Popular Culture and Intercultural Communication

POP CULTURE

Monday, March 12, 2012

POP CULTURE


POP CULTURETV

MoviesMusicVideos

MagazinesPersonalities


POP CULTUREIntercultural Communications:

cultural texts are cultural artifacts that convey norms,

values and beliefs.


POP CULTUREIntercultural Communications:

a global imbalance


POP CULTUREWhat is it?


POP CULTUREhigh culturelow culture


POP CULTURECharacteristics:

produced by culture industriesis different from folk cultureis everywherefills a social function


POP CULTUREWithin our system:

profitablefolk culture, ritual and traditionTV serves as social discussionwe are active participantsconsume or resist


THE U.S.A.Culture and Power


THE U.S.A.the power in relationships

embedded in popular culture


THE U.S.A.Global Commodities

are circulated internationally


THE U.S.A.Pop culture from other countries:

James BondJapanese Animé


THE U.S.A.Cultural Imperialism:

domination thru spread of cultural products


THE U.S.A.Media Imperialism:

domination or control thru the media


THE U.S.A.Electronic Colonialism:

domination or exploitation using technological forms


THE U.S.A.John Tomlinson


POP CULTUREConsuming and Resisting


POP CULTUREto maintain and reshape our identities, we turn to popular

culture


POP CULTUREReader profiles:

average age, gender, income


POP CULTURECultural identities:

how we view ourselves according to our culture


POP CULTUREResisting:

refusing to engage in them like cultural politics, social roles, or

groups


POP CULTURERepresenting Cultural Groups


POP CULTUREViewing other cultural groups:

migrant’s perceptionsstereotyping


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