The first term that I will write about is "Mass Culture", which is basically Pop Culture. When I think of Mass Culture, I think of commercialized, mass produced products that are intended to be consumed or used by many people at a time. When thinking about this idea, my first thought was popular music (which will be represented here by Lady GaGa, a very popular musician today). Popular music has made many changes throughout the years, but I have noticed that one thing remains consistent no matter. Whether the music is from the 1940's, 1980's, or today, different songs that are considered popular all mimic the same rhythm, style, and sometimes, melody. It is obvious that today's popular musicians many times imitate one another in their musical style to appeal to the masses.
My next image is that of a McDonald's in Iraq. I chose this image to represent a "Multinational Corporation". It is no secret that McDonald's has restaurants all over the world, even in places such as Iraq or Afghanistan. It is interesting how an American company, which is one of the leaders of the fast food industry, can adapt its restaurants to fit the cultural needs of the people in the area. One example of this is the Japanese McDonald's, which offer unique items such as teriyaki or shrimp burgers.
I totally agree with your take on pop culture and mass producton. the lady gaga pic was a good idea and i agree that certain aspects of music do remain the same.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree on the Lady Gaga picture. I think this also proves that the general majority of people in the United States will just blindly follow others, causing a 'mass' culture.
ReplyDeletePerfect topic. Lady Gaga is one reason our music industry is suffering. Mass consumption of this bullshit has caused genres such as alternative rock, metal, electronica, even the rap industry, to be walking on thin ice anymore.
ReplyDeleteBesides, she is also a good example of why pop culture has no more authenticity.
I love love loved that you chose lady gaga for your pop culture picture. I totally agree with you she is a romodel for somewhat of our culture today, her style, her persona everything about her rubs off into the people of our society, her songs that are played twenty four seven. The lyrics people are constantly singing because they can relate to them. She was deff a good choice!!
ReplyDeleteYes Lady Gaga is a perfect example of music sounding the same. Another good example of it is Taylor Swift she uses the sames chord structure for almost every song. Doing this doesn't really make the artist unique until they start dressing insain like Lady Gaga does.
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