1960 - 1980 -- What an exciting and confusing time period this was for our country and even the world.
The historical events in the U.S. included the Vietnam War, space travel ending with several lunar orbits, President Kennedy being assassinated with a conspiracy developing, and many more similar events.
The music of the time was what was considered Rock-N-Roll which carried Elvis, the Beatles during this period, the music was wild and loud. Today we call it 'Soft Rock."
The internet and video games were just beginning to peak towards the end of this period. Both have changed the way we live today with instant access to anyone, anywhere in the world.
The movies and entertainment world transformed during this period. Films were produced with what we consider today, low quality and quickly developed into high quality, highly technical experiences.
All of these items has taken what we once had as our popular cultures and morphed us into our new world of popular cultures that we live in today.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
#6 Weekly Assignment
Week 6 Journal Analysis
The Changing Nature of Ethnic Foods in America
by
David Lanning
The Changing Nature of Ethnic Foods in America
From 1960 to 1990, restaurant menus have change to the point of an ethnicity takeover throughout America. The diverse culture of the population brings with it the fantastic culinary tastes from around the world. During this time period, as the ethnic communities settled in the many regions across the lands, we can now open our minds to the flavors of Japan, China, Thai, Indian, Mexican, and the list goes on.
Being a baby boomer living in Columbus, Ohio growing up, I can remember when there were only a handful of Chinese restaurants. Today, you can find one on almost every corner next to a Mexican restaurant and across the street from a Thai restaurant. I personally enjoy the different flavors that our many cultures have to offer. I could eat out at a Chinese restaurant every day.
The food has been Americanized to make it more palatable for the ordinary, steak and potatoes taste of the Americans. If you were to go to New York City and order Sweet and Sour chicken in Chinatown, you would be amazed at the taste favored by the original culture community.
I now live in the rural Appalachian area of eastern Ohio in the heart of Amish country of Holmes and Coshocton counties. If you have every had the opportunity to eat at an authentic Amish restaurant, you know just how good the food is. In the city of Coshocton where the population is around 11,000, we have three Chinese, one real style Mexican, your regular fast food joints and a few traditional restaurants that serve their own variation of ethnic dishes as well as the traditional entrees. Pizza is probably the number one restaurant type in town with more than 10 but the popular culture of the ethnic foods within our area continues to grow.
Sushi was unheard of in the Midwest until the mid 1990’s. It has captured the eyes and tastes of many people who used to think of sushi as “BAIT.” As the world around us continues to become a more culturally diverse world, we will continue to see an increasing desire and offering of ethnic foods, even in our own backyards.
References
Alba, Richard. Ethnic Identity: The Transformation of White America. New Haven: Yale UP, 1990.
Barbas, Samantha. "I'll Take Chop Suey: Restaurants as Agents of Culinary and Cultural Changes." Journal of Popular Culture 36.4 (2003): 669–86.
Trosrler, L. G. (2008). Fron Spaghetti and Meatballs through Hawaiian Pizza to Sushi: The Changing Nature of Ethnicity in American Restaurants. The Journal of Popular Culture , 950-974.
The Changing Nature of Ethnic Foods in America
by
David Lanning
The Changing Nature of Ethnic Foods in America
From 1960 to 1990, restaurant menus have change to the point of an ethnicity takeover throughout America. The diverse culture of the population brings with it the fantastic culinary tastes from around the world. During this time period, as the ethnic communities settled in the many regions across the lands, we can now open our minds to the flavors of Japan, China, Thai, Indian, Mexican, and the list goes on.
Being a baby boomer living in Columbus, Ohio growing up, I can remember when there were only a handful of Chinese restaurants. Today, you can find one on almost every corner next to a Mexican restaurant and across the street from a Thai restaurant. I personally enjoy the different flavors that our many cultures have to offer. I could eat out at a Chinese restaurant every day.
The food has been Americanized to make it more palatable for the ordinary, steak and potatoes taste of the Americans. If you were to go to New York City and order Sweet and Sour chicken in Chinatown, you would be amazed at the taste favored by the original culture community.
I now live in the rural Appalachian area of eastern Ohio in the heart of Amish country of Holmes and Coshocton counties. If you have every had the opportunity to eat at an authentic Amish restaurant, you know just how good the food is. In the city of Coshocton where the population is around 11,000, we have three Chinese, one real style Mexican, your regular fast food joints and a few traditional restaurants that serve their own variation of ethnic dishes as well as the traditional entrees. Pizza is probably the number one restaurant type in town with more than 10 but the popular culture of the ethnic foods within our area continues to grow.
Sushi was unheard of in the Midwest until the mid 1990’s. It has captured the eyes and tastes of many people who used to think of sushi as “BAIT.” As the world around us continues to become a more culturally diverse world, we will continue to see an increasing desire and offering of ethnic foods, even in our own backyards.
