PPT-Television the creation and development of the popular culture

the origins The television has become such an integral part of homes in the modern world that it is hard to imagine life without television  Not just for entertainment value but TV is also a valuable resource for advertising and different kinds of programming. 3815 Survey of Popular Culture. Fall . 2013. PH . 321. Dr. . David . Lavery. The “TV is Better Than the Movies” Meme. Survey of Popular Culture. As an admitted one-time . (TV). antipathist. , my first conscious encounter with the now proliferating “Television is better than the movies” meme. C4K4. Objectives. 1) Threat to Folk Culture.. 2) Environmental Impact of Popular Culture. How . MDC’s. threaten LCD’s Culture. Rise in incomes = rise in demand of. Western products. . Loss of Traditional Values: may turn away from traditional material culture of food, clothing, and shelter. Why?. 3815 Survey of Popular Culture. Fall . 2013. PH . 321. Dr. . David Lavery. Survey of Popular Culture. Survey of Popular Culture. Prehistory. History. Review of . Boys Will Be Boys: Critical Approaches to Simon and Simon. . . Culture:. .  . What people care about …. .  . What people take care of…. 2. Folk & Popular Culture: Terms. HABIT. “a repetitive act that a particular . individual. . performs”. Typically begins with an idea/good and contagious diffusion.. Companies can create/manufacture popular culture. (ie. MTV). Individuals can create/manufacture popular culture. (ie. Tony Hawk)-video games involving extreme sports popularized skateboarding and other sports.. Fall 2013. PH 321. Dr. David Lavery. Survey of Popular Culture. Survey of Popular Culture. Survey of Popular Culture. Boorstin’s Epigraphs. Technology . . . the knack of so arranging the world that we don’t have to experience it.—Max Frisch. Objectives. Diffusion of Popular Housing, Clothing, and Food. Electronic Diffusion of Popular . Culture. Underlining thread to popular culture is CONSUMPTION.. Diffusion of Popular Housing, Clothing, and Food. Origin of Culture. Folk Culture. Isolated, clustered. Topics involve every day life, environment, beliefs. Passed down orally. Traditions . Spread by relocation diffusion. Little change over time. Separate, multiple hearths. C4K4. Objectives. 1) Threat to Folk Culture.. 2) Environmental Impact of Popular Culture. How . MDC’s. threaten LCD’s Culture. Rise in incomes = rise in demand of. Western products. . Loss of Traditional Values: may turn away from traditional material culture of food, clothing, and shelter. Why?. . Read pg. 108 in book. Culture and Customs. People living in other locations often have extremely different social customs. . Geographers ask why such differences exist and how social customs are related to the cultural landscape.. Necessities. Myths use metaphor to explain higher concepts.. Many of the stories of mystical monsters were merely representations of the fear conquered.. Metaphors need to fit their culture.. Metaphors should be universally acknowledged images. Or at least, universal to your people.. The New Mass Media. The Rise of Television Popularity. During WWII televisions became affordable. Television news became an important vehicle for info. Athletic events gradually made collegiate and professional sports a prominent form of entertainment. 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’ to . Folk and Popular Culture Unequal?. ELECTRONIC MEDIA is responsible for the diffusion of popular culture throughout the world. . Electronic Media is a rapid agent for diffusion of culture across the Folk-Popular divide..