ENG 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Industrial Revolution
27 Jan 2015
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Definition of popular: of or relating to the general public frequently encountered or widely accepted suited to the means of the majority: inexpensive, of lesser cultural value. King solomon"s mines: promotes popular depictions of black and white africans. Popular fiction can be used to create/reinforce stereotypes powerful political tool: ex. Popular complex term; ie of the people, well liked, common, prevalent, approved, well received. Well received / well liked : pop culture as consumption products of an industrial culture + ways people use these products consumers play a role in the creation of their own culture/ making of its meanings. Common : popular culture as everyday culture our ways of speaking, jobs we do, places we go, how we are educated, etc: ordinary. 1)popular fiction = bad literature (if it were good, it would not be popular in the 1st place)
