american history & pop culture supplement lesson
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American History & Pop Culture
Supplement Lesson
Basic History• American Indians• European Nations came for wealth and power
(1600’s)• England has the first and most colonies (late
1600’s)– People came for religious freedom– People came to escape unfair leaders
• American Revolution (18th century)– Rejected Great Britain – Became United States
Basic History
• Civil War: War over states rights (slavery) (1861–1865)
• WWI: The war to end all wars. (1917)• WWII: Emerged as a ‘super power’ (1941)• 9-11: Became separate from many
Muslim countries (2001)
Regions of United States
• Northeast, Northwest, South, East
Pop Culture• Main Stream
– ’Dumb Down’– Media
• Sports– A major part of our lives– Watching– Playing– Homecoming
• Fashion– Blue Jeans (Levi Strauss)– Baseball Hats– Sneakers– Sport Attire– Business Attire
Walmart
Starbucks
American Fashion Designers• A• Joseph Abboud • Amsale Aberra • Adrian (costume designer) • Alberto Makali • Alice + Olivia • Suz Andreasen • Andrew Christian • Andrew Marc • Pegah Anvarian • Jodi Arnold • John Bakel Kevin Aviance • Max Azria• B
• Travis Banton • Geoffrey Beene • Irina Belotelkin • Laura Bennett • Fonzworth Bentley • Jordan Betten • Richard Blackwell • Bill Blass (designer) • Michele Bohbot • Waraire Boswell • Rosemary Brantley • Malan Breton • Helen Brockman • Donald Brooks • Thom Browne • Tory Burch • Lauren Bush• C• Vince Camuto • Albert Capraro • Hattie Carnegie • Elizabeth Carpenter • Bonnie Cashin • Oleg Cassini • Chado Ralph Rucci • Reco Chapple • Dov Charney • Cho Cho Cheng • Wenlan Chia • David Chu (designer) • Doo-Ri Chung • Liz Claiborne (fashion designer) • Bradley Thomas Coffman • Nudie Cohn • Kenneth Cole (designer) • Sean Combs • Cristi Conaway • Lauren Conrad • User:Jamoli/MoireConroy • Moire conroy • Creatures of the Wind • User:Crystalroseluv/BUDDY by Violet Valen • Manuel Cuevas• D• Laura Dahl • Dana Buchman • Danielle Staub • Chloe Dao • Daryl K • David Meister • Oscar de la Renta • Ben de Lisi • Marisol Deluna• E• Alison Eastwood• E cont.• Marc Ecko • Perry Ellis (fashion designer) • Laurie Elyse • Diana Eng• F• Erin Fetherston • Patricia Field • Eileen Fisher • Alan Flusser • Tom Ford • Daniel Franco • Paul Frank • Fuchsia (clothing)• G• James Galanos • Eric Gaskins • Germaine Monteil • Rudi Gernreich • Tobias Geye • Gia Ventola • Kayne Gillaspie • Jared Gold • Howard Greer • Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss• H• Cassidy Haley • Halston • Tim Hamilton (designer) • Donwan Harrell • Christina Hattler • Elizabeth Hawes • Edith Head • Heatherette • Tommy Hilfiger • Sherri Hill • Nicky Hilton • Lena Himmelstein• J• Mary Phelps Jacob • Marc Jacobs • Sidney Janis • Tara Jarmon • Elisa Jimenez • Daymond John • Mr. John • Kevin Johnn • Betsey Johnson • Anand Jon • Christian Joy • Whitcomb L. Judson • Alexander Julian• K• Bill Kaiserman • Kambriel • Karl Kani • Donna Karan • Bijan Kazem • Kelly Nishimoto • Patrick Kelly (fashion designer) • Christina Kim (fashion designer) • Elaine Kim • Muriel King • Anne Klein • Calvin Klein (fashion designer) • Mychael Knight • Beyoncé Knowles • User talk:Awood130 • Michael Kors • Carson Kressley• L• Eleanor Lambert • Kenneth Jay Lane• L cont.• Ralph Lauren • Nicole M. LeBlanc • Helen Lee • Judith Leiber • Irene Lentz • Nanette Lepore • Beth Levine • Adam Lippes • Yohanna Logan • Don Loper • Jennifer Lopez • Louis Verdad • Ann Lowe
