Pop Culture Paradox
Pop culture is so significant, that it gets dismissed/treated as trivial
Folk culture
Associated with a local, historical way of doing things
Ideology
A set of values that has become so taken for granted it has become normalized
Mass culture
Things that are widely available (usually seen as less special)
Elite culture
Symbolizes wealth and taste
Avant-garde culture
“looking ahead”, edgy, new ideas, the edges are pushed and its outside of our comfort zone
Frankfurt School
Culture industry thesis, the future is not necessarily going to be better
The culture industry:
1. Standardizes
2. Supports the status quo
3. Absorbes critique
Birmingham school
Culture happens in everyday life, looked at groups that went against mainstream culture, moved from moral to antropological ideas of culture
Culture wars
Wars of ideas, between the old ways and what could be done better
