture Our communities are built on a foundation whose culture we build. Through our culture‚ we define who we are as individuals and how our societies influence our communities. American popular culture has a great influence on our personal decisions and is a very important aspect of our lifestyle. Through television‚ magazines‚ newspapers‚ music‚ sports
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Defining Popular American Culture The study of culture is very important to our society‚ as we have been studying our past and identities for as long as we can recall. Studying our cultures allows us to understand each other as a people‚ so we can comprehend what we have done‚ and possibly‚ what we may do. As we study American popular culture‚ we see something that began as almost nothing‚ to a group of patterns that has captured the minds of not only the American people themselves‚ but the whole
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On Monday April 11th Ethan Ingram came to give a lecture about the concept of wrestling in American culture and the symbolism that is behind in the world of this sport. Ethan introduced this topic with a quote from one of the readings we did for the class that explained “beautifully” in his terms how wrestling is a perfect example in how certain sports can displays different realms of culture. I honestly have never been involved in the world of wrestling and this presentation taught me a lot about
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about race‚ American blues music exemplifies the complex relationship Americans have with race and art. American Blues music has been appreciated‚ examined‚ appropriated‚ and immortalized through the transformation of music over the past one hundred years. Originating from African American slave songs‚ the blues has over time lost its relevance for black people‚ yet continues to be an important cultural entity and has been revered in contemporary white culture. Based on the division between popular
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ENGL 101-B33 February 19‚ 2013 The Effect of Television in American Culture The television has positioned various issues pertaining to the lives of the general public in a number of ways. Undoubtedly‚ views and opinions of the public may be easily controlled and influenced through content of various commodities of television. People opinions may perhaps form by their views on certain subjects. Starting slightly beyond infanthood‚ children learn to engage in‚ duplicate‚ and imitate the accessories
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“Television has been a fixture of American culture for more than 60 years.” (Minnesota Health Department‚ 2014) From black and white to color‚ from large box televisions to thin‚ to smart televisions‚ they have now. America’s televisions has changed and so have American’s relationship with television. Televisions‚ in an American culture‚ has informed and has entertained them through the years. Televisions has also impacted the health and the behavior of the American culture in the advertisements and the
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become a part of American culture with its music‚ and lifestyle. The style of music has transformed from the rap music that we see these days. The ground-breaking establishment of artists helped institute the hip-hop movement in many types of music‚ and its performance. It has also branched into in many different styles making the music particularly versatile. Today Hip-hop is not only a type of music that we listen to everyday ‚ but it ’s a culture that is deeply related with American society in 20th
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