Women's Studies 2161A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gord Downie, Pop Tv, Secret Path

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2161A/B
• Professor: Nichole Edwards

Document Summary

Quantifying with numbers and percentages does not necessarily provide a full picture at times. High culture considered more elitist because less people are interested. To be culturally worthwhile or high-brow" it has to be difficult. Important to think about how something may have started as popular but over time became high culture ex: film noir(once was low-brow film, now the preserve of film clubs) & pavarotti(public concert in london"s hyde park) 3)work that deliberately sets out to win favour of people. On one hand: something is said to be good because it"s popular. On the other: something is said to be bad for the very same reason. Mass culture: hopelessly commercial, mass produced for mass consumption ex: superhero movies, british tv show"s re-made here, the same clothing sold everywhere. 4)culture is actually made by the people for themselves. Pop culture as folk culture", authentic culture", grassroots. Not imposed on the people like mass culture definition suggests.