(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Katherine Meizel, Bowling Green State University (THE CONVERSATION) "American Idol ...

Perhaps one problem here is that American pop culture does not usually promote learning for its own sake. Whereas being “smart” or “well-read” used to be a coveted thing in American ...

In essence, pop culture is a self-portrait created through purchasing power. In the '60s, radio, film, television, and books carry the essence of American pop culture. In 1960, nearly half of ...

From the silver screen to the pages of novels, boxing has punched its way into the heart of American pop culture, leaving an ...

For a roughly 13-year period, from the mid-1950s until King’s assassination in 1968, pop culture became a conduit for the ideas of equality ... mandated that there be more positive images of Black ...