The record industry and movie industry are even more so now becoming increasingly intertwined, but yet have an almost ideological bias that is beginning to be truly noticiable. In light of the two massively broadcast award shows having been broadcast within the past month, a certian level of examination seemed appropriate in order to have [...]
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Desire to be regarded, but audiences enjoy watching narcissists.
Fred, why do we love him? Now, Fred’s Channel on Youtube is the number one subscribed channel. But at the time of this videos making, the creator Lucas Cruikshank was an unknown adolescent with a web cam and the idea of speeding up the footage to appear more like a 5 year old. The series is intended as a parody [...]
A redefinition of “High” versus “Low” culture.
An argument that has arisen over the past few decades is that Popular Culture is synonymous with consumer generated media. Some theorist refer to this view of culture as a debate of popular culture versus culture industry. Where the first refers to the genuine expression of an artistic phenomena and the second where culture is [...]
Culture in our view of post-Marxism and internet influence.
In my first post, a brief discussion of the nature of culture seems appropriate. The very word has various depth of meaning; from it being the direct result of animal civilization, to its framing and manipulation by various industries. At its very core it usually requires a level of [...]
