ENGL101B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Binge-Watching, Old Media, Stop Sign
5 Oct 2016
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Popular with different generations (targets certain generations: various social media like facebook. A set of beliefs/ shared norms that is convention (maybe implicitly or explicitly deemed acceptable) o. Culture is often used in an elitist sense, talks about high culture, well versed with classical lit, gourmet food. Popular culture is often mass produced (implicit-elitism, not high culture) Time difference (shows/plays produced recently are regarded as less cultured than those produced centuries ago: shakespeare, etc. ) Ideology going on about what is more valuable, beliefs we have about how the world works, beliefs you haven"t thought too much about, not good or bad just the framework you impose on the word. o. Ideology that shakespeare is worth studying, reinforced by academic institutions, older and stood the test of time, therefore is more valuable to watch. Othello than it is to watch anime o.
