Going Deeper
The televised memorial service for Michael Jackson that was viewed by almost as many Americans as Obama’s inauguration was not just about his entertainment, but also his societal contributions, like the song We are the World and his Heal the World Foundation.
On a similar note, a newspaper article about legendary singer-songwriter Joan Baez’s recent San Diego concert focused on her decades of political activism and her new version of the civil rights anthem We Shall Overcome.
Whether we notice it or not, “popular culture” is one of the main ways we learn how to be, what products to use, and how things work in our little worlds. Like in the movie The Truman Show, where virtually everything is a product placement, we’re constantly surrounded by messages with meaning.
In popular TV shows, hit movies, songs, plays, books, these social messages are everywhere. What do you think about popular culture being our main educator?
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