Popular culture studies

A low-context culture is a society “in which the media that are produced and consumed are generally straightforward,” while a high-context culture is a society in which “both the producers and the consumers (the audience) of a media content the actual words, images and stories heavily depend on a shared understanding of the context within which that media content is presented.” (Sterin, 2014) Using these definitions, cyberbullying can reasonably be considered high culture. Cyberbullying does…

experiences are shared through photographs and videos being uploaded moments after they happen and allowing the world to experience a multitude of cultures first hand instead of by a single persons recollection. Social networking allows the global community to see not just the differences and similarities amongst people, but also the changes that many cultures are going through as they transition from old traditions to new ones. On a chat forum one can learn that the younger generations in areas…

theoretical models for the study of language endangerment and what causes it. In this project, there will be a review of two theories namely, Cultural Imperialism and Technological Determinism.Cultural imperialism is a communication theory made popular by Herbert Schiller in 1973.It talks about the domination of the media by Western nations which has an adverse impact on the culture of other countries, especially the non-English speaking nations.They force their culture on this nation through…

fantasizes on heartbreak and romance. Adorno and Horkheimer (2002, p.117) states that popular music is an instrument used by the culture industry to dupe and placate masses into a wielding consumption, concocting a false consciousness in individuals unknowingly. This essay will…

Canadian Culture Culture can be defined as the behaviours and belief characteristics of a particular social, ethnic or age group that is being passed down from generation to generation. Each and every one of the world's many nations is unique in its own way. No two nations are the same in terms of the way they live. Whether it is by how they eat, how they communicate or their style of clothes. Unlike others, Canadian culture is diverse and greatly affected by persons from around the world.…

The title of this article is “Contraindications in a Hip-Hop World: An Ethnographic Study of Black Women Hip-Hop Fans in Washington, DC.,” written by Tia L. Smith-Cooper. This article was published with UMI Microform in June 2002. In this article, Tia L. Smith-Cooper is scrutinizing the current (in 2002) problem of male rappers objectifying females and women still being content with this fact and continuing to be hip-hop fans. Not only does she attack male rappers, she also attacks female…

and holidays. As we look around us we are aware that many cultures dress differently than we do as well as celebrate differently holidays. Business have the daunting task of determining what the dress code will be and which holidays the company celebrates. This can be extremely hard in a diversified workforce. Depending on the business they may want to allow those employees from different cultures to dress according to their culture thereby creating a more comfortable environment and…

Against the understanding of a fixed nature of human beings, the argument of a relatively malleable nature of man has been brought up by other philosophers as well as historians and scholars from other related fields of study (McClelland, 47). Recent centuries have seen even increased arguments against fixed human nature with modernists such as Rousseau and Thomas Hobbes among others. Rousseau, for instance, stated that there is no existing knowledge of what the nature…

cultural studies. Eco-criticism has gained increasing recognition as an important new field of research and teaching that opens up a broad spectrum of new perspectives and that can help to reaffirm the relevance and responsibility of the humanities and of literary studies. Eco-criticism, which has developed especially in Europe, is the approach of Cultural Ecology. Eco-criticism is fundamentally concerned with the relationship between culture and nature. Cultural Ecology considers the…

Confucianism is the mainstream value of Chinese people. The ideas of Confucius strongly affect Chinese people’s mind and behavior. Confucianism is a very important part in Chinese history and culture. it acts like intangible guidelines for people to consider what is morally good and bad. Chinese people need to study the Analects of Confucius since primary school. The thoughts of Confucius are so broad and complicated. There are several key values of Confucianism relating to the business…