Mini Quiz 1 Flashcards

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metalinguistics

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the study of culture and language

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3 meanings of culture that has shifted over time..

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1) a whole way of social life

2) a name for “serious” works of music, art, literature and film

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2 parts of pop culture

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mass culture and folk culture

*lines between the two are often blurry

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mass culture

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entertainment produced by commercial media

ex) TV, film, music

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folk culture

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what ordinary people do or make in everyday life

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popular culture

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the communicative practices of everyday life
-it does not refer directly to a clear cut group of texts or practices, but is a site of struggle between groups and individuals over the production of meaning

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when did cultural studies emerge? where? what does it look at?

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in the 1950’s in Britain
-looks at social relations and power, asks us to examine our our practices, pleasures, experiences and beliefs in light of broader social structures

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why study culture studies?

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it is necessarily political as it is concerned with the distribution of social and economic power in the world
-helps us to understand how pop culture works

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3 summary points about pop culture

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1) power is a central issue for understanding pop culture (critical thinking)
2) it has a history
3) it can be a useful tool in helping us transform our social world

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cultural studies helps us move past 3 things..

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1) unconscious consumption
2) contemptuous dismissal
3) cynical consumption

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1) unconscious consumption

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passively taking everything at face value

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2) contemptuous dismissal

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trying to escape or live outside of commercial culture (this is nearly impossible)

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3) cynical consumption

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knowing something is ‘bad’ for us but doing it anyway

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Kellner reading highligts

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  • studying subcultures helps us understand group membership, power & oppression of culture
  • why pop cult is important to study (critique the media)
  • identifies power relations coded in cultural texts
  • reveals how people challenge and resist these powers
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ideology

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reduce social relations of domination and subordination

  • makes inequalities seem natural and just
  • induces consent to relations of domination
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multiculturalist approach

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demonstrates how culture reproduces racism, sexism and bias against subordinate classes, social groups and lifestyles

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multiperspectival analysis

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a broad but guided way for students to examine culture, politics and society

  • encourages individual empowerment
  • critical to cultural studies
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3 ways to analyze media culture.. look at

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1) production and political economy of culture
2) textual analysis
3) audience reception and use of media culture

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the history of pop culture

  • when?
  • where?
  • how?
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when: 18th-19th century
where: Britain.. during the Industrial Revolution
how: shift from agricultural to mechanical, capiltialism & liberal democracy

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Industrial Revolution caused the work industry and social lives to change how?

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-alienated workers from their products (production lines)
-master and servant laws
-working class struggled to define their lives outside of work.. needed recreation (separated work from home)
-created opportunities for class mobility
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rational recreation

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activities that foster self-improvement and focuses on on the development of discipline, skill, knowledge and moral development

  • conservative entertainment
  • middle class, 19th century
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individualism

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the idea or belief that the interest of the individual is the most important

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liberalism

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a belief that the state will provide equality for all citizens

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liberal democracy

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emphasizes political and civil freedoms based on notions of individualism
-emphasizes private property rights, market forces, and no interference from the Gov unless it benefits citizens

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early capitalism
- colonial exploitation of land & resources - non-Euro slave labour - accumulation of wealth enjoyed by few
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social fragmentation
- unequal distribution of wealth | - the idea that everything could be bought or sold
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class consciousness
recognition that class determines one's identity and behaviour
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working-class consciousness
political awareness in 19th century for worker solidarity and democratic rights (collectivism)
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pop culture has been shaped by 3 main things...
1) working class activism 2) middle class reform 3) economic liberalism
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culture industry
draws attention to the commodification of culture - refers to the production of modern culture via modern technologies - arose during Industrial Revolution
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culture industry thesis
Adorno and Horkehimer's idea that mass media and pop culture are instruments of mass deception that serve capitalist ideologies
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3 ways mass deception is achieved
1) instrumental rationality 2) standardization 3) pseudo-individualization
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instrumental rationality (the logic of efficiency)
is concerned with critically evaluating actions, instrumental rationality tends to focus on the 'hows' of an action, rather than its 'whys' -the most efficient way of doing something and making profit Ex) overuse of the environment
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pseudo-individualization
false sense of choice and individuality | ex) American Appearal t-shirt colours
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PROS of the culture industry thesis
- draws attention to production in pop culture | - allows us to see the powerful role that pop culture plays in managing social order
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CONS of the culture industry thesis
- doesn't acknowledge individual agency and resistance | - doesn't pay attention to practices of consumption and the emergence of subcultures
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hegemony
ability of ruling class to exert control over subordinate groups without using force or domination but through constant justifications so that inequalities seem legit and natural - never complete - subordinate groups can push back - society's norms
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conspicuous consumption
``` refers to a pattern of behaviour resulting from increased income and leisure time -consumption symbolizes class distinctions ```
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survivance
indigenous media activism and political resistance | -survival + resistance + persistence
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authenicity
a positive quality of genuineness and originality
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branding
- trend in early 1990's - companies shift their resources from producing goods to producing a corporate image defined by abstract or spiritual qualities
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commodity fetishism
describes the "magical" value attributed to objects in a capitalist economy
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Marxism
emphasizes the primacy of economic and structures in determining all social activity