John Fiske Popular Culture
“The People, then, are better recognized by what they do than by who they are” (323). In other words, people can be perceived by their actions rather than what they actually stand for. How does an individual identify itself among the popular culture? In John Fiske’s essay, “Popular Culture” he argues that popular culture is what interests the people and the circulation of meaningful values to form a social identity or relationship. I agree with the idea that popular culture should not be frowned upon by the “elite”, pop culture being connected to mass culture, although not directly, and be an embarrassing entity to be identified with. First of all, popular culture should not be viewed as low class. For instance, Fisk comments, “the anxious