Pop culture is the movement of ideas, beliefs, and opinions through media that many people follow according to their own beliefs and values. With social media constantly on the rise, many people have spent their time committing to their favorite band, musician, or sports team, in which, I think leads to some sort of ritual. In our society today, people often look to popular culture as a way of confirmation or guidance to how they live their life. Pop culture allows one to feel a sense of comfort within a certain community and form a bond that lasts a lifetime. Nowadays, it is hard to imagine life without technology and pop culture, so our reliance comes from a dependence to seek out a bond that is inclusive to one group compared to other groups. For example, on page two of “Our Father, who Art in…Comic-Con, Brodsky states that “Megafans also share language, rituals, and experiences known only to the initiated.” From my perspective this indicates how powerful pop culture is, and much like religions have a specific set of rules that one must follow to be “accepted” into that category. I have the perfect example of this. Everyone from the early 2000’s is hyped up for the 2019 Millennium tour of the African American RnB music group: B2K. Just like religion, this pop culture phenom is inclusive to those who grown up on this type of music from the late 1990s to 2000’s, and anyone born after that is excluded. The force that surrounds us and connects us to each other allows people of that time to bind together as one. That force is the group of RnB singers who people have worship for decades and allows a group of individuals to devote their time, money, and experiences to. How does this relate to religion and pop culture? Think about it, how many times have we rushed to spend a paycheck, or spend countless of hours researching, or looking up out favorite bands, musicians, and tv shows? Just like religion, pop culture allows us to enjoy our lives, but at the same time challenges us to foster a bond that shows a representation for various cultures, not just one. In my opinion, pop culture creates and allows a community to portray a certain figure as the “hero” or “villain”, just like in many religions there is a God or high power and there is a “devil” or “demon” that has control over our society. Religion and pop culture are entwined within each other because of its purpose to persuade and its ability to convert people’s beliefs based on their own surroundings and influences. For example, according to Lyden and Mazur on page 15-16 in “The Routledge Companion to Religion and Popular Culture”, there are four ways to classify these interactions: religion in popular culture, popular culture in religion, popular culture is a religion, and religion and pop culture in a dialogue. Among these four categories, I think this not only helps define the lines between religion and pop culture, but also allows humanity to questioned if the society we live in today is built around what we know versus what we believe to follow. With that said, take a moment to think about how pop culture including tv shows, media, favorite artists, etc. relate to the history of superheroes and the supernatural. Do you think the history of superheroes and supernatural have emerged over into pop culture or is it the opposite?
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Pop Culture.
What is pop culture?
Pop culture is the movement of ideas, beliefs, and opinions through media that many people follow according to their own beliefs and values. With social media constantly on the rise, many people have spent their time committing to their favorite band, musician, or sports team, in which, I think leads to some sort of ritual. In our society today, people often look to popular culture as a way of confirmation or guidance to how they live their life. Pop culture allows one to feel a sense of comfort within a certain community and form a bond that lasts a lifetime. Nowadays, it is hard to imagine life without technology and pop culture, so our reliance comes from a dependence to seek out a bond that is inclusive to one group compared to other groups. For example, on page two of “Our Father, who Art in…Comic-Con, Brodsky states that “Megafans also share language, rituals, and experiences known only to the initiated.” From my perspective this indicates how powerful pop culture is, and much like religions have a specific set of rules that one must follow to be “accepted” into that category. I have the perfect example of this. Everyone from the early 2000’s is hyped up for the 2019 Millennium tour of the African American RnB music group: B2K. Just like religion, this pop culture phenom is inclusive to those who grown up on this type of music from the late 1990s to 2000’s, and anyone born after that is excluded. The force that surrounds us and connects us to each other allows people of that time to bind together as one. That force is the group of RnB singers who people have worship for decades and allows a group of individuals to devote their time, money, and experiences to. How does this relate to religion and pop culture? Think about it, how many times have we rushed to spend a paycheck, or spend countless of hours researching, or looking up out favorite bands, musicians, and tv shows? Just like religion, pop culture allows us to enjoy our lives, but at the same time challenges us to foster a bond that shows a representation for various cultures, not just one. In my opinion, pop culture creates and allows a community to portray a certain figure as the “hero” or “villain”, just like in many religions there is a God or high power and there is a “devil” or “demon” that has control over our society. Religion and pop culture are entwined within each other because of its purpose to persuade and its ability to convert people’s beliefs based on their own surroundings and influences. For example, according to Lyden and Mazur on page 15-16 in “The Routledge Companion to Religion and Popular Culture”, there are four ways to classify these interactions: religion in popular culture, popular culture in religion, popular culture is a religion, and religion and pop culture in a dialogue. Among these four categories, I think this not only helps define the lines between religion and pop culture, but also allows humanity to questioned if the society we live in today is built around what we know versus what we believe to follow. With that said, take a moment to think about how pop culture including tv shows, media, favorite artists, etc. relate to the history of superheroes and the supernatural. Do you think the history of superheroes and supernatural have emerged over into pop culture or is it the opposite?
