Humanity has always sought to capture certain moments and feelings and that way give it immortality. Hence film, bearing the features of an art form operating within the narration of time and space seemed to be a perfect medium. The world of film seems to support the illusion of immortal and immutable reality in the likeness of artificial sleep and rule the subconscious instincts of the viewer. Sleep, consciousness and subconsciousness are the first intuitively found psychoanalytical threads in cinema,...
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Introduction This paper catalogs Michael Jackson's music because he was the greatest pop musician known to humankind. His prowess was attributed to his unique voice, extraordinary dancing, and acting skill, and the way he used his talent to revolutionize the music industry from classic music to little-known pop music. Apart from indicating how great Michael Jackson was, this paper will explore his work find out the ideas behind some of his greatest hit songs, and unravel the meaning of his...
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The traditions of mythical storytelling organically developed as a way for human civilizations to relate to one another. This process of storytelling dates back to what antiquity recalls as the Paleolithic prehistory. At least, thatâs as far as we can date back to early mankindâs prehistoric rock art. It is this shared cultural experience of storytelling, a deeply woven use of human communication that has propelled humans to connect with one another, to relate to shared experiences throughout their lifetime....
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Whether it be through voices or instruments, music has always played an important role in mankind. Throughout time, music has evolved, and today music is split up into many different genres and sub-genres. Two extremely popular genres of music are pop and hip-hop. Pop is usually defined as music that is âcatchyâ and âlikableâ. The genre covers a wide range of music that is popular today. Hip-hop music consists of rhythmic beats that are usually accompanied by rapping or rhythmic...
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Selena Quintanilla, widely known as Selena, was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and fashion icon. Born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas, Selena rose to fame as the "Queen of Tejano Music" and left an indelible mark on the music industry before her tragic death in 1995. Her life and career continue to inspire and resonate with people around the world. From a young age, Selena displayed immense talent and passion for music. Raised in a musical family, she...
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Movies are one of the many forms of popular culture. Even though popular culture comes with various definitions, it is a culture that is favored by the mass media. Moreover, psychology can be a component of popular culture. A psychological concept that can be in movies is intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. The textbook, Human Development for Nursing, by Reilly (2020), defined intrinsic and extrinsic motivations as follows: âIntrinsic motivation is based on internal factors such as organismic needs (competence, relatedness,...
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Swing music (1935-1945) marked a shift in jazz from improvisation to notated music and larger ensembles known as 'big bands.' Because of the size of the ensembles, which were made up of several horns, reed instruments, and percussion, swing required simplified written arrangements. Swing was typically more repetitious, and pop-friendly than other forms of jazz. Swing music is the closest jazz has ever come to being America's most popular music. There are a lot of controversial topics to discuss when...
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It seems as though people have worshiped artists/celebrities for as long as they have been around, but what is it that makes them so desirable and makes their music speak out to the world? Fans from all over the world are inspired by artists like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and Taylor Swift. But not just by their music which is great pop tracks by themselves that have everything you want from a commercial pop track, from a catchy chorus with...
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In the 1970s, Marvel comics and DC comics released stories that had black leading superhero roles with supporting black characters. These stories were released under a film genre called âBlaxploitationâ which featured hyper-masculine black leading roles (Lendrum, 2005) with stereotypical âdifficultâ black female as their supporting characters. In the Blaxploitation genre, black leading roles were written and directed by white males, thus creating stereotypical and one-dimensional characters that supported the hegemonic patriarchal views about gender and race. With ethnographic knowledge...
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The Next Generation's big screen outings are a mixed bag, to put it nicely, but the best film by far is the time-bending Star Trek: First Contact. Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise-E travel to the past to prevent the cybernetic Borg from mucking with Earth's history. It's a good film all by itself, but even more excellent if you're an invested Star Trek fan. We get to see huge, never-before-seen moments in the Star Trek universe,...
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Introduction Stephen King is one of the most established names in the world and he has had an effect on so many generations. Since the 70s, Stephen King has become the most famous horror writer. His books are a mainstay of book racks everywhere in the world. The genius of Stephen King has produced a multi-media franchise that has included movies, gaming, television shows and comic books. âItâs nearly impossible to overstate how influential Stephen King is. For the past...
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High and Popular Gothic were classed as poisonous novels which were read in secret. Beattie criticises the reading of sensationalist gothic novels as a dangerous past time because âRomances are a dangerous recreation⌠and tend to corrupt the heart and simulate the passionsâ (Beattie, J, (1970), pp. 309-327). In this assignment, I will argue that the relationship between the two genres is shifting alignments of popular and literary fictions with cultural theories, consumption and representations of science. This argument will...
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âHow can cultural appropriation at music festivals be understood in terms of style, place and popular culture?â The culmination of thousands of people inevitably results in cultural exchange; regardless of whether it is done consciously or unconsciously. However, modern music festivals have proved to be a perfect environment for cultural appropriation to occur. The Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity (2014) defines cultural appropriation as being âthe taking of one culture's artifacts, artistic subject matter, traditional knowledge, rituals, symbols, or...
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The term popular culture refers to practices, beliefs, and objects in a society that represent anything that is considered fashionable, popular, or dominant at any given time (Ashby, 2010). Fiske defines popular culture as âa culture of processes rather than of productsâ. It is the accumulation of cultural products such as music, art, film, literature, dance, cyberculture, television, and radio that are consumed by a majority of societyâs population (Crossman, 2016). On the other hand, stereotypes are prejudices about the...
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Laura Mulveyâs âMale Gazeâ theory suggests the media present women through the viewpoint and interests of a heterosexual man and as a result, denies women an identity as strong as their male counterpart. The theory expresses in the media, womenâs aesthetic value is only important. The Male gaze theory is present within forms of popular Korean culture, as the media portrays the traditional gender inequality upheld in East Asia. I will analyse Korean popular culture concerning the âMale Gazeâ theory...
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