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REASON FOR RISE IN POPULAR CULTURE-

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due to WW1, with Frederick Lewis Allen arguing that ‘within a decade the radio and the movie nationalised American popular culture’

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Amount of people going to the cinema 1920-30

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no. of Americans going to the movies per annum rose from 50 million to 100 million.

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what did popular culture offer 1920s

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escapism from WW1, flu pandemic, strikes + red scare

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Popular culture reviving the American dream 1920s

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Italian immigrant Rudolph Valentino went from being impoverished to being a movie star.

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Movies being more socially conservative example 20s

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This Freedom (1924) showed how women who favoured careers ended up unhappy

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Flapper Films

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Clara Bow movies, showed women living liberated lifestyles

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Censorship during the 1920s (4)

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  • 1926- 200 cities + 8 states had film censorship boards
  • Stopped films that criticise capitalism FOR EXAMPLE The Whistle (1921)
  • 1922- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association- monitored the code
  • 1930- Hays Code
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Amount of Radios in 1920s

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1922- 508 licensed radio stations
1920- 1/500 homes had radios, 1930- 50% of homes had radios

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Influence of Radio 4

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  • 1930- millions listened to ‘Radio Priest’ Father Charles
  • INFLUENTIAL 1929- Pepsodent toothpaste ft on radio show, attracted 40 mill listeners -> prices skyrocketed
  • 1926- NBC established
  • 1927 Radio Act- set up federal licensing
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Jazz in 1920s

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  • Black artists- Louis Armstrong + Bessie Smith
    -Older generation- found jazz as corrupting due to the Charleston
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Depression - era movies

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Frankenstein (1931), showed dangers of individualism

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Censorship in Depression era

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1934- Production Code Administration, enforced the Hays Code

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Wartime movies

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Foreign Correspondent (1940), promoted US entrance to WW2
Anti-Nazi Film- Casablanca (1942)

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Radio influence1940s (4)

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  • Fireside chats
  • 1945- local radio was covering local elections
  • Example of radio show that promoted American values- Lest We Forget (1943-8)
  • 1945- 50% of US received news from radio
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Popular music during depression

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1935- 150,000 jukeboxes in America

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Popular music during wartime

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1941-7- United Service Overseas gave 250,000 performances to over 160 mill military personnel

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News media 1945-68 helping crm

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  • Coverage of the CRM changed some Northern White attitudes to Southern segregation + contributed to the 1964 CRA and 1965 VRA
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  • White backlash occurred after images of ghetto riots + MLKs Chicago campaign
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Media influencing Vietnam (4)

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-1965-1975- coverage of the 10,000 hippie communes -> led to challenge in counterculture

  • Tet Offensive (1968)- Walter Cronkite (TV reporter) criticised the war + an American soldier saying ‘We had to destroy the town to save it’, led to LBJ receiving backlash
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Violence being inspired by movie

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Born Innocent (1974) group of men committed rape just like in the movie

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TV show exploring societal issues 1970

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All In The Family (1971-1976)- explored issues of racism, abortion, sexuality and the Vietnam War

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Series showing independent women 1970

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Series showing independent women- Maude (1972-8)

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Gay people being increasing portrayed in the media

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Gay Activist Alliance- led to TV networks being more positive about homosexuality e.g. A Question of Love (1978)

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Black performers (1970s)

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  • Roots (1977) was successful, 100 million watched the final episode
  • Blaxploitation Films (1969-1974)- glorified ghetto violence, drug dealing and gangsters -> considered a bad influence on black youth
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Watergate in the media

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made Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein national heroes
- 60 Minutes- news programme first aired in 1968

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NEWS MEDIA 1970S

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  • 60 Minutes- news programme first aired in 1968
  • 1976 onwards- 60 minutes aired at 7pm every Sunday
  • 60 Minutes led to innovative journalism with hidden cameras etc
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News media and women 1970s

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Female + Gay activists believed media coverage impacted society FOR EXAMPLE NOW campaigned for more women on TV -> more women employed in new media

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First Talkie

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  • the Jazz Singer 1927
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Racist radio show

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Amos ‘n Andy 1928-60

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Radio show that promoted national unity

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The Lone Ranger- 1933

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movies that had racist depictions (3)

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  • The Mask of Fu Manchu 1932
  • The Sheik 1921
  • Stagecoach 1939 (Native Americans)
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Father Coughlin

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Radio show had 40 million listeners
- Criticised KKK but Anti-semitic views

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Jazz labels

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Specialist record labels. “Race records” provided jazz and blues by black peformers

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radio reporting during WW2

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Ed Murrow

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First TV

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1939 World’s Fair RCA

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TV segment that helped bring McCarthy down

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1954 ‘See It Now’; did a whole show on McCarthy and dangers of the Red Scare

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First advertisement with a black American

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1963

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1960s big TV moment

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1969 Moon Landing
1962- Cuban Missile Crisis

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TV being used in presidential campaign

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Eisenhower 1952 Campaign
Kennedy exploited in 1960

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What was set up in 1967 (TV)

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1967 Public Broadcasting Act
- set up PBS in 1969, which had a liberal agenda to educate and entertain

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Sesame Street 1969

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  • Racially balanced cast
  • Taught racial tolerance
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What sparked a rise in documentaries

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After Kennedy-Nixon debate 1960
- more Americans well informed

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Show about a black family

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“Diff’rent Strokes” 1978

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