Cultural icon Essays

Popular culture, which is also known as Pop Culture is activities that are suited to or aimed for the enjoyment of a general mass of people at a given time. According to Tim Delaney, The term ‘popular culture' holds different meanings depending on who is defining it and the context of use. It is normally documented as the lingua franca or people's culture that preponderate in a society at a point in time. Ray Browne (an American educator, author, and founder of the academic study of popular culture

The “Berlin Goddess” Kore The Berlin Kore is a piece of Archean art that stands out among the rest. The statue, also referred to as the “Berlin Goddess”, stands more than 6 feet tall (76’’in.) and is made out of white marble with blue-grey streaks. Traces of red paint can be seen on the statue's robe; the robe was once painted red. These colors are almost completely faded from the marble statue. The statue type is known as a "kore", which can mean daughter, maiden, young woman, or even a goddess

The article The Rodeo Cowboy Cultural Icon, Athlete, or Entrepreneur?, talks towards the theme of the commercializing parts of the rodeo business. I will have to agree that rodeo is more well known now then it ever has been. However with that being said, the measure of exposure that is

Barbie is a cultural icon for young girls all over the country. Created by Mattel in 1959, the doll has received criticism for decades because the physical appearance of the doll sets unrealistic body standards for females. Barbie is scaled to be extremely thin, usually Caucasian, with blonde hair and blue eyes. An African-American Barbie doll was released in 1980, except the features of the doll are extremely similar to the Caucasian dolls, with small noses and petite lips. The un-proportional measurements

Il Deserto Rosso: Film Analysis Il Deserto Rosso – Red Desert is an Italian film from 1964 directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. The plot of the film focuses on the events that revolve around Giuliana (Monica Vitti), a woman who is living a deep inner crisis. After, an attempted suicide, which is disguised as a car accident, Giuliana’s mental state is compromised. The woman is affected by continuous neurosis, which preclude her the possibility of leading a normal life. Giuliana is married to Ugo (Carlo

pattern of beliefs, literary conventions, and cultural traditions of the American people more powerfully and more accessibly than any other cultural symbol….” This is Engle’s thesis, he goes into more detail using those three aspects to explain why he believes that Superman perfectly represents America. He succeeds at it and he doesn’t at the same time. At many points in his essay Engle

In Exploring Art, Margaret Lazzari and Dona Schlesier define iconography as “a system of symbols,” which are “image[s] or element[s] that stands for or represents some other entity or concept” (Lazzari and Schlesier 90). Many Indian art are heavily infused with iconography, as one can easily conclude in studying this course's monuments list. An excellent example would be the Seated Buddha of late fifth century to early sixth century. This sandstone sculpture is located at Sarnath, India and depicts

Janet Jackson: A Pop Culture Icon Janet Jackson, also named Janet Damita Jo Jackson, was born on May 16th, 1966, in Gary, Indiana. This artist is also a songwriter, dancer, actress, record producer, and a philanthropist. Her siblings include the late Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson, La Toya Jackson, and Randy Jackson. Janet was one of ten children that her parents, Joseph and Katherine Jackson, birthed and is also the youngest child of her family. Jackson’s family inspired her to become a musician

John Patrick Shanley's work, Doubt: A Parable, is a thought-provoking play that makes the reader question his or her thoughts. The story takes place in 1964, at St. Nicholas, a Catholic school and church, where accusations against Father Flynn start to arise. Main characters, Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn get into a dispute over Donald Mueller, the first and only black student in the school. The interactions between Aloysius and Flynn creates the question every reader is dying to figure out: is

One of her images in particular is the hand holding up a card that reads, " I Shop therefore I am." This message was meant to target large corporations and blind consumer sending, but in the 1990s this image became an icon. It was printed on shopping and tote bags which is very ironic considering the image was meant to oppose such things. However, these bags can be found in museum gift shops and some have become very valuable. The upscale Vincon Department Store in Barcelona

