Cultural icon

typical ideas of blackness through her music, and used this position of respectability to further more radical, advanced ideas of black liberation that would make up much of the rhetoric for the 1970s and beyond. Before Nina Simone was an activist, or icon, or black power leader, she

States a person would be hard-pressed to fined a movie showing in theaters that does not have a soundtrack out, t-shirt even action figures that go along with it. So where did this idea of marketing out come from? Simple. Star Wars. Thanks to the cultural influence of George Lucas’ Star Wars there is not a director in Hollywood that doesn’t look to cash in through other forms of movie sales. In late 1975 George Lucas began

Administrators and teachers need to recognize that not every student will find English interesting or applicable. Children’s books address this problem by combining relatability, students’ interests as well as connections to the text, and functionality, the ability for it to be used to fulfill standards. The books offer a unique medium where everyone has an opinion or experience that connects in a significant way to them. The relatability comes from the stories prevalence in culture. Up to this point

presents something of an analytical conundrum in much of his art, as it can be analyzed through the lens of all three categories. His sculpture, Pink Panther, when analyzed through realism, provides a succinct reflection of many deeply ingrained cultural attitudes and expectations. The following will analyze Pink Panther using realism theory, offering a sample process of how such an analysis could occur. It will also subsequently evaluate the interpretation, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses

The earliest forms of art had made it’s mark in history for being an influential and unique representation of various cultures and religions as well as playing a fundamental role in society. However, with the new era of postmodernism, art slowly deviated away from both the religious context it was originally created in, and apart from serving as a ritual function. Walter Benjamin, a German literary critic and philosopher during the 1900’s, strongly believed that the mass production of pieces has

moral frame of the society that produces those cultural products. Studying popular culture gives us an accessible vehicle through which to explore philosophical and moral questions, as well as the functioning of society on a smaller scale (fan based, consumption), through which we can make larger assumptions. Studies of popular culture may be broad based or very specific, depending on who is conducting the studies. Popular culture includes cultural artifacts, such as books, films, music genre, as

Weekly Assignment Cultural Icon: Shamrock The “Shamrock” is recognized around the world today as a cultural icon of the Irish. In the past it was used as a symbol of Ireland’s resistance to invasion and foreign control, but today it represents “good luck” and has been widely embraced as major national symbol of Ireland and the Irish Culture. While trying to convert the Irish into Christians, St. Patrick used the shamrock in the 5th century as a tool to explain the holy trinity with each leaf representing

Think About “My Generation… Baby!” Sports have such an enormous part of people’s lives and they influence us in various ways. People not only participate in sports, but they discuss, follow, write, and even fantasize about them daily. Particularly through the eyes of young children, who often view professional athletes as role models, and look up to them. Popular culture is a part of everyone’s lives today, and it affects sports through a plethora of positive and negative ways. Popular culture makes

Her story alone in Judges 16 raises questions about her faithfulness towards Samson. Over the years, we have seen the gaps of her story be filled in through the use of popular media; such as songs, artwork and films. Specifically, a film with great cultural impact has been Cecil B. DeMille’s 1949 hit Samson and Delilah. He brings his own perception of the story through his own life experiences with culture and religion, as well as values that are to do with the time of the release. Through the chosen

Somebody stop this madness! No, I'm not talking about the presidency; that essay would exede the three page limit. Rather, I'm talking about a foolish trend that became a worldwide phenomena in 2016 and somehow managed to also sneak its way into 2017. Who would have thought that a simple dance move like the Dab could cause an even bigger uproar than the president. The Dab found itself more popular on social media than Donald Trump's 3 am tweets. In fact, the Dab has managed to find a foothold worldwide