Japanese popular culture

to Shakespeare, as the idea of Shakespeare became popular again during the 1990s, several films such as Looking for Richard (1995) began to show up in the film industry ( ). The film . . . (about WS, life, etc. ) Other adaptations of his work include ----------- which were based on ---------- These films reintroduced Shakespeare and his work to newer generations and “testifies that Shakespeare remains a powerful resource in popular culture . . .” ( ). However, Shakespeare 's…

Pole sitting, sitting atop a flagpole, was one of the most popular fads during the twenties. “The most famous Jazz Age flagpole sitter was Alvin ‘Shipwreck’ Kelly, a professional stuntman who ignited this national craze in 1924 when he spent thirteen hours and thirteen minutes atop a flagpole to attract crowds to…

“One dance” has received many awards this summer, and Billboard, a popular charting company has even named it the song of the summer. It has been number one on the chart for a consecutive 14 weeks. It keeps at No. 2 on the overall Streaming Songs chart (after leading the list two weeks ago) with 32.8 million U.S. streams (Trust 2016). This hit summer song was written by Drake, a Canadian rapper who had become extremely popular in the hip hop but also pop genre. He was…

U.S. Cultural Trends (50’s/ 60’s) Media Television enters households in the 50s Media wants to target more people, so they made shows and broadcasted things that were less offensive and more family friendly I love lucy was a popular tv show in the 50s, Bewitched and Dick Van Dyke in the 60s Color tv was picking up in the mid to late 60s People only had landlines, no cell phones yet Music Elvis came into light, much to the dismay of parents Rock and roll was spreading like wildfire The 60s was a…

immediately into a series of pop culture cues, referencing their ability to gain support of a population towards one side. He uses these to connect to his idea the that media is no longer a source of knowledge but instead a rallying force for the government when he says, “What Top Gun, Rambo and Red Dawn did for the ‘80s, Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather and Peter Jennings set out to for the new millennium” (34). He makes this connection in order to transition the reader from a more popular discourse to…

“Reading Pop Culture and Young Adult Literature Through the Youth Lens” from the January 2015 edition of The English Journal discusses a professor’s implementation of a curriculum for teacher candidates that encourages future teachers to identify and consider the portrayal of societal constructions of adolescence in various texts. Through biological, psychology and pop-culture perspectives, teacher-candidates learn to question the dominant narratives of adolescence and see future students on an…

Nobody in history of music was as popular as the Beatles. Everyone knows the Beatles. You don 't have to love them, but you do have to respect them. Michael Stipe from REM once said “The Beatles are elevator music.” To which Ringo Starr responded “If it weren 't for the Beatles, REM would still be taking the stairs.” The Beatles are one of the most iconic cultural legacies of the 20th Century and their influence shows itself in contemporary music and culture, which could not exist if the…

first novel The Thousand Faces of Night. All the novels of Githa Hariharan comprises of plural form such as ‘faces’, ‘ghosts’, ‘times’, ‘dreams’ and ‘histories’. This is a remarkable feature of Githa Hariharan. Importance of relationship: In Indian culture relationship plays a significant role. Relationship is a link or bondage between individuals. This bondage is a base for a healthy society. It may be between father – son, mother – daughter, sisters, teacher – student, etc. Since Githa…

The film is an art to be watched, which is not the lack of a variety of female image. But for thousands of years under the influence of male culture, women are the object because of the desire of men. The male culture has been as the center of the film system, however the location of women only for "being seen” and do not have independent spiritual personality. Fortunately, this phenomenon is gradually improving in the 21st century. Film are basically describe male superiority, heroic beauty…

The Coldest Story Ever Told: Kanye West’s Undeniable Cultural Energy Kanye West, musician and artist, has optimized and originated many artistic styles that have led to current patterns in modern popular culture. West’s constant innovation in music and general reflection of the New School’s rejection of Old School ways has placed him the class of an icon among youths. In his three-decade span of activity in the music industry, West has evolved through eras of soul, electronic, alternative, and a…