Discussion: MODERN POPULAR CULTURE

Write a 250-word response. The web below will assist you with this discussion. Please reach out to me with any questions you may have. http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/09/08/magazine/the-culture-package.html?_r=0#/#item_15 

· Select an example of popular culture: a song, film, or music video; fashion; episodic visual storytelling such as a TV show; a print or moving image advertisement; or a magazine or book. We will refer to this selection as your artifact.

· Explain why your chosen artifact is considered popular culture by addressing the following questions:

o How do you know it is popular?

o How did the artifact first come to your attention? How did you find it, or how did it find you?

o What is it about the artifact that interests you? What is your personal connection to the artifact?  What about the artifact connects you to it?

o How was the artifact created? For example, if your artifact is a song, who is the songwriter? If a film, who was the writer or director?