PPT-Pop Culture in the 1950s

Mass Media Music and Entertainment Both Deny AND Reflect the Realities of the 1950s Mass Media Emerges A new era of mass media led by television emerged in the 1950s In 1948 only 9 of homes had TV. . What’s God got to do with it?. Mathew Block. Winnipeg. , MB. July 6, 2013. First things first. Before we can ask what God has to do with pop-culture, we have another question to ask first:. What . Before World War II. Teenagers expected to take life seriously. Males joined the military or go and get a job . Females taught to take care of the house and prepare to be a dutiful wife and mother. Marriage seen as more important than education or a career. Gender Roles in the 50s. Dad is the bread winner. Mom is the happy homemaker. Homemaker’s Lives Made Easier?. Dissatisfied in the Home. In the 50’s, it was said that women went to college for a “Mrs.” degree, not a B.A.. POP art . is a visual . artistic movement. that emerged in the mid . 1950s . in . Britain . and the . United States. . Pop art, like . pop music. aimed to employ images of popular culture in art such as . Lesson Aim: . To feel . confident. with the content. . History lessons are now on the website – hooray!. TASK: . . Content boxed.. key points underlined.. 5 ideas on each topic.. How . did life change for teenagers from the 1950s?. Classic 1950s makeup – natural base, red lips, strong brows, upper eye liner and mascara, with soft grey-blue shadow taken out to the sides.. The classic 1950s makeup look was strong, chic and elegant.. By: Lorena C.S.M. . WHERE DID POP ART COME FROM?. Pop-Art was invented by British curator Lawrence Alloway in 1955, to describe a new form of "Popular" art - a movement characterized by the imagery of consumerism and popular culture. . How does social/historical/cultural context inform the . values. , . choices. and . limitations. of characters in . All About Eve. ?. The 1950s. Conservatism. , . complacency. , and . contentment. OR. The not so Happy Days. Teenagers Take the Stage. The term . "teenager" . was rarely used before the 1950s. . During . the Eisenhower years, young people began to see themselves as a distinct group. Their attempts to forge an identity worried adults, who couldn't understand the . By: Caroline Breen . Historical Events and Discoveries:. Color TV Introduced (1951) . Historical Events and Discoveries:. Disneyland Opens (1955). Historical Events and Discoveries: . Grace Kelly Marries Prince Rainer III of Monaco. 1950s Drama The “Golden Age of Television” Why Should We Study TV? T.V. is a reflection of culture or social reality a ‘social ritual’ in which we all share Produced for mass audience = ‘popular culture’ Wiseman-Trowse. School of The Arts. The University of Northampton. Genre and the Pop Star. Genre and Style. The Uses of Genre. The Rules of Genre. Similarity and Difference. The Semiotics of the Pop Star. Keith . Harring. Roy Lichtenstein. Andy Warhol. Peter . Blake. Synopsis. Pop . art started with the New York artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, James . Rosenquist. , and . Claes. Oldenburg, all of whom drew on popular imagery and were actually part of an international phenomenon. Following the popularity of the Abstract Expressionists, Pop's reintroduction of identifiable imagery (drawn from mass media and popular culture) was a major shift for the direction of modernism. The subject matter became far from traditional "high art" themes of morality, mythology, and classic history; rather, Pop artists celebrated commonplace objects and people of everyday life, in this way seeking to elevate popular culture to the level of fine art. Perhaps owing to the incorporation of commercial images, Pop art has become one of the most recognizable styles of modern art.. . SAVIDOU. 6A. POP MUSIC IS A TYPE OF MUSIC THAT INSPIRES ME!. HISTORY OF POP MUSIC. Pop is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.