What Is Authenticity In Popular Culture

Video games have become a massive icon that has spanned decades, technology and even cultural boundaries. Whether you play on a computer, tablet, phone, or console: at some point in your life, video games have been a part of what you do. Strike up a conversation about games and you can make lasting friendships or bitter enemies. Even if they might not know the specific game, everyone knows what the genre is, and because of this, video games have taken their lasting place in our pop

He does this with a sizable group of characters and various viewpoints from different groups to engage the reader and bring his story to life. The author’s use of primary sources adds another element to the reader’s ability to understand the factual happenings of the real life experiences the characters underwent. This method of engaging the audience is ingenious because it creates a consistent level of interest. Edsel is right to call it the ‘Greatest Treasure Hunt in History’ because of the brutal and burdensome work that when into this stringent mission and the primary sources used demonstrate exactly what the Monuments Men had gone through and the level of commitment that was put into what they were doing. However, despite it being a non-fiction narrative, Edsel elects to include small scenes of dialogue. This invention was not effect because these various passage did not offer a different dimension to the story. It was clear to the audience that these scenes were inauthentic because of their unorthodox placement in the middle of a facts-driven passages. Edsel shows an interesting part of a World War that claimed millions of lives and ruined entire cities, with artwork surviving, and the investigation into who saved these makes it engaging for the reader with different perspectives and

In Steven Lubar’s book, Inside the Lost Museum: Curating, Past and Present, the recurring idea that museums are “more than the sum of their parts” plays a critical role in the overall argument (329). Lubar notes many aspects that make up a museum, the collection, for example is an essential part of any museum, but the community, as well as the experiences of the patrons create a lasting museum experience. Additionally, Lubar aptly utilizes real-world examples, contemporary and historical, highlighting the work of individuals in museums and establishing a connection between past and current events. Central to this narrative is the example of the lost Jenks Museum. Lubar uses this museum to argue that museums of the past can educate museum goers

Museums are in a showdown with other countries over art, artifacts, and even culture. They are fighting over repatriation,the return of artifacts and other antiquities. One expert explains, “There are those in favor of repatriation who say it is unethical to keep these artifacts. Others contend that such artifacts should remain in museums because they are part of a universal human history”(Art and Cultural Repatriation). Having better more fair laws on cultural property and repatriation could lower looting and increase archeological dig sites to find even more antiquities. The individual country the artifact comes from, and the museum researching it, should be the only ones that can claim whether the artifact

When we study old cultures we learn how people adapt to their environment and cope with natural disasters. We learn how patterns of immigration affect languages and why civilizations thrive or die out. Studying the remints of culture, help us understand how people lived long ago, and helps us understand our own civilization. However, not all of the world heritage sites are ancient ruins; also included are Australia’s modern Sydney Opera House, the Tower of London, in England, The Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor, and other recognizable structures. These are all impressive places of outstanding value to people around the world.

So, I’m going to change things a bit. Instead of just talking about dates and numbers, which can be boring; I’m going to give this a little casual twist. So, in order to start the history let’s get a few facts out of the way. Let’s talk about gamers, mainly because I’ll be using the term a lot; gamers are people who spent a lot of time playing videogames. The Average gamer playing video games has spent twelve years playing them. Adult gamers have an average of fourteen years of playing videogames, guys have an average of sixteen years, and girls have an average twelve years. Speaking of girls did you know that 47% of gamers are girls? I would have never guessed that, but it’s a fact. So, as of 2013 49% of all people who live in The United States owns a console. All of them that own a console have at least two of them. Me, I own eleven… I think I may have a problem. Anyway, now that some of the facts are out of the way let’s start, THE HISTORY OF VIDEOGAMES! Now before I start I want to talk about all the most important events in the history of videogames, as I call them eras. Each era is very important because they shaped the videogames we know and love today.

Recently I have interacted with public history issues common in an archival and museum settings such as the interpretation of objects and historical displays. Regarding previous coursework, in Historical Methodology, I learned that the interpretation of exhibits could provide a special atmosphere on a subject in history that can influence an audience’s opinions on an event. At the historical society, I came across this issue when setting up an exhibit describing the Los Alamos community during the Manhattan Project. Such artifacts as the original iron gate to the laboratory’s processing building in Santa Fe during World War II provides tourists with a sense of heritage allowing them to form their questions and views of the community’s history. With the presentation of the gate and several other objects allowed those that visited the historical society’s museum with a connection to the past. Regarding this, I encountered questions about the community’s connection to the Manhattan Project and opinions on the use of the bombs on Japan by the museum’s visitors. Also, I have experienced how interactive exhibits have taken the place of actual objects. The new addition of the museum features several interactive displays on the Cold War. Though

