Women's Studies 2161A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Celebrity Culture, High Culture, Themselves

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2161A/B
• Professor: Nichole Edwards

Document Summary

Definitions that inform the study of popular culture: Inferior kinds of work (cid:494)low brow(cid:495: well liked my many, work that deliberately sets out to win favour of people, culture is actually made by the people for themselves, post-modern influence. Well liked by many: what were the finale ratings for game of thrones season 5, high culture considered more elitist because less people are interested, some things have started as low culture but over time have become high. Set out to win the favour of people consumption full picture. Controversy in 80s: levi(cid:495)s (cid:523)mass culture(cid:524) commercials featuring songs by the. Clash (authentic culture: more, crossovers, commercials, products, etc. Chris rojek suggests that we can think of three main types of celebrity today: Video: devil wears prada clip: ascribed celebrity: fame as a result of inheritance, achieved celebrity: derived from accomplishments in open competition, attributed celebrity: people who are famous for being famous.