(Notes taken from Lecture:)
- What is Culture? - 'General process of intellectual, spiritual and aesthetic development of a particular society, at a particular time/ particular way of life.
-'Popular culture is seen as inferior to 'real' culture' by critics as it is 'made for the masses'.
Things perhaps are seen to lose there message 'sell out' when they become incredibly popular or imitated. (Used in advertising etc. -Graffiti taken to promote cars etc)
-Banksy - Graffiti becomes culture.
4 Definitions of 'Popular'
- Like by many
- Inferior work (not 'high brow')
- Work deliberately setting out to win favour with people (Made to a format/recipe - such as X Factor - mindless entertainment)
- Culture actually made by people
Culture doesn't have politics, things with agenda isn't culture
High culture/ Low culture
Culture - seen as different/seperate to Popular culture (a minority) (Attack on Popular culture)
Endless Popular culture, passive, exploitation. 'Depoliticises the working class'
Reproductions and copie cheapens and stops the original from being 'unique'
Mass culture is attacked because threatens cultural standard and social authority
Punk movement etc - 'Pop culture' but against society
Analysis of Pop Culture and media is deeply popular (many will be aware of this)
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