Today’s podcast focused on leadership and pop culture, specifically how the two are interconnected. Culture is technically separated into two brackets: high and low. High culture is what we consider intellectual–art, the symphony, poetry. Low culture is considered \u00a0popular culture, like the music we currently listen to (hip hop, pop) and the movies we watch. Regardless, of the terminology all high culture was once low culture, as told in the podcast–Shakespeare, in his time, was considered a vulgar playwright, who presented his work to the masses. Today, Shakespeare is grouped as a member of high culture as an astounding playwright, but in his era he embodied the day’s pop culture. In essence, all pop culture is a form of storytelling which is at the core of leadership. Robin Hood, a caricature of the Middle Ages prompted real change and uproar within his community, inspiring workers to revolt against their landlords due to their awful living conditions and wages. Robin Hood embodies the power pop culture can have on a community. Presently, much of pop culture is not so much \u00a0found in books, but rather in movies. Because movies are such an integral aspect of our society, they work to normalize behavior, making representation along gender and racial lines extremely important. For example, Black Panther has the highest gross of a single hero movie in Marvel, garnering huge success around the country and inspiring social movements. “Wakanda Forever” became a regular chant seen at Black Lives Matter marches, illustrating the vast effects a movie can have on a population. Pop culture is at the essence of our everyday behavior; therefore, we must focus on a culture that represents and listens to all members of society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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