1.) Three Properties of Culture * Symbolic – stands/means for something * Socially constructed – created by society * Embodied in form – person, objects, visual, audio, language, nonverbal gestures 2.) Four means of understanding the “popular” aspect of popular culture * Well-liked * Measured by success usually in ratings and sales * Well-known * Recognized globally * Example: Paris Hilton * Targets a general wide audience (“mass culture”) *
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Listening Examples Heroin – The Velvet Underground * New York art scene, Andy Warhol, DIY attitude, Highly influential Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie * Glam rock, Ziggy Stardust as an alter ego, hard rock background band, space themes, heavily influenced 80’s big hair and shock rock. Welcome to my Nightmare – Alice cooper * Shock rock, influenced by the dark side and jim Morrison, elaborate stage shows, gothic imagery Get on Up – James Brown * Bass lines, rhythmic vocals (screams
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Kurt Cobain The number one cause of death in teens is suicide? Looking back to one of the most commonly known and most devistating suicides, of Kurt Cobain lead singer of the former band Nirvana. In his time of music he had the world in his hands. He used personal turmoil as fuel for great music. Suprisingly, he seemed unusually tortured by success. The author of Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana said, "He was a very bright, sweet, generous, and caring person, perhaps a little too sweet
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culture, through magazines, newspapers, television, and other forms of media has shaped the youth of America for almost 50 years. I was not aside from this, and remember myself spending summers watching “TRL” on MTV or trying to emulate someone I thought was cool on a channel such as MTV or VH1. By bringing black music to mainstream America, Elvis made it OK for people to be influenced by any type of music, and furthermore allowed the creation of pop culture to take place where it was difficult
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Drawbacks of Digital Devices Digital devices such as phones and computers are very common among the younger generation. It seems as if constant use of these digital devices have become accepted in todays culture. The amount of cell phone and Internet use today is extremely excessive. In the article “Is the Web Driving Us Mad” by Tony Dokoupil suggests that rather than making it easier for people to communicate the Internet may make us lonely and depressed and even make one suffer from forms of mental
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BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN STUART MILL Born in Pentonville, a suburb of London, in 1806, John Stuart Mill was one of the leading philosophical radicals who aimed to further the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham. At the age of three he began to learn Greek and by the time he was eight he was learning Latin. By the age of fourteen he had done extensive work in logic and mathematics mastering the basics of economic theory. His father James Mill aimed to make John Stuart Mill a leader in views of
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FOLD FOLD Channel Lineup ATHeNs TWC BAsiC serviCe 2..............................WOuB (PBs) 3 ..............................WsAZ (NBC) 4..............................WCmH (NBC) 5..............................Government Access 6 .............................WsYX (ABC) 7 ..............................WLPX (iON) 8..............................WvAH (FOX) 9 .............................Public Access 10...........................WOWK (CBs) 11 .............................WCHs (ABC) 12......
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American market and got conditional approval from the senior leadership. As the Nickelodeon leadership was not fully convinced on the success in the Latin American market, she was only allowed to launch the new expansion in Miami by sharing the resources MTV Latin America, a sister company of Nickelodeon. Swan started work in full swing. She was a highly data driven person and she was excellent in delegating work. She had a full trust over her team and let them work with autonomy. She was also a believer
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Disney XD DIY Network El Rey English Premier League ESPN Deportes ESPNews ESPNU Esquire Family Net Flix Flix West FM Fox Deportes FOX Sports 2 Fuse FXX FYI GSN H2 Hallmark Channel Hallmark Movies & Mysteries IFC Lifetime Real Women Logo MLB Network MTV Hits MTV2 Multimedios Nat Geo Wild NBA TV NBC Sports Network NBC Universo NFL Network Nick Jr Nicktoons Outdoor Channel Ovation QVC Plus El Paso HD PASS beIN SPORTS MAV TV MGM HD Smithsonian Universal HD TWC SPORTS PASS beIN SPORTS ESPN Classic ESPN
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Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus are one of the same, but everyone sees them different, let’s take a long look. Hannah Montana is an American musical comedy series created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll, and Barry O’Brien which focus on Miley Stewart, who is a teenager living a double life as an average schoolgirl by day and a famous recording artist Hannah Montana by night. The show follows the day-to-day life of Miley, her brother and friends while also starrying
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