Definition of Popular Culture Flashcards
Culture as an intellectual, spiritual, aesthetic development.
philosophers, poets, artists
sport, holidays, religious festivals, fan activity
Culture as a way of life or particular period of time.
Culture as works and practices of artistic activity.
pop music, street dance, ballet, websites
advocate an interdisciplinary approach to the study of culture
Cultural studies
True or False: In cultural studies the concept of culture has a range of meanings which includes both high art and everyday life.
True
True or False: While cultural studies is eclectic in its use of theory, using structuralist approach, it advocates those that stress the overlapping, hybrid nature of cultures, seeing cultures as networks rather patchworks.
False (using structuralist approach and more flexible approaches)
True or False: Culture is not us.
False (it is us)
True or False: Culture is practice.
True
True or False: Culture is conflict.
True
True or False: Culture is making space: the decentering and decanonizing of culture.
True
True or False: Culture does not involve production, distribution and consumption.
False (it involves production, distribution and consumption)
True or False: Culture involves popular culture and populism.
True
True or False: Culture is the rejection of absolute values.
True
is an empty conceptual category, one that can be filled in a wide variety of often conflicting way, depending on the context of us
Popular culture
We’ll liked by many
Popular Culture
Anything not high culture
Popular Culture
Mass commercially produced culture
Popular Culture
Culture from the people (authentic)
Popular Culture
Struggle between subordinate and dominant groups
Popular Culture
Postmodern culture
Popular Culture
A quantitaive index would meet the approval of many people.
Popular Culture is well-liked by many
Have to determine what is high and popular culture.
Popular Culture is anything that’s not a high culture
Class distinction is evident.
Popular Culture is anything that’s not a high culture
Commercially produced for mass consumption
Popular Culture as mass culture
