This study adds to the cultural icon literature in three ways: first, it identifies the ex-isting landscape of research on cultural icons by collecting examples and mapping out the use of icons by category (Table 1). Second, it synthesizes existing definitions of the concept in order to understand how the term is being … See more
What constitutes a “cultural icon” in twenty-first century North American popular cul-ture? All of the following have been attributed this status in academic literature: … See more
The list of definitions collected here reveals patterns in how icons are conceived of as “things” that “perform action” in particular “arenas.” Interestingly, the … See more
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Rethinking the Cultural Icon: Its Use and Function in Popular Culture
WebCultural icons are both popular and public texts through which collective symbolisms and meanings take shape in specific ways: they are sites of complex processes of identity …
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A cultural icon is a person or an artifact that is identified by members of a culture as representative of that culture. The process of identification is subjective, and "icons" are judged by the extent to which they can be seen as an authentic symbol of that culture. When individuals perceive a cultural icon, they relate it to their general perceptions of the cultural identity represented. Cultural icons ca…
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseIntroduction: The Construction and Dynamics of Cultural Icons
WebThis volume sets out to limit the inflation of the term by offering, in this introduction, a comprehensive overview of the existing conceptualizations of the icon and by …
Smarthistory – Icons, an introduction
WebDec 6, 2023 · by Dr. Evan Freeman. What is an icon? In our time, we often refer to celebrities as cultural icons, pop icons, and fashion icons. Rebels are sometimes labeled icon oclasts. Icons are also the little images that …
Cultural Icons: How They Shape Society and Influence Change
WebMay 2, 2024 · Cultural Icons: How They Shape Society and Influence Change. Tariq Riaz May 2, 2024 0. Cultural icons stand as beacons in the vast landscape of human …
300 Cultural Icons: Great Artists & Thinkers on Video - Open Culture
WebThe greatest Cultural Icons appear in timeless audio and video. Includes footage of Tolstoy, Twain, Miles Davis, Gertrude Stein, Einstein, Freud and more. Open Culture, …
The Construction and Dynamics of Cultural Icons
WebFocusing in particular on the making of iconic representations and their changing social-cultural meanings through time, scholars from cultural memory studies, art history and …
Iconography in Art History – Definition, History, and …
WebArt Term / By Artlex. What is Iconography? Iconography refers to a collection of particular types of images used by artists to communicate deeper meanings in their artwork. Iconographic analysis includes …
Rethinking the Cultural Icon: Its Use and Function in Popular Culture
WebDec 22, 2017 · Background The role of cultural icons in twenty-first century North American popular culture has been under-theorized in communication scholarship. This is a …
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