Assignment 1-4-5: Written Analyses - Analysis 4

The Concept of Formula: Facebook

            To begin, I will discuss the theories that apply to Facebook focusing on the concept of formulas. Furthermore, I will explain how the concept of formulas such as analyzing can be accomplished through accessing Facebook and scrolling through the huge amount of material which can be potential intellectual material that is about Popular Culture. Lastly, I will inform the reader about my personal insights that I gained from applying this theory to Facebook.

Analyzing Material in Vast Amounts through the Use of Facebook

            One of the major problems when giving shape to inquires about Popular Culture is the lack of ability to obtain a vast amount of material and analyze it to gain more knowledge about Popular Culture quickly and efficiently. Even worse than this is the need for relating various perspectives such as aesthetic, psychological, historical, and sociological, which are used in investigations dealing with the Western, pop music, film, television, the spy story, and the comic strip. On another note, students of Popular Culture applied to a wider range of material the historical and critical methods of traditional humanistic scholarship. Considering this, more complex analyses of such popular forms as the detective story and richer, more carefully researched accounts of the development of various popular traditions have been conducted (Cawelti, 1972).

What Does Analyzing have to do with Facebook?

            Facebook is a huge website where many people interact with each other sometimes on a daily basis. Since there is a need for more intellect about Popular Culture, what better way to gain this knowledge than through the website called Facebook. Millions of people from different parts of the world get on Facebook and this could be a chance for different cultures to answer certain questions about their cultures if they feel comfortable enough to discuss them. I have personally been taught some things by people of a different country and we actually get along quite well. It is interesting and fun to get to talk to people from different places. In my opinion, Facebook is a great place to chat with people from different cultures (Cawelti, 1972).

The Insights that I have gained from Applying this Theory to Facebook

            Until this particular assignment, I did not really stop and think of how many people I have talked to that came from different cultures. I have been on Facebook for about 3 – 4 years faithfully and I have had the opportunity to chat with people not only in the U.S., but I have chatted with people from Australia, Brazil, Great Britain, and other countries. We got along quite well and they do help me understand them and I help them back. Facebook is definitely a great way to get past the barrier of limitations of accessing larger amounts of material that can further knowledge about the Popular Culture of different countries. In conclusion, I can say that I am definitely an example of a dedicated Facebook friend of many people from different cultures. In a way, Facebook could be a successful way to learn more about the different cultures (Cawelti, 1972).

Reference

Cawelti, J. G. (1972). The concept of formula in the study of popular literature. The Bulletin of     the Midwest Modern Language Association, 5(2), 115-123.