Salutations!
I am pleased to welcome any and all readers to my blog, PopRelevant. Through this vein of social media I will be examining,
dissecting, and discussing issues related to popular culture, as well as
academic readings I may have encountered inside and out of the classroom. In
any case I hope to deliver thoughtful and objective writings to readers and
followers alike.
I am
personally concerned with popular culture because of the enormous impact it has
on our lives. Whether we consume it voraciously via means of tabloids and
online columns or simply through osmosis of folks chatting in a coffee house,
popular culture is inescapably a part of our culture. For better or for worse,
we have forged a relationship with population culture as both a product of our
media consumption and an entity that seemingly grows without provocation.
In this
blog I aim to analyze phenomenon of popular culture – perhaps trends in
literature, movies, television, music – and I hope my aim is true. (Apologies,
I cannot escape from referencing Elvis Costello.) While I plan on doing my best
to diversify the media that I write about, I may find myself primarily touching
upon film and music. The reason being is that I feel these two mediums supply
some of the most captivating and thought-provoking revelations and matters
within popular culture. I feel that we have culturally appropriated so much
from these subsects of media, so much importance falls upon them. Be prepared
to see a great deal of emphasis on popular music, classic film, and those
figures involved in creating the arts. (And yes, Elvis Costello will more than
likely appear in my writings I can help it.)
One aspect
of popular culture that I find incredibly interesting is how certain products
of media can thematically influence our lives and personal identity. To take a
page from my own book, in my teenage years I identified with the films of Wes
Anderson as well as the characters and themes presented within them. In fact, I
would wager I was so influenced by the likes of Rushmore and The Royal
Tenembaums that I made decisions and handled relationships with others the
same way I believed the characters in the films would. I wasn’t incredibly
impressionable – but I identified with these characters and themes and truly
believed that by living a life similar to them may ultimately lead to
happiness. Deem me a hipster, indie-kid, dirty bohemian – whatever. I still
identify with those films to a lesser extent than I did a few years ago, and I
cannot overlook the powerful way it affected me. I believe a lot of identity
now lies within popular culture and it’s great molding powers.
Dear
readers, thank you for stumbling upon this popular culture blog. I truly plan
to supply you with some worthwhile content on PopRelevant. I appreciate the opportunity to give unto others
reading material, and I humbly thank anyone viewing this blog. In the words of
Rick Blaine, “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
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