Popular Culture

The keyword Popular Culture is tagged in the following 4 articles.

April 11, 2012 - 5766 words | Multimedia Studies » Television

LOST is a narrative acclaimed for its complex characters and mythological elements, securing an enormous fan base from different cultures all over the world. As a complex narrative, LOST introduces many components and poses difficult questions that require contemplation... Read Article »

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Television Soundtrack Popular Culture Active Viewing Fandom LOST

Dexter, Democracy, and Nietzsche: Puzzling Through the Deep End of America's TV Obsession

September 6, 2011 - 13063 words | Philosophy » Nietzsche

Within the milieu of American television, the vigilante serial killer, Dexter, stands alone with one of the largest audiences. Why should a violent antihero, who stalks and kills other serial killers, be so appealing to Americans with a democratic, law-abiding background... Read Article »

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Nietzsche Dexter Liberty Justice Democracy Popular Culture

Exploring Japanese Popular Culture as a Soft Power Resource

May 17, 2010 - 3087 words | International Affairs » Japan

Power is the ability to achieve one’s purposes or goals.[1] Through the scholarship of Joseph Nye, the concept of power occupies two distinct spheres: ‘hard’ and ‘soft’. The former purports to have a coercive function through economic... Read Article »

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Japanese Foreign Policy Japanese Soft Power Japanese Popular Culture Anime And Politics Soft Power Nye

Vampires: The Ever-Changing Face of Fear

May 7, 2010 - 3202 words | English » Vampires

In the past two-hundred or so years, vampires have transformed from a sort of worst nightmare into the charming hero of our dreams. Flashback to 1734, Oxford English Dictionary’s first record of the word vampire: they were generally and, depending on geographical... Read Article »

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Vampires Vampires in Popular Culture Vampyre John Polldori Mary Shelley Lord Byron History Of Vampires