• M• Meghan McCain • Claire McCardell • Jay McCarroll • Jessica McClintock • LisaRaye McCoy-Misick • Mary McFadden • Jack Mackenroth • Bob Mackie • Mark McNairy • Steve Madden • Mainbocher • Taryn Manning • Mary Jane Marcasiano • Chris March • Paul Marciano • Maripol • Lana Marks • Leanne Marshall • Kelli Martin • Leon Max • Vera Maxwell • Frank Mechaly • Melissa Odabash • Keith Michael • Joyce Michel • Nicole Miller • Isaac Mizrahi • Michael Moloney • Corto Moltedo • Heidi Montag • Marjorie Montgomery • Peter Mui• N• Bernard Newman (designer) • Norman Norell• O• Aubrey O'Day • Rick Owens• P• Patrick Robinson (fashion designer) • Russell Patterson • Wendy Pepper • Christine Philip • Mary Ping • Lawren Pope • Whitney Port • Zac Posen • Clare Potter • Proenza Schouler • Lilly Pulitzer• R• Max Raab • Natacha Rambova • Reem Acra • Rose Marie Reid • Donna Ricco • Santino Rice
• R• Craig Robinson (designer) • Narciso Rodriguez • William Rondina • Rose Mortem • Lela Rose • Steven Rosengard • Nettie Rosenstein • Cynthia Rowley • Rachel Roy• S• John Saldivar • Behnaz Sarafpour • Kara Saun • Austin Scarlett • Valentina (fashion designer) • Jeremy Scott • Veronica Scott • Jeffrey Sebelia • Russell Simmons• S cont.• Christian Siriano • Nikki Sixx • Willi Smith • Peter Som • Sonny Long • Kate Spade • Peter Speliopoulos • Stephen Sprouse • Staple Design • Gwen Stefani • Ellen Stewart • User:Coope247/Christopher Straub • Christopher Straub • Tara Subkoff • Ivy Supersonic• T• Gustave Tassell • Tere Tereba • Theory (clothing retailer) • Jim Thompson (designer)• T cont.• Thuy Diep • User:Tommy Nero Sullivan • Pauline Trigère • Jessie Franklin Turner• U• Kay Unger• V• Theadora Van Runkle • John Varvatos • Nick Verreos • Adrienne Vittadini • Michael Vollbracht • Diane von Fürstenberg • Daniel Vosovic• W• Scott Weiland • Stuart Weitzman • Jennifer Welker • Pharrell Williams• Y• Sean Yseult• Z• Karen Zambos • Paul Zastupnevich
Individuality
• Everyday people
Music
• Variety– Classical– Oldies– Country– Rock– Classic Rock– Hard Rock– Metal Rock– Hip Hop– Gangster Hip Hop– R & B– Jazz– Pop
Pop Music
• Elvis Presley ‘King of Rock’• The Beetles• Bob Marley• Madonna• Michael Jackson ‘King of Pop’• Tupac Shakur• Britney Spears• Jennifer Lopez• Whitney Houston• Janet Jackson• Spice Girls
Pop Icons
• Mickey Mouse• My Little Pony• Barbie• Winnie the Pooh• Bugs Bunny• Shrek• Disney Princess• Superman• Spider-Man• Batman• Sponge Bob Square Pants
Television• 99 % have TVs• Most have more than one-many have them in every room• Cable• Satellite • 200 + channels
– Music– Sports– Movies– Cartoons– Family– Drama– Comedy– Reality– Game Shows– Soap Operas– Talk Shows– News
Pop Culture
• Movies– Hollywood– Unrealistic – Creates Icons (G.I. Joe, TMNT, Disney)– Influence world perception of America– Stars World Recognized
• Clint Eastwood• Will Smith
• Dance– Important – Individual– Hundreds of styles
Theater
• Broadway
• Off Broadway• Off-Off Broadway• Traits:
– Music– Dancing– Tell a story– Entertaining
What is beautiful?• Individual• Generalizations
– Dark Skin (Sun Tanned)– Women:
• Thin, but muscular• ‘Curvy’• High Cheek Bones• Thick Lips• Large, brightly colored eyes
– Men• Tall• Muscles• Broad Shoulders• ‘Masculine’• Facial Hair
Pop Culture Example
• Michael Jackson’s Thriller