History 2132A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Jazz Age, Dixieland, Dance Hall
15 Dec 2016
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The entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture, especially. Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th and early 21st century. Popular culture problem is it is defined by what it is not. Arena where webs of meaning reflecting how we conceive of the world around us are articulated. Culture is not static, it is dynamic and will change. Meaning is interpreted we create it ourselves and is therefore different for everyone. General process of intellectual, spiritual and aesthetic development. Particular way of life- canadian, american, youth, sport, etc. Signifying practice poetry seen as higher culture. Requires industrialization and urbanization need means to transmit/share/mass produce pop culture. Above makes popular culture a modern phenomenon. Cultural practices or artifacts with relatively wide-shared meanings that transcend race and class. Popular culture has power to change minds, behavior.
