POP CULTURE

I chose 'The Fairly Odd Parents' because in every episode the main character (Timmy) will always wish for something that he does not have or wish to change. For the comic that I created, I chose to focus on gender stereotypes. Timmy is asking his fairy odd parents to t...

I will be doing a critical media analysis on the Netflix series, Riverdale (based off of the classic comic, Archie). This analysis of the series, will be through the critical lenses of class and normative representation of schools. The story line for Riverdale revolve...

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This production will focus on a cultural studies style critical analysis on the toy, Bratz Instapets Nail Salon.

Based on the commercial of this toy, the targeted audience for this toy appears to be for girls age 5 and older. The commer...

Production #5:  Critical Pedagogy and Popular Culture

My definition of critical literacies is when individuals develop analytical and critical thinking skills to interpret text. With these skills to think critically, individuals can become conscious of those who are o...

Production 3 – (Mis)representation and Resistance

Stacks & Kelly (2006) state that mainstream media and the education system are key institutions that perpetuate social inequalities (pg. 5). Children are being exposed to the media for long durations of time and are in...

New literacies are new forms of how literacy is presented and communicated to others. As technology and social practices continue to involve, literacies are presented not only in the traditional form of reading and writing from printed texts but can be through a variet...

What is Pop Culture? 
I will be exploring the definition of Pop Culture and see how my understanding of Pop culture changes and develops throughout this course.