a 250-word response in which you:
Select an example of popular culture: a song, film, or music video; fashion; episodic visual storytelling such as a TV show; a print or moving
image advertisement; or a magazine or book. We will refer to this selection as your artifact.
Explain why your chosen artifact is considered popular culture by addressing the following questions:
How do you know it is popular?
How did the artifact first come to your attention? How did you find it, or how did it find you?
What is it about the artifact that interests you? What is your personal connection to the artifact? What about the artifact connects you to it?
How was the artifact created? For example, if your artifact is a song, who is the songwriter? If a film, who was the writer or director?