Introduction The pervasiveness of Popular Culture is undeniable. The widespread of its influences‚ the symbolic reference the human psyche makes and associates itself with popular culture‚ the trends and fads that encapsulates and drives consumerism becomes the reason why popular culture is- popular. Essentially‚ it provides the ideal catharsis‚ for human emotions to be well exploited. As such‚ popular culture has progressively been shaped by human desires; a development of niche tampered and propelled
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In every era of American history‚ the population looks towards leaders of the free world and their politicians for much of the guidance and answers that they seek. But often times the lesser influences of “pop culture icons” are often overlooked. When the general masses idolized a single event‚ trend‚ or person so much‚ the latter can have an impact on social trends with enduring and meaningful significance. Often times a prominent musician‚ for example‚ has the power to sway the masses‚ and create
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recorded a song with producer Sam Phillips at the legendary Sun Records. Elvis was influenced from pop and country music‚ the gospel music which he heard in church‚ the all-night gospel songs which he frequently attended. The year 1956 saw Presley turn into a international sensation. What drew the attention of people towards him was his sound and style that uniquely combined his diverse musical influences and blurred and challenged the social and racial boundaries of his time. In 1956‚ Elvis Presley
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To what extent has Lady Gaga influenced the pop culture and broken the barriers through her self-representation and performance style? INTRODUCTION Of the twenty-first century‚ Lady Gaga ’s rise in popular culture has been considered a confrontation of what a pop star should be like. Gaga has made a continuous attempt in detaching her music videos from original shallow entertaining elements and stating her own voice over debatable issues mostly about human rights. Some of her influential works
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Popular Culture and Post Colonialism in Kenya Popular culture as manifested in the book “The River Between” by Ngugi Wa Thiongo depicts the collision between Africans and European ideologies and ways of life in colonial Kenyan society thus telling us more about the foundations of contemporary post colonial Kenya. According to Jessie McKinney‚ Popular culture is the shared knowledge‚ beliefs and practices by a specific group that is especially as a result of Western culture that reflects and
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Throughout the past several years‚ Miley Cyrus has had a huge influence on the pop music culture. She has grown up in the spotlight. Miley Cyrus’ persona through the music industry reflects the current cultural context of an over-sexualized society. However‚ it was not always this way. Miley was born as Destiny Hope Cyrus‚ but her parents began calling her ‘smiley’ because of how happy she was‚ and eventually her parents shortened it to ‘Miley.’ Miley is the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus‚ a ‘90s country
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What is Pop culture? Popular culture is the entirety of ideas‚ perspectives‚ attitudes‚ memes‚ images and other phenomena that are preferred by an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture. Heavily influenced by mass media‚ this collection of ideas permeates the everyday lives of the society. Although terms popular culture and pop culture are in some cases used interchangeably‚ and their meanings partially overlap‚ the term "pop"‚ which dates from the late 1950s‚ belongs to
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Pop Culture A body is our physical structure. It is our flesh and bone. It represents our very being. We have utterly no control over which body we are born into‚ yet despite this fact‚ our body has the power to shape the people we become and even the way we perceive ourselves. Body image‚ as defined by Merriam Webster‚ is “a subjective picture of one’s own physical appearance established both by self-observation and by noting the reactions of others.” In Western culture‚ thinness has become highly
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Pop Culture Popular culture is your friend. Popular culture is good for you. Today consumers are the dictators. The people have spoken and we wish to be satisfied with something more substantial than "Perfect Strangers" and The Monkees. And we have that now‚ for the most part. In his article "Watching TV Makes You Smarter‚" Steven Johnson argues that culture today is far different from that of the glory days of the 1970s. Culture today is more demanding cognitively. He introduces what he calls
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There is absolutely no doubt that The Beatles are the most revolutionary band of all time. Many aspects of The Beatles have shaped the way music works today. It is apparent‚ over fifty years after the release of their first album‚ they are just as relevant as they were in the early sixties. One of the most impressive things about the group is their incredible ability to evolve‚ and I don’t just mean their hair styles. The Beatles started as a clean-cut boy band consisting of teenagers John Lennon
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