Popular Culture Chronicles

Popular Culture is a powerful force that can shape our identities and influence our lives in profound ways. By proposing a humanist perspective, cultural globalisation has blurred the definite binary oppositions and the contemporary interrogations aimed at decentring the traditional binaries of gender, class etc. As young minds traverse the twofold terrain of binaries, the notions of right and wrong are perpetually renegotiated through cultural practices. This collection is aimed at promoting individual agency by equipping young minds to interrogate their choices and negotiate their space through media and visual prompts, through an assessment of the awareness of how cultural texts and practices influence spectators. About the Editor Dr Michelle Philip, Associate Professor and Head, Department of English at Wilson College, Mumbai, is a keen, objective observer and critic of social phenomena that shape human lives, Dr Michelle believes herself to be an eager, life-long learner. Her love of learning has inspired in countless students a love for English literature and language. Inspired by her passion for cinema, culture and the need for gender equity, Dr Michelle is a published researcher and public speaker on Media Literacy with special focus on how human identities are shaped. As a wordsmith, Dr Michelle is smitten by the ineffable power of language and words. Apart from being an influential researcher and dedicated teacher, she is also a podcaster, motivational speaker and stand-up comic.