Finding that food is something newly studied in the realm of society was fascinating. Honestly, when you think about it food is something that has always been a part of our way of living since we came into existence. So why wouldn’t someone study it to find something out about the lives of humankind? Food [...]
I think one of the most interesting things about popular culture is the ability we have to recognize pop culture items and the way we continuously recycle them through references and parodies. Saturday Night Live is probably the best example of this happening. Most of us have seen the numerous SNL skits poking fun at [...]
“Putting things to good use that others have discarded as broken is what we do,” I read. I glanced over my shoulder at the rusty shovel with a splintered handle leaning up against the broken chair in the corner of my room. I am saving them for repurposing. Other found objects have already been repurposed: [...]
So the culture of steampunk blew my mind, mostly because I’d had absolutely NO idea it was even out there (under there?) From the research our group has already done or data we’ve collected on subcultures, it’s interesting to delve into a group that could have millions of members across the world identifying with it, [...]
After looking through the music videos, articles and discussions from this week I found that I was most interested by the debate on “whiteness” and how this term has changed meaning over the years. It is extremely obvious in Watts’ essay, the film 8 Mile and the music video “My White Friends” that the term [...]
