History
Donald Sassoon
The History of Popular Culture
Renowned global authority on European comparative history
Lesson Plan
- Lesson Length : 16 Lessons ㆍ 1 hours 58 miutes
- Language : 한국어, English, 简体中文, Spanish, French
Tracing the evolution of pop culture, from Shakespeare to Netflix.
How did the Mona Lisa, relatively obscure in the 19th century, become a universally recognized masterpiece within two centuries? How did the early opera houses, much akin to 20th-century nightclubs, evolve into symbols of mainstream culture? British historian Donald Sassoon, having penned nearly 3,000 pages over a decade on the history of popular culture from the 1800s to the 2000s, explores these phenomena.
A global authority in comparative European history, Sassoon meticulously dissects, over seven lectures, how and when music, once exclusive to the affluent, became universal, and how novels and films, originally typical products of subcultures, ascended to the heart of popular culture. In particular, he focuses on the rules of pop culture success: as culture is international, adaptation is the key to success in an increasingly globalized cultural landscape. Projecting that the development of technology will make culture more fragmented and diverse, this renowned historian predicts that this diversification will be the key to achieving global success for Korean content. From Shakespeare to Netflix, we delve into the lesser-known history of popular culture.
Full Bio
Donald Sassoon
- Queen Mary University of London, professor emeritus of comparative European history (2012 ~ present)
- Birbeck College, University of London, Ph.D., (1977, taught by Eric Hobsbawm)
- Pennsylvania State University, MA in Political Science. (1971)
- Winner of the Deutscher Memorial Prize (1997)
- Winner of the Premio Alassio Internazionale (2009)
- Naples Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)
- Acqui Award of History for Italian Literature (2019)
- Author of Morbid Symptoms: An Anatomy of a World in Crisis (2021), The Anxious Triumph: A Global History of Capitalism (2019), The Culture of the Europeans (2006), and more
Donald Sassoon is a professor emeritus of European comparative history at Queen Mary University of London and is considered one of the best historians in the United Kingdom.
He has an unrivaled narrative method. His writings are based on his excellent analyses of a wide range of history. He received the Deutscher Memorial Prize (1997), which is given to outstanding, progressive writings worldwide, through his book, One Hundred Years of Socialism: The West European Left in the Twentieth Century.
He became a virtuoso of comparative European history by researching the 100-year history of socialism that began with Karl Marx at the end of the 19th century and the history of European culture from the 1800s to the 2000s. Since then, his academic focus has been on the history of capitalism from 1880 to 1914. The world historical community has recognized the influence of his 100 insightful articles and essays based on his vast background knowledge and his books, which have been translated into 15 languages.
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