popular culture

Popular culture or Pop-culture is the outcome and method of mass marketing on the World’s youth. It is a powerful “money making” scheme generated by the Media and doubles as a systematic approach to Globalisation. It’s span of influence and control reaches into our cities, streets, cars and homes. It affects our very style of living, it controls our culture.

Popular Culture derives from Youth culture or “University Culture” born in the late sixties by the “Baby Boomers” Generation. At that time the World bore witness to a global economic boom and Australia was no exception. The citizens of that time were provided with great access to higher education at no charge, something previous generations were never granted. Previously, only the elite could study at university and this change meant that anyone could study at a University level regardless of their financial situation.

The Era surrounding the birth of “University Culture” also rendered events such as The C...