Columbia Cultural Movement

Since I've been in Cultural Studies, I learned allot about culture. What shocked me about this class, is the observations we made, had not been what I expected. When I first came to take this course, it didn't occur to me how much we don't question. One of the main things thats stand out to me, is the difference between high culture and popular culture. I consider College a culture in itself, and there are numerous things included to make this statement true. A perfect example would be a school such as, UIC. This would be considered, by allot of our standards to be a normal college. When I think of its opposite, it would be a school like Columbia College. When I consider a school such as Columbia, it usually stands out to be popular. Everyone have there own type of artistic expression that gives a certain portrayal. It seems to be a big competition, to make themselves seem different than the other. Alot of the times, we don't acknowledge this, simply because this would place us in a particular category. One of the main cultures I've observed is Hip Hop, and it usually reflects in Columbia allot. Growing up in Chicago, I've witnessed allot of people who were truly a part of Hip Hop. It seems to be less authentic when every one seems to be part of it, and this is usually the case with popular culture. This observation may be another case, with someone trying to escape category.