From my personal understanding, the artifacts, archaeology, museums, pictures and such that I will be exposed to, shares a story. A story of various moments of time that convey how life was back then, and how it relates, presently. Not only does this course theme pique my curiosity, but it will enable me to alter my perception, with a new set of lenses. This course will be immensely didactic by having me develop a better understanding of artifacts, archeology, museums, and all through inspection, questioning of rightful possession, value, and lastly its purpose. This will correlate with how I will think and write to improve my writing skills. In other words, this course will be the pillars to the temple of my writing and thoughts. Never had I perceived everyday objects as an artifact before, until I got a taste of this course. This indicates that taking this course will expand my mind further, along with a plentiful amount to write

Video games; a pastime for many people across the world, a form of entertainment, and, of course, a way to destress yourself from the outside world. Video games have been around since October 18, 1958 and have been evolving rapidly through the years. “ More than fifty years ago, before either arcades or home video games, visitors waited in line at Brookhaven National Laboratory to play “Tennis for Two,” an electronic tennis game that is unquestionably a forerunner of the modern video game” (“The First Video Game” 1). Since then, you can play video games at a local arcade or buy a copy of a game you like at a store like Gamestop! There are several companies and millions of titles of games to play from and, definitely, a wide variety of platforms to play on. Video games have a plethora of genres and types of games to play. For example, one could embark on a new journey in a role-playing game like Fallout 3 to playing an american football game in the Madden series. The options do not just end right there! Since video games are advancing so if there content! Specifically, in their action and shooter genre. In a modern action/ shooting games, one can see the blood and even characters get their head blown off. Some video game titles have mass murder scenes and even sexual themes. “As the level of violence in video games has increased, so has concern for the effects on those who play - especially those who play a lot” (“Video Game

The term pop culture can be defined as ‘The culture of the people’ a culture that flourishes through social interaction and mass media that is most actively involved in by the public. Pop culture can cover a wide range of materials and as such should be looked at as a topic open to discussion, interpretation as to why it is popular and what makes it popular. Since pop culture includes an expansive spectrum of subjects I am going to be focusing on one of those and that is Video games. In this essay I will be exploring the ideas and theories of why I believe video games have made a shift into mainstream pop culture.

The resurrection of former prisons across the world has equally captured the awareness of tourists and scholars alike. While prison museums, as a result of their bleak and in some cases disturbing subject matter, invert the “Disney” experience, they proceed to exploit a phenomenon known as dark tourism,” . . . in which people gravitate to sites associated with war, genocide, and other tragic events for purposes of remembrance education, or even entertainment,” (Welch, 1). Generated in order to convey the aforementioned purpose, the “museum effect” subjects visitors of the prison museums to a multilayered encounter with objects, images and space. Utilizing models such as The Clink, Alcatraz, Eastern State Penitentiary, and Seodaemun prison, this papers purpose is to illustrate the success of the museum effect in achieving its desired ends of remembrance through memorialization, education and culturalization through use of images and space, and entertainment through the use of objects.

“With greater intelligence came imagination and the ability to create images in both painting and sculpture”, Carol Strickland discussed in her book “The Annotated Mona Lisa” (2). Over time, people break out and discover additional information and ways to create objects. Objects that is created may become an artifact over time. An artifact is an item created by humans, that usually has cultural and/or historical interest attached to the item. Some artifacts have been discovered, were created decades ago. Throughout the centuries, there have been very meaningful artifacts discovered, that could have helped inform society of the past. Two artifacts, I found interesting were the Lascaux and the Stonehenge. The Lascaux was painting on walls of caves, while the Stonehenge was an astronomical calendar. Since someone has

Artifacts are not just important to where they came from. It is also important for other societies to gain knowledge about the culture the artifact is from. Countries would be fueled by ignorance if they didn’t have knowledge of the past and of other countries cultures. This is supported by a claim that James Cuno made in “Returning Antiquities to Their Countries of Origin.” Cuno believes that museums should collect art from the world’s diverse cultures through purchase or loans and work in collaboration with museums and nations around the world.

In writing about the role of real objects in museums Rainey Tisdale mentions, “ While not everyone agrees, many museum professionals have come to believe that the increase in digital versions of objects actually enhances the value of in-person encounters with tangible, real things” ( Tisdale 2011). Similarly, the institution expects its audience to understand that the use of these devices will contribute to the development of a clear and successful connection with the historic site and the actual artifacts and objects that one can see when exploring the museum

Video games in today’s society have become very popular. Every new game that comes out to be played and conquered by the average gamer has its own category. There are several other types of genres of games that people play but because of big hit titles and the new popular game systems like the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, people become more interested in a game that is well known than a game they have never even heard of before. Every game has its own storyline and own way of how it unfolds and where the game ends according to game play. Some of the biggest reasons people sway to certain genres of games is because of the game titles released under them and the demand of people who want a good game under that category. The top three most