Pop culture is the movement of ideas, beliefs, and opinions through media that many people follow according to their own beliefs and values. With social media constantly on the rise, many people have spent their time committing to their favorite band, musician, or sports team, in which, I think leads to some sort of ritual. In our society today, people often look to popular culture as a way of confirmation or guidance to how they live their life. Pop culture allows one to feel a sense of comfort within a certain community and form a bond that lasts a lifetime. Nowadays, it is hard to imagine life without technology and pop culture, so our reliance comes from a dependence to seek out a bond that is inclusive to one group compared to other groups. For example, on page two of “Our Father, who Art in…Comic-Con, Brodsky states that “Megafans also share language, rituals, and experiences known only to the initiated.” From my perspective this indicates how powerful pop culture is, and much like religions have a specific set of rules that one must follow to be “accepted” into that category. I have the perfect example of this. Everyone from the early 2000’s is hyped up for the 2019 Millennium tour of the African American RnB music group: B2K. Just like religion, this pop culture phenom is inclusive to those who grown up on this type of music from the late 1990s to 2000’s, and anyone born after that is excluded. The force that surrounds us and connects us to each other allows people of that time to bind together as one. That force is the group of RnB singers who people have worship for decades and allows a group of individuals to devote their time, money, and experiences to. How does this relate to religion and pop culture? Think about it, how many times have we rushed to spend a paycheck, or spend countless of hours researching, or looking up out favorite bands, musicians, and tv shows? Just like religion, pop culture allows us to enjoy our lives, but at the same time challenges us to foster a bond that shows a representation for various cultures, not just one. In my opinion, pop culture creates and allows a community to portray a certain figure as the “hero” or “villain”, just like in many religions there is a God or high power and there is a “devil” or “demon” that has control over our society. Religion and pop culture are entwined within each other because of its purpose to persuade and its ability to convert people’s beliefs based on their own surroundings and influences. For example, according to Lyden and Mazur on page 15-16 in “The Routledge Companion to Religion and Popular Culture”, there are four ways to classify these interactions: religion in popular culture, popular culture in religion, popular culture is a religion, and religion and pop culture in a dialogue. Among these four categories, I think this not only helps define the lines between religion and pop culture, but also allows humanity to questioned if the society we live in today is built around what we know versus what we believe to follow. With that said, take a moment to think about how pop culture including tv shows, media, favorite artists, etc. relate to the history of superheroes and the supernatural. Do you think the history of superheroes and supernatural have emerged over into pop culture or is it the opposite?
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Great post, Tiffany! Thanks for kicking things off! I would you and others to think about the *differences* suggested by the "of/in/and/is" relationship between religion and pop-culture. All are valid approaches; we'll want to explore what looking at things through those four different lenses helps us understand as we go along.
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