Popular sovereignty

Jordan Lee MUS 1006 History of Rock and Roll Final Paper Pop, a popular music genre that has originated from the Western World that has continued its relevance in the 21st century. It began to be a softer alternative to rock and roll in the 1950s and eventually became one of the most popular genre by the youth; which is where it got its name ‘pop’ from. Pop music is somewhat a contrast to rock and roll. Rock identifies with a particular subculture while pop tends to cut across audiences…

Ancient Stories in Popular Culture George Santayana once said that “those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” While Santayana’s quote usually accompanies a discussion about reckless wars and terrible genocides, it can also demonstrate that despite all of our technological and academic advancements, human nature stays the same. Which is why years, decades, even millennia will not change the effect that a great story has on humans. Epic tales of heroism are repeated and…

Popular culture, or pop culture, is defined as something transmitted via mass media and ain't particularly at younger people. In our society we rely heavily upon media and pop culture to tell us what to my what to wear, and who to be up SAST with. Popular culture has a undeniably strong influence on our societal taboos. Things that are not widely excepted, become normalized when they are presented to us by the means of pop culture. One of the biggest examples of this is homosexuality and…

Both methods of analysis perceive popular culture as material to be viewed and enjoyed by everyone, irrespective of class, wealth or status. Both methods of analysis agree that popular culture is everywhere in our daily lives and adults and children alike, are consumed- overtly and stealthily- by the pervasive messages that are delivered. Both methods of analysis view popular culture as progress, freedom and representation of our leisure interests on one hand and as the purveyor of risk and harm…

Dillabough and Kennelly (2010) examine marginalized youth’s “accounts of peer rivalry, their subcultural affiliations and gendered experiences of urban exclusion” (p.107). My discussion will focus on youth identities and practices. Examining the youth at margins, I would refer the urban youth as a lost generation. The poor and historically oppressed group are subjected to a ghetto education and denied of a decent education. The question is how adapting street attitude conflates with the…

The topic of archaeology programs in museums and the role that popular culture plays in the public’s misconceptions is not easily covered in a limited timeframe nor a single document. The author considers this thesis a possible introduction to a much larger study. There is always more that can be learned, more comparisons made, and new programs evaluated. With an unlimited timeframe, the ability and funds to travel, and perhaps surveying assistance, more programs and museum educators could be…

Originally released in Australia, in 2004, as a single, “I Don’t Want to Be,” did not make its actual debut into the United States until 2005. The artist, Gavin DeGraw, explains to listeners that he only wants to be himself and being someone else does not give him a peace of mind. The pop rock song became a sensational hit when the single was introduced as the theme song for “One Tree Hill.” Since the single has gone platinum and been on dozens of billboards in different countries, including the…

think that there is no place for pop culture in the classroom. Some view that today’s pop culture is foreign to them or it has changed from when they were younger. But in reality pop culture hasn 't changed drastically, it is still all contemporary popular culture that is spread through mass media. What has changed is, that today it seems there is an abundance of pop culture available. By having this abundance of pop culture, it’s hard for educators to weed out the scholastic pop culture vs…

of mass diversion” (para. 4) turn out to be good for us, after all the “Sleeper Curve” after a scene in a Woody Allen movie. How does using one form of popular culture examine another form affect Johnson’s argument? Johnson, by naming “the sleeper curve” after a Woody Allen movie, alludes and appeals to his audience.He uses one form of popular culture to analyze the other, therefore further proving his own argument. It makes Johnson’s argument easier to understand and relate to for those who…

approaches this paper will focus on are art worlds and the production of culture perspective. This paper will first look at the conventions of Shakespeare as art in pop culture, then it will look at the different spheres that shaped Shakespeare from popular culture to an exclusive sacralized form of art in the way it is consumed and performed. Before…