What is popular culture? Lecture one provided an overview and outline of popular culture and how key events are believed to have changed society as we know it. Such events include the Suez Crisis of 1956; Britain went to war over the Suez Canal in Egypt. However Britain was asked to withdraw from Egypt by the USA which they agreed to. This proved that Britain was no longer the dominant country but in fact a second class nation to the USA. From this moment onwards the USA began to affect our culture and Americanisation was in the process. From films, to music and even the food that we consumed was changing. For example, Hollywood movies, quiz shows and fast food. The collapse of the British Empire was also was a key historical event that changed the culture within society. Immigrants from the once British Empire began to filter within the UK; causing a multicultural society which provided different religions, cuisines and fashion styles. Lastly the creation of television channel ITV. Before the launch of ITV, the BBC was the main channel viewed by the public. ITV was launched and was the first channel to show quiz shows and police dramas; influences from the USA. This argument has been defined as high culture VS low culture. All these elements changed, influenced and revolutionised Britain’s culture.
Wednesday 29 September 2010
CU200 Popular Culture: CU200 Popular Culture
What is popular culture? Lecture one provided an overview and outline of popular culture and how key events are believed to have changed society as we know it. Such events include the Suez Crisis of 1956; Britain went to war over the Suez Canal in Egypt. However Britain was asked to withdraw from Egypt by the USA which they agreed to. This proved that Britain was no longer the dominant country but in fact a second class nation to the USA. From this moment onwards the USA began to affect our culture and Americanisation was in the process. From films, to music and even the food that we consumed was changing. For example, Hollywood movies, quiz shows and fast food. The collapse of the British Empire was also was a key historical event that changed the culture within society. Immigrants from the once British Empire began to filter within the UK; causing a multicultural society which provided different religions, cuisines and fashion styles. Lastly the creation of television channel ITV. Before the launch of ITV, the BBC was the main channel viewed by the public. ITV was launched and was the first channel to show quiz shows and police dramas; influences from the USA. This argument has been defined as high culture VS low culture. All these elements changed, influenced and revolutionised Britain’s culture.
Monday 27 September 2010
CU200 Popular Culture
Welcome to CU200: Popular Culture blog. Each week you will be asked to write a 150 word review of each session. The first session is entitled An Introduction to British Culture Studies. I have asked two students to review this session for next week.
The blog has two functions: as a revision tool and as an interactive forum for discussion between you and your fellow students.
The core texts for this module are John Storey's Cultural Studies and the Study of Popular Culture, Dominic Sandbrook's two studies of the 1960s: Never Had it So Good (2005) and White Heat (2006), and you have to read Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel Casino Royale (1953).
You also need to view Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Gurinder Chadha's Bend it Like Beckham (2004).
Happy blogging,
Dr Richard Mills
The blog has two functions: as a revision tool and as an interactive forum for discussion between you and your fellow students.
The core texts for this module are John Storey's Cultural Studies and the Study of Popular Culture, Dominic Sandbrook's two studies of the 1960s: Never Had it So Good (2005) and White Heat (2006), and you have to read Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel Casino Royale (1953).
You also need to view Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Gurinder Chadha's Bend it Like Beckham (2004).
Happy blogging,
Dr Richard Mills
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)