What is Popular Culture?

Essay # 45270

Communication > Mass Media
Political Science > Marx / Engels
Sociology > Media and Society
Sociology > Theory

A paper which discuses different theoretical definitions of popular culture and explores their relevance to today's society.

1,061 words () | 12 sources | MLA | 2003 United Kingdom

Paper Summary:

This paper looks at a variety of theories and ideologies including culturist and Marxist. It also considers theoriests like Storey, Gramsci and Fiske for example, while drawing upon their relevence within a post modern society.

From the Paper:

"Popular culture is an area of great discussion and debate. Raymond Williams claimed "culture" was "one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language." This essay seeks to discuss issues and theories surrounding its definition, as listed by Williams (but cited in Storey 2001) , whilst bringing in its position within society as defined through different ideologies."