reminisce on the ‘good ole days’ of the Italian Renaissance, fer frick’s sake.
LOLOLOL speaking as an Italian, I am totally agreeing with you *g*
yes, classical studies ar eimportant, but contemporary, popular culture studies are exactly as important (if not more, but let's say at least equally important).
I still blame the Frankfurlt school and the freakish snobbish look down upon anything that wasn't elitist - the Illuminism has a lot to answer for, I say - just saying 'popular' is almost an automatic assumption/declaration of less worth!
Arghhhh! it's not just in Australia, btw. In Italy, only now TV series are getting some notice, and it's not yet at the critical studies level, or barely there. I'm studying in the UK, and it's better, but still very very far from what it should be.
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LOLOLOL
speaking as an Italian, I am totally agreeing with you *g*
yes, classical studies ar eimportant, but contemporary, popular culture studies are exactly as important (if not more, but let's say at least equally important).
I still blame the Frankfurlt school and the freakish snobbish look down upon anything that wasn't elitist - the Illuminism has a lot to answer for, I say - just saying 'popular' is almost an automatic assumption/declaration of less worth!
Arghhhh!
it's not just in Australia, btw. In Italy, only now TV series are getting some notice, and it's not yet at the critical studies level, or barely there. I'm studying in the UK, and it's better, but still very very far from what it should be.
/rant :D