Rise of Pop Culture Ep.3: Star Wars and Media

About this episode

This episode discusses the transition of media and its impact on culture, focusing on Star Wars as a significant example.

In the transition from newspaper to radio to film and TV, the Western world transitioned to picture-thinking, the most powerful force in shaping our imaginative framework. Movies become profoundly influential, and Star Wars becomes a cultural phenomenon. Music attribution: History Repeats Itself by FSCM Productions | https://fscmproductions.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Zachary Porcu

Topics covered

• pop culture
• Star Wars
• media influence
• cultural phenomenon
• picture-thinking

Keywords

• Star Wars
• media
• cultural phenomenon
• picture-thinking
• influence
• film
• TV

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ancient Faith Ministries

Books & works: Star Wars

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