The symbiosis of high and pop culture
Engrained in the very notion of ‘popular
culture’ is an implication that it is a base derivative of ‘high culture’ – but
does this opinion remain...
One man’s trash
The mere mention of ‘high’ and ‘low’ art can make us feel uneasy. Such distinctions are often branded as pretentious and as the work of the elitist in their desperate attempts to preserve tradition and exclude diversity within the literary canon.