References
Alba, Richard. Ethnic Identity: The Transformation of White America. New Haven: Yale UP, 1990.
Barbas, Samantha. "I'll Take Chop Suey: Restaurants as Agents of Culinary and Cultural Changes." Journal of Popular Culture 36.4 (2003): 669–86.
Trosrler, L. G. (2008). Fron Spaghetti and Meatballs through Hawaiian Pizza to Sushi: The Changing Nature of Ethnicity in American Restaurants. The Journal of Popular Culture , 950-974.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
#5 Weekly Assignment
Weekly Written Assignment 5.1 - Hybrid Cars
Blog URL: http://youtube-dlanning.blogspot.com/
Blog URL: http://youtube-dlanning.blogspot.com/
The hybrid vehicles have quickly become a part of our culture. Vehicles powered by electricity and gasoline are the rage for this new technology. As with anything new, until you have it, use it, and fall in love with it, it’s hard to wrap yourself around it.Hundreds of thousands of Americans are now parking the hybrid vehicles in their driveways. This has happened so fast that misinformation has caused more than just a little confusion about the value of this technology. Industry analysts are predicting the continued growth estimating for 600,000 to 800,000 hybrid units sold in the United States by 2010.
The hybrid is becoming a part of our popular culture and it is being achieved by creating a need to meet the desires of a growing population of young adults with available income flows who are concerned with the environmental affects of technology. The major hybrid manufactures such as Chrysler, GM, Ford, and Toyota have spent millions of dollars in advertising to justify the cost-benefit effect of the hybrid to the masses. They have been successful at building the character of the hybrid vehicle. I am included in the tail end of the baby boomers and even I am becoming more aware of the long-term valve of this technology.
I don’t think that all the kinks are worked out of this technology; the big automakers still have some selling to do to win over the American people when purchasing a new vehicle, but the hybrids are here to stay.
References
Bradley Berman, Editor. (2006, March 23). Top 10 Hybrid Myths. Retrieved August 2, 2009, from HybridCars: http://www.hybridcars.com/decision/top-10-hybrid-myths.html
Brown, R. (2005). Profiles of Popular Cultures: A Reader. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press.
Sorapure, M. P. (2007). Common Culture: Reading and Writing about American Popular Culture. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
#4 Weekly Assignment
Weekly Written Assignment 4.1 – Blogs
Blog URL: http://popularcultures-dlanning.blogspot.com
The power of the blog has now come full circle. No longer is it just a fad, it has become a way for all to gather information covering all kinds of topics.
Blogs began as anyone’s soapbox used to discuss a variety of topics from the point of view of the writer. Without extensive research, one didn’t know whether the blog was a valid source of information via the internet.
Blogs have now become a solid source used to research and follow the opinions of others concerning topics of interest. Many bloggers use this avenue to get their information out to the masses and our changing culture is accepting blogs by embracing this practice.
Free blog sites allow the novice blogger to begin using this popular culture vehicle without any charge to them. As you search through blog sites you will see that you can find a full array of information on any topic and the pros and cons of the topic as people respond to the main blog and the comments of that blog.
References
Brown, R. (2005). Profiles of Popular Cultures: A Reader. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press.
Sorapure, M. P. (2007). Common Culture: Reading and Writing about American Popular Culture. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Blog URL: http://popularcultures-dlanning.blogspot.com
The power of the blog has now come full circle. No longer is it just a fad, it has become a way for all to gather information covering all kinds of topics.
Blogs began as anyone’s soapbox used to discuss a variety of topics from the point of view of the writer. Without extensive research, one didn’t know whether the blog was a valid source of information via the internet.
Blogs have now become a solid source used to research and follow the opinions of others concerning topics of interest. Many bloggers use this avenue to get their information out to the masses and our changing culture is accepting blogs by embracing this practice.
Free blog sites allow the novice blogger to begin using this popular culture vehicle without any charge to them. As you search through blog sites you will see that you can find a full array of information on any topic and the pros and cons of the topic as people respond to the main blog and the comments of that blog.
References
Brown, R. (2005). Profiles of Popular Cultures: A Reader. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press.
Sorapure, M. P. (2007). Common Culture: Reading and Writing about American Popular Culture. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
#3 Weekly Written Assignment – Harry Potter
Weekly Written Assignment – Harry Potter
Blog URL: http://popularcultures-dlanning.blogspot.com
The Harry Potter series is made up of seven books written by J.K. Rowlings. After coming up with the idea of Harry Potter during a commute from Manchester to London J.K. begins to delight the young minds of the world with the series working in real-time. Beginning in 1998, the first book titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone hits the shores of the United States. It was released in the United Kingdom one year earlier.
Number two Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is released in 2002, bringing in $876 million worldwide. The third book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is so popular and J.K. Rowling now has the top spots of the day with three books on the New York Times list of best-sellers.