In this essay, I’m going to discuss the gender roles in the paintings of Dalí, in the film “Un Chien Andalou” by Buñuel and the poems of Federico García Lorca. Gender roles play a huge part within these works. All three of these artists had the ability to showcase something beautiful or majestic through disturbing and off putting imagery. This is what made their work so distinctive compared to many other artists during the surrealist period. The main things all of these artists have in common are

Not only was the inherent power of images recognized in this period, it was also mobilized in particular ways, specifically in the discourse of theology. The iconoclastic debate centered on the appropriate use of icons in religious veneration, and the precise relationship between the sacred personage and his/her image (Brook 2001). Given the newfound significance of images, it was feared that the viewer would misdirect their worship toward the image, rather than toward the holy person represented

Google Acquires Famebit for Influencer Marketing On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, Google announced the acquisition of Famebit, an influencer marketing platform that helps creators connect with brand advertisers, especially on YouTube. To date, more than 25,000 branded videos have been produced via Famebit from its start in 2013. Since then, complementary and innovative influencer marketing platforms, such as Octoly, have emerged, many of which are helping drive significant creator content while simultaneously

Two of the most incredible television shows in the DC Comics universe are Arrow and The Flash. Both are heart-warming, gut-retching action shows that feature superheroes, love-lives and awesome costumes. Despite those similarities both characters and their shows are very different. The Flash is a meta-human with super speed named Barry Allen and The Arrow is just a regular person who never misses a shot with a bow named Oliver Queen. Both The Flash and The Arrow have super smart teams and secondary

In a society that is heavily influenced by mass media, women are repeatedly compartmentalized into unrealistic, and often degrading standards of appearance and sexuality. Doris Bazzini’s research on magazines and Caroline Heldman’s blog explores themes related to a woman’s appearance, while Jessica Valenti elaborates on the concept of virginity in her essay titled, “The Purity Myth”. Despite the diversity in scope when it comes to womanhood, there is a numerous set of expectations that a female must

During the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) art completely changed in style and purpose. More specifically when the Communist Party took over the minds and hearts of China in 1949, propaganda seen in art was used to influence them and further make Mao Zedong an icon and hero. This movement changed the art of China into a modernized art, an art that was no longer showing the spirit of the old China but a new spirit that sparked through Mao Zedong's teachings. Through the elimination of traditional-style

preference lies in Shirley’s blue eyes. Pecola throughout her life knew that she was ugly, her father, mother, and brother were all ugly and so was she. As a result, pecola looked upon Shirley and her blues eyes, worthy of being placed on her cup, as an icon of beauty. Her image, placed upon a cup and all over the silver screen, was something the out-group and dominant culture in pecola’s life had idolized. True beauty, Shirley’s beauty, was something no black girl could ever aspire achieve. The second

foreign shore. Culture surrounds us constantly and through its diversity makes life interesting. Cultural appropriation is where by one borrows something from another culture and places them into a different setting and by adding new elements to it gives it a new meaning. Many artists use cultural appropriation to convey messages in their work, an example of this is Kendell Geers. Kendell Geers uses cultural appropriation throughout his artworks relating to South African culture. Kendell Geers is a

secretive Nyau society reflect the culture’s values? TS: The Elvis mask reflects the cultural tension of the secretive Nyau society who adapted to a world of intruding Western influence while attempting to keep their own culture. There has been very little research conducted on the masks of the Nyau society. If more studies had been conducted, more information on the history of the Chewa people and their cultural masks would be available. This paper will use the limited information that is available

norms. When two different groups of people live among themselves misunderstanding is often a common ground. Richard Lee as an anthropologist found that living among an unfamiliar group of people often lead to misunderstandings being common due to cultural barriers. In the story the main focus is when Richard Lee wants to thank the Kung Bushmen of the Kalahari for their cooperation for the last year, and since this would also be Lee’s last year in the field. Lee plans to celebrate Christmas with the