The ideas surrounding popular culture that were discussed in the podcast as well as both readings have really interesting connections to leadership. The story of Robinhood demonstrates how impactful popular culture is. Robinhood was a single story with a popular trope of “steal from the rich to help the poor”. Yet this one story was able to contribute to the creation of the House of Commons in England and further the elected representation government that we have in the United States. That trope and story has continued to be present in our current popular culture through movies and TV shows and continues to represent different ideas all surrounding the same trope. This makes me question what stories and tropes of today’s popular culture will be carried through to the future. How will our generation decide what of the current popular culture will be important to carry through as we grow up and become adults in society. The Harvey article tells us that as groups and as leaders we have to ask seven questions in order to get to where we as a generation are going. The first question “who are we” is where I see our generation in now. We are still trying to figure out who we as a generation are. As we spoke of in class, our generation is likely more elastic than older generations. However, creating an identity as more than elastic is challenging when we are able to change so quickly. I also think that our generation and our society is constantly asking “why should I care?”. Especially living in a current time where a global pandemic and social justice movement are extremely present, questioning why one should care is ever-present. What we care about defines what tropes and movements will be carried forward into the future. If no one cared about Robinhood’s story or the trope that went with it then our society could look vastly different. Regardless, figuring out wha from popular culture is more than just a mindless pastime is immensely important, but very nuanced as it is challenging to recognize that at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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