Pop culture and academia—do they sound awkward in the same sentence? Depending on one’s interest‚ they will find either pop culture or academia a lot more entertaining and appealing over the other. However‚ just because they sound dreary together‚ this does not mean they actually are. Perhaps‚ only conducting an academic study on pop culture will provide an answer. After all‚ scholars studying a new topic‚ and pop culture getting extra attention is normal. Therefore‚ academically studying pop culture
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In addition to changing Canadian mentality ‚ Hippies have created an era of pop culture and lifestyle that has been carried into present times . During the early 60’s ‚ many Hippies migrated to rural areas of Canada and lived off the land as a way to get in touch with nature . For those who could not afford to live in remote locations ‚ communal living was the next best option as many Hippies were homeless and could only live comfortably by sharing with others . Communal living was the most preferred
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In the 1960s‚ material objects and consumer goods crept into the world of art as never before. The presence of well-known corporate symbols and mass-produced goods in modern art reflected the commercialization of popular culture. This was known as Pop Art. While it is certainly the art movement most famous for it’s materialism it is not infact the first time that philosophy and ideas that centred around materialistic views were apparent. Without meaning and philosophy there is no art‚ if someone
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The Influence of Pop Culture on Teenagers Pop culture has existed and influenced people since the beginning of time. It has affected teenagers the most. In the time people are figuring out who they are and what they wish to do for the rest of their life they are very vulnerable. They can be easily influenced by the music they listen to‚ the television they watch‚ and the celebrities they see. In today’s society‚ pop culture’s influence on teenagers is mostly negative. Some of the music teenagers
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By the end of WWII the American culture and lifestyle made its way into the Australian pop culture mainly impacting on teenagers and their ways of entertainment. During the late 1950’s‚ television spread throughout Australia as many improvements and adjustments were made to the reception and price‚ therefore‚ many people began to purchase it mainly for entertainment purposes. This caused a significant impact on the Australian culture as most people were influenced by what they saw on T.V‚ which was
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For the last 20 or so years‚ rap has been the most dominate influence in music and culture. Rappers like Eminem and P. Diddy have made millions and millions of dollars off their music; Kanye West‚ Macklemore‚ and countless other rappers have won Grammys every year; Dr. Dre recently sold his brand Beats to Apple for one billion dollars; Rap motifs and quotes appear in pop culture every day. Needless to say‚ hip hop is one of the most successful and popular genres in all of music. So‚ what makes
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suffered from gender stereotypes imposed upon them by popular culture. Famous figures including the dainty sex-icon Marilyn Monroe or the imposing paragon of masculinity‚ Arnold Schwarzenegger have long been the epitomes of the ideal woman or man. In the age of Spotify and Youtube where popular music is widely accessible‚ music icons such as pop queen Beyonce and “rap god” Eminem have a large influence on American culture. American music culture negatively affects adolescents by perpetuating gender stereotypes
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Canadian pop culture plays a big part in our everyday lives. We may not notice that Canadian pop culture even exist‚ however media revolves all around us. The type of content that I enjoy is listening to Indie/Alternative music and I enjoy wanting lifestyle videos such as The 1975 and watching lifestyle videos on youtube. The type of content I watch/listen are not Candian content‚ but instead they are produced in the United States. This seems to be the issue for most people because Canadian Content
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Video games in pop-culture. Video games and computer games (from here on both categories will be simply referred to as video games for simplicity) have entered the domain of pop culture fairly recently. Although the first video game was developed in 1958 by William Higginbotham‚ their popularity didn’t occur until the seventies with the appearance of Pac-man and Frogger in the arcades (Computer and Video Games). If the younger generation of video game consumers would take a look at what was out
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“Pop Star Psychology” by Sandra Czaja Scientific American Mind July/August 2011
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