Pop Culture in Academic Classrooms In discussions of the academic classroom‚ one controversial issue has been the incorporation of popular culture in a scholarly style. On the one hand‚ Gerald Graff‚ an English professor who has been teaching for several years at the University of Illinois in Chicago‚ argues that “street smarts‚” which can relate to popular culture‚ have educational value and can help young students show and develop their intellectualism. On the other hand‚ Mark Bauerlein‚ an English
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Positive effects: it showed me different cultures around the world. and opened my curiosity for history. http://forums.soompi.com/discussion/263465/effect-of-k-pop-on-your-life Listening to k-pop music has a good effect in the Philippines. One of it is when Korean musicians come to the Philippines to have a concert‚ the Philippines earn taxes from it. In this‚ the economy of the Philippines rises up from the foreign musicians that come to the Philippines. Another is that when Korean musicians
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Pop culture and society Przemysław Dworzyński Pop culture‚ or popular culture is by dictionary defined as “cultural activities or commercial products reflecting‚ suited to‚ or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people”. The term “popular culture” came into existence in the 19th century or earlier. Traditionally‚ the term has meant the education and general cultural awareness of the lower classes‚ as opposed to the "official culture". The stress in the distinction from
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Pop Rock in the Nineties The nineties were a decade of enhancement. It was no longer fit to have anything the way it was originally made. It needed to be enhanced. The tastes and wants of society changed as technology changed. Every time technology advanced it would have a ripple effect to everything around it. This included music. Alternative rock was glorious in its day‚ but in the society of the nineties something more was needed. There are some alternative bands that embraced this change and
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their quest‚ resulting in Shrek falling in love and the death of Farquaad. Throughout the film‚ elements of pop-culture are seen. The fairytale creatures are predominantly derived from American pop-culture. Shrek and the fairytale creatures
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Pop culture such as movies‚ music‚ sports‚ books and so much more are all critical aspects of everyday life in today’s time. It is hard to avoid pop culture in the modern world because it is seen in every aspect of society. Big businesses are the back bone to pop culture as they produce things that are popular to society to seek profit. The movie Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks released in 1993 is a product of pop culture at the time. During this time period many people in America were just learning
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Pop Culture Plants Insecurities in Young Minds Does popular culture psychologically affect society’s self-perception? Society spends an alarming amount of time on social media outlets such as television and the internet to follow their favorite celebrities. This unhealthy amount of exposure to these people‚ who are being constantly trained and edited into these “perfect” human beings‚ causes the average person to feel insecure and go through extreme measures to resemble them. Alarmingly‚ those
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the past-year use of illicit drugs‚ other than marijuana‚ continue to decline to the lowest level in the history of the survey I all three grades (10th-12th grade)‚” (NIDA‚2016). Regardless of the decline of the use of illicit drugs‚ the influence in pop culture plays a role in the influence on substance use among teens. The two theories that I will be using to help explain my topic are symbolic interactionist and social learning. Symbolic interaction will help analysis the influence of the interaction
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(1) Ever since the cartoon commercial advertisement for the Tootsie Pop aired in 1970‚ fans have been trying to answer the famous question posed in the Advertisement: “How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?” This commercial is one that can be enjoyed by a wide variety of audiences‚ however‚ it seems to be particularly memorable for children. It is animated‚ extremely colorful‚ and seems to follow a short plot similar to that of a children’s story. So how‚
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Allen Jones and the Nude Pop Art is an art movement that started in the mid-1950s and presented a challenge to the traditional expectations of art. Artists who were involved focused on various themes such as mass production and sexuality in the hope of making references to contemporary society. In this essay I am going to discuss how sexuality and women are presented in Pop Art by analysing Allen Jones’ works in relation to John Berger’s argument on how women are depicted in western paintings.
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