ANT322H1 Lecture : ANT322 Youth Culture Lec 4
Document Summary
Madonna"s like a virgin : carnival at venice, theme of yc carnivalesque. Validates making fun of authority with no negative consequences: men wear masks not to be trusted, lion, - virility, raw (power, masculinity, underlying theme = female empowerment, female sexuality = power. Madonna: rise of womanhood, v-power, vs. elvis = phallic power. Thriller, michael jackson: introduced theme of carnivalesque as well. Kiss and alice cooper gender benders (transgender) Yc = made the world see other possibilities: other sides of the world. Madonna replacing the icon of the madonna (mother mary: religious terminology introduced yc changed the meaning of icon" by making it mean cultural leader". Smoking became a trend in the 50s, 60s. Do this because it is part of being young: lsd advocated by timothy leary. If you"re a natural-born killer, nothing would stop it: silence, freud adult is a child, only taller. Experience, experimentation, independence: relationship with mother and daughter.