PCUL 1F92 Lecture Notes - Folklore, Cultural Identity, Dwight Macdonald
18 Dec 2012
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Popular culture is a very important segment of our society. The contemporary scene is holding us up to ourselves to see; it can tell us who we are, and why (ray browne) Popular culture is always in process; its meanings can never be identified in the text, for texts are activated, or made meaningful, only in social relations and in intersexual relations (john fiske) In ontario more than 300,000 work in these fields. Emerging jobs: how to use facebook, cultural analyst. Apply to what you know (and maybe even love): We can ask questions of our own engagements with everyday culture. What is says about the changes in professional sport. Much writing on pop culture tends to ignore popular past times. Popular culture have long been tied to mass culture (brown) Culture spreads more rapidly particular in the 19th century and beyond. Content is less important, and has less overall cultural impact then the way it is delivered (the medium)
