Recombinant culture
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
top
Recombinant culture is when cultural productions such as television shows are rehashed in a series of sequels.cite-ref-sut-2006-1-0[1] The term was introduced by Todd Gitlin in 1983 to describe how in American television networks would create and promote sequels and spin-off over original shows, with "hits" being very rare and "a blatant imitation stands a good chance of getting bigger numbers than a show that stands on its own".cite-ref-sut-2006-1-1[1] The phenomenon has been attributed to advertising-supported media.cite-ref-sut-2006-1-2[1] Examples include the Superman series.cite-ref-2[2] Positive examples of recombinant culture have included sampling in music.cite-ref-3[3]
Contents
• See also
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
See also
• Culture – Social behavior and norms of a society
• Cultural bias – Interpretation and judgement of phenomena by the standards of one's culture
• Culture war – Conflict between cultural values
• Cultural dissonance – Sense of discord caused by a change in a cultural environment
• Cultural imperialism – Cultural aspects of imperialism
• Remix culture – Society that allows and encourages derivative works
References