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The Emergence of Popular Culture (Part 4)

The Emergence of Popular Culture (Part 5)

It is critical to recognize that popular culture is an important aspect of our current contemporary society. Even if the term remains ambiguous, John Storey has developed a model to help us better understand this global phenomenon. Influences of Industrial Revolution An area the industrial revolution influenced, which is also relevant to the evolution of popular culture, is the printing press. Although the German printer Johannes Gutenberg made a significant contribution to the printing revolution in fifteenth century Europe with…

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The Emergence of Popular Culture (Part 4)

Following our last article, we have discovered how industrialization, a significant social and cultural change, played a crucial role in creating what we now call popular culture. Today, we’ll learn more about urbanization, another key concept of popular culture. Urbanization As more people worked in the manufacturing sector during the industrial revolution instead of farming or producing from their home, population mobility increased. Work, at least the new jobs created from the industrial revolution, was available in factories. The latter…

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The Emergence Of Popular Culture (Part 3)

In the last two articles, we discovered some of the means by which to understand and define the concept of popular culture. As a practice, it has existed for a long time. For example, in Renaissance England, theatre—from Shakespeare to other contemporary writers—and bear baiting were some of the popular forms of entertainment for the populace. However, the very practice of popular culture has evolved over time. In response to several significant social and cultural changes, popular culture developed into…

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The Emergence Of Popular Culture (Part 2)

It is essential to be aware that popular culture is a critical feature of our current contemporary society. Even if the term might still not be clear, John Storey has developed six definitions to help us better understand this worldwide phenomenon. John Storey’s Definitions The second aspect of mass culture is mass consumption. It implies that the finished product will be consumed by many people who are also non-discriminating consumers. Someone who listens to classical music will have set taste…

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The Emergence Of Popular Culture

Truth to be told, the very term popular culture is not always clear. It is not easy to define what it refers to exactly. Popular culture manifests itself in multiple and various forms and most importantly, it must not be limited to a small group, to the elite. As a result, it must not require any form of specialized knowledge to appreciate and understand it. Most people can easily identify what falls under the classification of popular culture. However, it…

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