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Pop Culture

Pop Culture. The things that define a generation or era For Example: Politicians and Celebrities (icons) TV Shows and Movies Art, Music and Literature Fashions and Fads International Events. Universalization of Popular Culture.

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Pop Culture

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  1. Pop Culture The things that define a generation or era For Example: • Politicians and Celebrities (icons) • TV Shows and Movies • Art, Music and Literature • Fashions and Fads • International Events

  2. Universalization of Popular Culture The production by media transnationals of the majority of television programs, films, magazines, etc., that are consumed by a vast world audience

  3. Media Transnationals A mass media corporation that produces television programs, films, music, books, etc., in two or more countries Example: AOL-Time Warner The deal being discussed for Facebook and Google to buy out Twitter

  4. Pros and Cons to Media Transnationals Pros Cons They have too much influence over world culture – if only a few corporations control all media, whose views are being represented? Smaller, diverse media cannot compete They don’t use their power to express voices of diverse cultures • They have lots of human resources to create new media • Many people like the products created by these corporations • They can use their power in the media to express voices of diverse cultures

  5. American v. Canadian Most of the films you see are American This is because they are made by media transnationals in the US; independent Canadian film companies can’t compete

  6. Hybridization The blending of media and communications technologies resulting in new modes of expression and cross-cultural consumption Creates new cultures and identities among people as they mix traditional arts in new ways Example: Mash-ups (anyone seen Glee?!)

  7. New Technology 1840s – the telegraph began to be used in Canada East and Canada West to get information from one place to another This was soon followed by the radio and telephone Eventually technology developed into film and television, as well How would these forms of communication been important in a country like Canada?

  8. CBC and Société Radio-Canada Public broadcasters, like the CBC, are mandated to promote Canadian culture; private broadcasters, like Global or CTV, are not The CBC/SRC use radio, TV and the Internet to express Canadian perspectives Because it is a public broadcaster, it is publicly funded; this causes some debate amongst the public: why?

  9. Minority Radio and TV Some stations are created to broadcast the news and views of minorities TV5 – French- language TV APTN – Aboriginal news and languages

  10. Minority Language A language spoken by a minority of people in a country Example: French in Canada Languages are threatened by globalization Some governments pass laws or regulate the media to protect these languages

  11. Protecting Bilingualism in Canada 1867 – French and English were recognized as the official languages of Parliament in the BNA Act 1963 – PM Pearson appointed the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (The Bi-and-Bi Commission) to recommend ways to make an equal partnership between French and English 1969 – PM Trudeau passed the Official Languages Act to: • Equality of English and French in Parliament and the Federal government • Preservation and development of official languages • Equality of English and French in Canadian society 1970 – a Commissioner of Official Languages was appointed to investigate concerns regarding language in government 1982 – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms permanently protects official bilingualism

  12. Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission Public authority that regulates and promotes Canadian culture in the broadcast media Known as the CRTC Regulates Canadian content for broadcast – 35% for radio, 50% for TV

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