Media, Information and Technoculture 2159F/G Lecture 4: Chapter 4 – Glam into Punk
12 Feb 2017
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Consistent hits on top 40 in america though he was english. Mainstream addressed minorities like women and people of colour that rock failed to do. (cid:523)(cid:498)cock rock(cid:499)(cid:524) America symbolized freedom, fun, wealth, youthful rebellion etc : gay performers in the uk similar to black performers in america. Pop modernity: americanization of europeans (impacted a genre of music) Top 40 staged identity exploration (broke physical, social and mass media. Elton john not considered rock boundaries: people saw him as (cid:498)light entertainment(cid:499) as problems in rock were associated with subculture and force, while johns (cid:498)gayness/emotion(cid:499) was widely accepted. Top 40 as mass appeal: did elton john liberate or assimilate into culture, obscured race, class, gender, sexuality and nationhood. Made in england: pop art and fashioning (cid:498)elton john(cid:499) British uses of pop : term used in art world, americanization, 1956 richard hamiltons collage of al jolson in blackface, modern. Beatles replaced art movement with youth music.
