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     In this class, I learn what is high culture and public culture, the evolution of popular culture from 1900 to 2020, and the development of cinema.  I learned that high culture used to be classical art, like Shakespeare. Shakespeare was high culture when he was alive, and his works were considered literary and dramatic famous works at the time, influencing later literature.  But after Shakespeare died, his culture became popular culture.  About his work movie and television reached the masses.  In the unit 2, I learned that pop culture is a social change, just like Tyler Perry's movies, he is successful because he has a good story about black people.  Unit 3 I learned that movie is the embodiment of dominant culture.  Hollywood, Bollywood and other movie industries around the world make iconic movie.  In short, the journey from high culture to mass culture, as well as the development of movie, has taught me how popular culture affects our present and future.

 

     The influence of Wuxia on Chinese popular culture includes literature, TV, comics, games, anime, and clothing. Different from the American Wuxia, the American Wuxia is only form of movie, such as Mulan and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Chinese Wuxia is more about history, and American wuxia movies don't have that.

 Heads Up! Heads Up! It's a charade that reminds you of pop culture.

  A.V. Club:  The A.V. Club | Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. (avclub.com) The A.V. Club is a pop culture site with movies, TV shows, music, and more. The Pudding：  The Pudding Pudding is an innovative site for discovering pop culture themes. Atlas Obscura: Curious and Wondrous Travel Destinations - Atlas Obscura This site explores the hidden architecture and unique cultures of the world.

  Breaking the Academic Stigma Surrounding Pop Culture Studies (byu.edu)      Professor Joe Sarofsky, who believes that popular culture should be taken seriously and that students will find value in their college-level studies. I chose this text because this text tells me the importance of learning about the value of popular culture in a university context that would be more open to discussion of learn.