Module Introduction
and Information
Unit 1: Understanding
Popular Culture
Unit Information
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Defining popular culture
1.3 Whose culture is it?
1.4 Theories of popular culture
1.4.1.The high/low culture debate
1.4.2 The 'creation' of popular culture
1.4.3 Consumer culture and post-industrial theorists
1.5 The emergence of popular culture
1.6 Culture and class
1.7 Summary
Unit 2: The
Holiday : a case study
Unit Information
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The working class holiday
2.3 The role of the mass media
2.4 The role of advertising
2.5 Summary
Unit 3: The
Popular Culture Project
Unit Information
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Topics for consideration
3.3 Guidance notes
3.4 Conclusion
Assessed Activities
Footnotes
Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading
Student Evaluation
Contents
of ADUL 1947/1881- Introduction to Popular Culture