Essays on POP

Discussion Question #1

In popular culture, Goodykoontz is correct in that the majority of pop culture figures are white; there are many factors for this. First of all is the obvious remnants of racism that remain in today’s culture; white and black cultures have split to the point where it is difficult to balance the two. There are either “white” movies or “black” movies nowadays; most movies geared toward African-Americans have all-black casts (e.g. Tyler Perry movies), and most movies for white audiences will still have ethnic characters, but they are never the lead. There have been great strides so far ...

In this paper this paper will examine very closely four stories by Flannery O’Connor and justify the use of the phrase ‘the pain of the past’ in the title. O’Connor’s life and background will be briefly examined, as will the historical context in which she wrote her stories. I will also examine other common features that are characteristic of her stories. The use of symbolism in her stories will be considered. The four stories I have chosen are ‘Geranium’, ‘The Barber’, ‘Greenleaf’ and ‘Everything that Rises Must Converge’ Each of the four stories will then be ...

Question One

Jenkins’ discussion of global convergence and pop cosmopolitanism, focuses on the idea of the world’s youth seeking to be a part of a wider, global community. He first discusses the concept of internet phenomena by introducing the ‘Bert Is Evil’ franchise, created by a Filipino high school student: “[he] created a Photoshop collage of Sesame Street’s Bert interacting with terrorist leader, Osama Bin Laden.” (Jenkins 114) As a result of posting this image and various other similar ones to his homepage, the student found his work being utilised by terrorist, anti-American forces. Undoubtedly, the student did not intend to assist the terrorist ...

Popular psychology, mostly referred to as pop psychology or pop psych, refer to theories and concepts about human mental life and the performances that are majorly based on psychology and that gain popularity in the wider general population. These term ‘pop psychology’ can be used to explain consultants, teachers and entertainers who are basically known as being psychologists, not for the reason of academic achievements but because they have demonstrated that very image or have been treated in that manner in respect to their work.

Pop psychology can also refer to Popular Industry Psychology, a spreading network of daily sources ...