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An introduction to the sociology of popular culture -- Racial perspectives on popular culture -- Class perspectives on popular culture -- Gender perspectives on popular culture -- Sexuality perspectives on popular culture -- Disability perspectives on popular culture -- Translating harry potter -- Conclusions
Social media has been transforming American and global cultural life for over a decade. It has flattened the divide between producer and audience found in other forms of culture while also enriching some massive corporations. At the core of Social Media Freaks is the question: Does social media reproduce inequalities or is it a tool for subverting them?
In: Teaching sociology: TS
ISSN: 1939-862X
In: Cultural sociology, Band 16, Heft 2, S. 301-302
ISSN: 1749-9763
In: Women's studies quarterly: WSQ, Band 44, Heft 3-4, S. 315-318
ISSN: 1934-1520
In: Men and masculinities, Band 18, Heft 1, S. 121-122
ISSN: 1552-6828
In: Contexts / American Sociological Association: understanding people in their social worlds, Band 11, Heft 1, S. 54-55
ISSN: 1537-6052
The case of David Wojnarowicz's video installation, A Fire in My Belly, shows how controversies in the art world can lead to surprising outcomes. From attention generation to the promotion of democratic discourse, controversy is not necessarily a wholly negative experience.
In: Teaching sociology: TS, Band 36, Heft 2, S. 163-165
ISSN: 1939-862X
In: The journal of popular culture: the official publication of the Popular Culture Association, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 69-89
ISSN: 1540-5931
In: Research in Political Sociology; Politics of Change: Sexuality, Gender and Aging, S. 79-112
In: Sociology compass, Band 10, Heft 9, S. 785-794
ISSN: 1751-9020
AbstractWhat role does social media play in social movements and political unrest? Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Google have all been cited as important components in social revolutions, including those in Tunisia, Egypt, Iceland, Spain, and the global Occupy movement. This essay explores social science claims about the relationship between social networking and social movements. It examines research done on the relationship between social networking, the promotion of activism, and the offline participation in the streets. Can the technology of social networking help activists to achieve their goals? If so, is it just one of many tools they may use, or is the technology so powerful that the right use will actually tip the scales in favor of the social movement? This scholarship divides into optimistic, pessimistic, and ambivalent approaches, turning on an oft‐repeated question: will the revolution be tweeted?
In: Sociology compass, Band 4, Heft 8, S. 555-563
ISSN: 1751-9020
AbstractWe examine WEB Du Bois's writings about the arts in the NAACP journal The Crisis from 1910–1934 in order to construct a Du Boisian social theory of the arts. The key elements of this theoretical framework are: artists, money, freedom, organization, truth, beauty, and propaganda. The most surprising element is propaganda, which for Du Bois meant that art needs to address racial politics. There is a strong sense in Du Bois's writings that art can and should have socially transformative effects. Comparing Du Bois's work to current theories from the sociology of art, we find that Du Bois emphasizes the role of art in social change, while current work treats art primarily as a tool for social reproduction. We argue for expanding the theoretical toolbox of the sociology of the arts through greater consideration of Du Bois's propaganda concept.