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Something as small and ordinary as a postage stamp isn’t what would typically come to mind I think of popular culture. But looking at Child’s article made really made me reflect upon what the purpose of a stamp is, apart from the obvious, as well as what they might say about the nation by which …

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People may  view postage stamps and may be knowledgeable as to what they represent and signify, beyond their aesthetic side; however, many of the stamps may represent more than that. In the article by Jack Child, the postage stamps’ role … Continue reading → read full post >>

People may  view postage stamps and may be knowledgeable as to what they represent and signify, beyond their aesthetic side; however, many of the stamps may represent more than that. In the article by Jack Child, the postage stamps’ role … Continue reading → read full post >>

I found that the in the writing by Andrea Noble, she raised/mentioned a few points that were particularly thought-provoking and interesting. The one I will focus on is when she says that tears are for an audience; “it involved not just the weeping, condemned man, but also an audience, to whom the tears were addressed” […] read full post >>

I found that the in the writing by Andrea Noble, she raised/mentioned a few points that were particularly thought-provoking and interesting. The one I will focus on is when she says that tears are for an audience; “it involved not just the weeping, condemned man, but also an audience, to whom the tears were addressed” […] read full post >>

On the video lecture on Moday, prof mentioned that tears/crying is related to culture. I was very confused with this… as prof mentioned in the recorded lecture on monday, tears are biological things and i had a difficult time understanding why tears/emotions are related culture or how they are comverying(?) a message. After reading the The […] read full post >>

On the video lecture on Moday, prof mentioned that tears/crying is related to culture. I was very confused with this… as prof mentioned in the recorded lecture on monday, tears are biological things and i had a difficult time understanding why tears/emotions are related culture or how they are comverying(?) a message. After reading the The […] read full post >>

At first, Postage stamps might look just as a way of confirming a mail payment was made. However, in the article ” The Politics and Semiotics of the Smallest Icons of popular culture,” Child shows how powerful and impactful stamps can be. Governments usually issue postage stamps, but they end up in the people’s hands.Continuar lendo "The Revolutiornary Aspects of Postage Stamps" read full post >>

This week’s readings have truly challenged my notion of popular culture, especially Jack Child’s article on Latin American Postage Stamps. Before reading the article, I was certain that popular culture was something that ‘the people’ create and consume for themselves, however, now it seems like the government has a way of creating and manipulating popularContinue reading "Week 2: What is Popular Culture?" read full post >>

Before reading this article by Jack Child, I had never really registered the soft power associated with postage stamps, along with their cultural messages and historical significance. Something so casually overlooked as most people only appreciate its functional and/or aesthetic value and yet Child makes it seem like he has opened the pandora’s box on… read full post >>