book’s turning page competes with the flicker of the screen’s twitching pixel‚ we must consider the possibility that the book may not be around much longer. If it isn’t — if we choose to replace the book — what will become of reading and the print culture it fostered? And what does it tell us about ourselves that we may soon retire this most remarkable‚ five-hundred-year-old technology? We have already taken the first steps on our journey to a new form of literacy — “digital literacy.” The fact
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Popular film and media have become prominent sources of influence over contemporary society. Mitchell & Weber (1999) suggests that this is because “the knowledge and images that are embedded in popular culture might be taken as common ground” (p. 164). The representation of teachers in filmic bodies has generated clichés and stereotypes of ‘larger than life teachers’ that have had irrefutable influence on how the ‘everyday teacher’ is viewed by society and how the practice has been shaped. In
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Since the dawn of media‚ the usage of such communication has been used to represent trending ideas and to interconnect with audiences. One such idea is depicted in book chapter ‘Pleasure and Pain’ is that the “representation of illegal drug consumption‚ addiction and trafficking through music‚ film and visual imagery to communicate the meaning about drugs and the individuals who take them” (Boyd‚ 2011‚ p.57). Boyd (2011)‚ Christenson et al. (2012) and Primack (2009) argue that the illicit usage of
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A. McGrady 9/19/12 ENG 96: Harwood Television Summary Has popular culture grown more complex and intellectually stimulating over time when compared with popular culture from 20 years ago? That is the question Steven Johnson tries to answer in his best seller Everything Bad Is Good For You. Johnson uses tables and graphs‚ as well as the use of multiple threading‚ flashing arrows‚ and social networking to show the reader the difference in viewing a show from the 80’s (such as Starsky and
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was so bizarre in its open-minded values and flashy appearance compare to the commonly dull conservatism of English culture and its expression because of the extant of the response to the prevalent British social and cultural situation. The term Pop Art is an abbreviation of Popular Art. Artists of this movement used ordinary everyday items to depict essentials of popular culture‚ mostly images in advertising and television. The term “Pop Art” was created in 1958 by an English critic Lawrence Allowayin
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social scientists examining different aspects of culture value and beliefs. The critical analysis of different religions within society is an objective scientific study that provides insight onto other cultures globally. 2. Apply Chidester’s theory that pop culture can do the work of religion (from the “Church of Baseball” chapter) and explain how we could theorize a “Church of the iPhone” using specific examples. Chidester’s theory that popular culture can do the work of religion can be applied to
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When I Grow Up: An Analytical Study of the Interpretations of Children on Pop Culture Elements found in Selected TV Commercials “TV takes our children across the globe before parents give them permission to cross the streets.” - Joshua Meyrowitz BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Advertising is a form of mass communication strategy created to promote the purchase of a certain product‚ message‚ or service in the market. It carries the messages that come to you from the people who pay for the media (Biagi
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the movement. The leaders of the movement also projected folk art forms as representation of their regional culture‚ problems‚ and ideological consequences against injustice‚ poverty‚ and social discriminations. Therefore‚ in the process of movement‚ the folk art forms contributed significantly to construction of revolutionary ideology. Keywords: Folk Art Forms‚ Telangana‚ Popular Culture 1. Introduction The Telangana People‟s Movement (1946-1951) was one of the most powerful and radical
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Bibliography: Echols‚ Alice. Shaky Ground: the Sixties and Its Aftershocks.. New York: Columbia UP‚ 2002. 17-50. Grans‚ Herbert J. (1999) "A Comparative Analysis of High and Low Culture." In Popular Culture and High Culture: An Analysis and Evaluation of Taste (pp. 89-160). New York‚ NY: Basic Books. Frank‚ Thomas. The Conquest of Cool. Chicago: The University of Chicago P‚ 1997. 74-166.
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musicians everywhere could replicate‚ duplicate and copy history to re-make music on their own with the use of samplers. In today’s environment‚ society is drenched aurally just as it is visually. Whether it is clothing or interior design our culture has been conditioned to replicate the past and integrate those ideas into everyday use. Dadaism‚ the movement which Andy Warhol was involved in‚ is a specific artistic style which rejects and questions artistic conventions and traditional notions
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