Popular culture has become increasingly large with the creation of the internet and an increasing number of personal computers, so it only seems natural that pop culture would eventually be discussed in academia. Pop culture, specifically fantasy novels and movies, teach people a great deal about history, creation stories, and many other college and university focused topics. It also helps student facilitate their learning as they can discuss topics and concepts that are focused through their favorite novels, movies, and video games. As well, pop culture has become an increased phenomenon and as a result, the history can be effectively studied and students may even be able to extrapolate current data to find out where culture is heading. While
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Easy A (Gluck, 2010) was adapted from the novel The Scarlet Letter (Hawthorne, 1984) and makes references to the novel in the movie through the main character Olive wearing a red “A” on her shirts after her entire school begins to believe that she is promiscuous and is selling sex for gift cards. As well, 10 Things I Hate About You (Junger, 1999) is a modern take on the Shakespearian play The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare & Bergin, 1954). Omitting many fantastical components and Shakespearian dialogue, the movie is a direct adaptation of the original play. For an English student, studying these two examples in an academic setting could help them get a better understanding of the text in a fun and engaging way, and also to look critically at the text they are studying.
Reality television is a great way for sociology students to look at the world and the different types of people they are studying. They can look at different people than they would see in everyday life and use them as a reference when studying the different types of people in the world. The television show Jersey Shore is an excellent example of this use, as the characters portrayed on the show are more exaggerated than what most people would come across in everyday life. This is useful because the students get a broader sense of what they are looking at compared to in the classroom (Caramanica,
Easy A (Gluck, 2010) was adapted from the novel The Scarlet Letter (Hawthorne, 1984) and makes references to the novel in the movie through the main character Olive wearing a red “A” on her shirts after her entire school begins to believe that she is promiscuous and is selling sex for gift cards. As well, 10 Things I Hate About You (Junger, 1999) is a modern take on the Shakespearian play The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare & Bergin, 1954). Omitting many fantastical components and Shakespearian dialogue, the movie is a direct adaptation of the original play. For an English student, studying these two examples in an academic setting could help them get a better understanding of the text in a fun and engaging way, and also to look critically at the text they are studying.
Reality television is a great way for sociology students to look at the world and the different types of people they are studying. They can look at different people than they would see in everyday life and use them as a reference when studying the different types of people in the world. The television show Jersey Shore is an excellent example of this use, as the characters portrayed on the show are more exaggerated than what most people would come across in everyday life. This is useful because the students get a broader sense of what they are looking at compared to in the classroom (Caramanica,