The impact of church closure on Australian popular culture
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A sizable reduction in religious congregations has impelled the closure of many Australian churches, which are now being used for secular purposes. With a change in ownership, the ecclesiastical features of the church are secularized into the language of popular culture, and preserved as a part of the national heritage. Such transformations adds to the significance of the church and its once ecclesiastical features. Real estate agents play upon the uniqueness of the church to attract customers. Once secularized as a part of popular culture, a church begins to acquire a distinct identity of its own.
Publication Name: Journal of Popular Culture
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-3840
Year: 1996
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"Buddy, can you spare a paradigm?" Popular cultural studies in Australian history
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Australia posseses a distinct and indigenous culture, despite British and American influence. Australian cultural history is more complicated and meaningful than what is normally perceived by scholars and historians. Observations of scholars such as Clinton Hartley Grattan, George Nadel, and Richard Hoggart point out the unique nature of the original Australian culture. It is much less a combination of Anglo-masculinits, bush-Anzac tradition than Australian working class culture. The trend to equate Australian culture to that of America and Britain is on the wane since the 1960s.
Publication Name: Journal of Popular Culture
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-3840
Year: 1995
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Popular culture/multiculturalism
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Popular culture and multiculturalism are the significant aspects of culture studies in the post-modern period. Although both claim to be close to the people, a significant difference between the two is the all inclusiveness of popular culture as distinct from the canonical multiculturalism. American popular culture, from its beginnings in 19th century White Anglo-American hegemony, to 20th century synthesis and transformation, has been able to integrate all aspects of cultural pluralism. This is something the elitist high culture has been unable to achieve.
Publication Name: Journal of Popular Culture
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-3840
Year: 1996
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