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ARTICLE: YEARS BEFORE COURT RULING, POP CULTURE SHAPED SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DEBATE

Years Before Court Ruling, Pop Culture Shaped Same-Sex Marriage Debate

Collins, S., & Bake, M. (2015, June 27). Years before court ruling, pop culture shaped same-sex marriage debate. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-st-0628-media-gay-marriage-20150628-story.html

Time Estimate: 15 min

ARTICLE: TIMELINE: GAY MARRIAGE IN LAW, POP CULTURE, AND THE COURTS

Although this particular timeline ends in 2013, two years before the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case, it provides a time line of activist and social issue events inclusive of popular culture gay- and lesbian-themed artifacts.

Timeline: Gay Marriage in Law, Pop Culture, and the Courts

NPR. (2013, June 26). Timeline: Gay marriage in law, pop culture and the courts. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/2013/03/21/174732431/timeline-gay-marriage-in-law-pop-culture-and-the-courts

Time Estimate: 20 min

ARTICLE: FACTORY MUSIC: HOW THE INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY AND WORKING-CLASS ENVIRONMENT OF POST-WAR GEOGRAPHY AND WORKING-CLASS ENVIRONMENT OF POST-WAR BIRMINGHAM FOSTERED THE BIRTH OF HEAVY METAL

Factory Music: How the Industrial Geography and Working-Class Environment of Post-War Geography and Working-Class Environment of Post-War Birmingham Fostered the Birth of Heavy Metal

Harrison, L. M. (2010). Factory music: How the industrial geography and working-class environment of post-war Birmingham fostered the birth of heavy metal. Journal of Social History, 44(1), 145–158. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Time Estimate: 20 min

ARTICLE: ‘RULE FOLLOWERS’ FLOCK TO A CONVENTION WHERE FAKE VIOLENCE REIGNS

Comic-Con is an annual event drawing over 130,000 fans to San Diego to “worship at the altar” of popular culture. A large component of the event is cosplay with thousands of fans dressed as popular culture characters—and include the use of fake weapons, indicating the violence inherent in much of pop culture. Yet, there is rarely any violence at the convention. The author of the article asks: “Is violent behavior in real life influenced by the mayhem that viewers consume on screens big and small?”

‘Rule Followers’ Flock to a Convention Where Fake Violence Reigns

Cieply, M., & Barnes, B. (2014, July 26). ‘Rule followers’ flock to a convention where fake violence reigns. The New York Times. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Time Estimate: 15 min

ARTICLES: KENT STATE STUDENT PROTEST AND SHOOTING

Kent State Shooting

A&E Television Networks. (n.d.) Kent State shooting. Retrieved May 25, 2018, from https://www.history.com/topics/kent-state-shooting

Time Estimate: 20 min

The Story of “Ohio”

Sheehan, I. (2012). “The story of “Ohio.” Retrieved from https://www.rockhall.com/story-ohio

Time Estimate: 15 min

ARTICLES: LYNCHINGS AND THE SONG “STRANGE FRUIT”

Strange Fruit: Anniversary of a Lynching

NPR. (2010, August 6). Strange fruit: Anniversary of a lynching. Retrieved May 25, 2018, from https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129025516

Time Estimate: 10 min

The Strange Story of the Man Behind ‘Strange Fruit’

Blair, E. (2012, September 5). The strange story of the man behind ‘strange fruit.’ In Morning edition. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/2012/09/05/158933012/the-strange-story-of-the-man-behind-strange-fruit

Time Estimate: 15 min

Making Connections

Popular culture artifacts/expressions frequently follow or comment on current events and social justice issues. These artifacts/expressions can give voice to society’s emotional reaction to dramatic events and tragedies. There are examples of this throughout history and across popular culture categories. For instance, there were popular culture responses in Britain after the London July 2005 bombings and in Madrid, Spain, after the 2004 train bombings. Similarly, in the United States, the events of September 11th gave rise to popular culture artifacts/expressions. There was an element of self-censorship within popular culture, but only for a while. Some movies were not released on schedule because the themes were potentially upsetting. In short, events that provoke a public emotional reaction also provoke popular culture expressions. Sometimes this includes self-censorship, support for patriotism, or a dominant ideology. As you review the resources for this module, think about how popular culture reacted to the events of 9/11.

ARTICLES: 9/11 AND MUSIC

How Sting, Springsteen and Billy Joel Healed America

Chermayeff, M. (2017, September 8). How Sting, Springsteen and Billy Joel healed America. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/27/entertainment/soundtracks-september-11-attacks/index.html

Time Estimate: 20 min

Bruce Springsteen: The Rising

Loder, K. (2002, July 30). Bruce Springsteen: The rising. Rolling Stone. Retrieved from https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-rising-20020730

Time Estimate: 20 min

DOCUMENT: EPILOGUE: POP CULTURE IN A POST-9/11 WORLD

Epilogue: Pop Culture in a Post-9/11 World

The final chapter of this book discusses how popular culture changed in response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The author discusses the tonal shift in the wake of the attacks including the prevalence of patriotic themed culture and how quickly that shift shifted yet again.

Ashby, L. (2012). Epilogue: Pop culture in a post-9/11 world. In With amusement for all: A history of American popular culture since 1830 (pp. 495–517). Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press.

With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture Since 1830, by Ashby, L. Copyright 2012 by University of Kentucky Press. Reprinted by permission of University of Kentucky Press via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Time Estimate: 45 min

Making Connections

Select a popular culture category from the list below:

· Music

· Music videos

· Movies

· Episodic Moving Image

· Fashion

· Advertising

· Animation

· Printed Material

Once you have selected a category, find two artifacts/expressions within that category that are separated by approximately 40+ years.

Example 1:

Category = Animation. Two artifact/expressions within the category separated by 40+ years. 1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney, 1937), Toy Story (Pixar, 1995).

Example 2:

Category = Episodic Moving Image. Two artifacts/expressions within the category separated by 40+ years. 1. All in the Family (1971). 2. Black-ish (2014).

Last, pick a social issue from the following list:

· Violence

· Indecency/free speech

· Race/ethnicity

· Social and economic class

· Gender and sexuality

In your ePortfolio , write write a brief analysis of how your chosen social issue is messaged or portrayed, in the two artifacts you selected. Include a brief discussion of how the messaging on that one issue has changed over time.