In 1999, the Harry Potter books make it to the top of the list off the most challenged books as reported by the American Library Association because of the occult theme.
The series continues with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (5 million copies, 2000), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (8.5 million copies, 2003), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005), and finally Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007).
Clothing, novelties, movies, and audio books have all come forward throughout the 10+ years since the release of the first novel. Record breaking revenues have happen with each book and this week the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is sure to continue with record breaking box office revenues.
To sum up the effect Harry Potter has had on popular cultures, two years before becoming Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger writes a letter suggesting that the Potter books are ''subtle seductions'' that could ''deeply distort Christianity in the soul'' of young people (Katz, 2007).
References
Brown, R. (2005). Profiles of Popular Cultures: A Reader. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press.
Katz, P. (2007, July 27). Travels With Harry. Retrieved July 19, 2009, from Entertainment Weekly: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20048230,00.html
Sorapure, M. P. (2007). Common Culture: Reading and Writing about American Popular Culture. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Blog URL: http://popularcultures-dlanning.blogspot.com
The Harry Potter series is made up of seven books written by J.K. Rowlings. After coming up with the idea of Harry Potter during a commute from Manchester to London J.K. begins to delight the young minds of the world with the series working in real-time. Beginning in 1998, the first book titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone hits the shores of the United States. It was released in the United Kingdom one year earlier.
Number two Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is released in 2002, bringing in $876 million worldwide. The third book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is so popular and J.K. Rowling now has the top spots of the day with three books on the New York Times list of best-sellers.
In 1999, the Harry Potter books make it to the top of the list off the most challenged books as reported by the American Library Association because of the occult theme.
The series continues with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (5 million copies, 2000), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (8.5 million copies, 2003), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005), and finally Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007).
Clothing, novelties, movies, and audio books have all come forward throughout the 10+ years since the release of the first novel. Record breaking revenues have happen with each book and this week the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is sure to continue with record breaking box office revenues.
To sum up the effect Harry Potter has had on popular cultures, two years before becoming Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger writes a letter suggesting that the Potter books are ''subtle seductions'' that could ''deeply distort Christianity in the soul'' of young people (Katz, 2007).
References
Brown, R. (2005). Profiles of Popular Cultures: A Reader. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press.
Katz, P. (2007, July 27). Travels With Harry. Retrieved July 19, 2009, from Entertainment Weekly: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20048230,00.html
Sorapure, M. P. (2007). Common Culture: Reading and Writing about American Popular Culture. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The Blackberry Storm Culture
Weekly Written Assignment – The Blackberry Storm Culture
Blog URL: http://popularcultures-dlanning.blogspot.com
The Blackberry Storm style phone has become an icon in popular culture over the past18 months, since its’ debut. With the many onboard features it offers to the user and the many more programs that can be purchased on a monthly basis, you will never have to worry about getting lost, missing an appointment, surfing the web, having immediate connection to you email accounts, or opening office documents on the go. This technology has it all.
Blog URL: http://popularcultures-dlanning.blogspot.com
The Blackberry Storm style phone has become an icon in popular culture over the past18 months, since its’ debut. With the many onboard features it offers to the user and the many more programs that can be purchased on a monthly basis, you will never have to worry about getting lost, missing an appointment, surfing the web, having immediate connection to you email accounts, or opening office documents on the go. This technology has it all.
Click above to view features video!
Kids today seem to spend all their time with their necks crooked, looking down at the keyboards of this technology. One day we will probably have a long diagnostic name for this new syndrome that we have created as more and more people begin to complain about severe neck pain.
My granddaughter continues to laugh at me for my texting abilities. As a Baby-boomer, I believe that my generation, though technologically challenge are beginning to come around to the benefits of the newest “phone on the go” technology.
References
Blackberry. (2009, January). Blackberry 101. Retrieved July 12, 2009, from Blackberry: http://www.blackberry.com/blackberrystorm/videos.shtml
Brown, R. (2005). Profiles of Popular Cultures: A Reader. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press.
Sorapure, M. P. (2007). Common Culture: Reading and Writing about American Popular Culture. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
YouTube
YouTube has become the choice to exchange all types of video content via the internet today. I would never go to the site because I thought it was a waste of time . . . and I was right.
My first experience and what hooked me to this internet site is the video titles “Spiders on crack” which is a documentary.
Since then I have become a fan and a user of the information source within my occupation. There are many “how to” videos for just about everything that you would want to know about.
This toy or tool is an often used popular culture product that can satisfy anyone’s whim.
My first experience and what hooked me to this internet site is the video titles “Spiders on crack” which is a documentary.
Since then I have become a fan and a user of the information source within my occupation. There are many “how to” videos for just about everything that you would want to know about.
This toy or tool is an often used popular culture product that can satisfy anyone’s whim.
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