Psychoewolucyjne ramy popkultury. Ewolucja umysłu a treści rozrywki
- Institution: Wyższa Szkoła Nauk Humanistycznych i Dziennikarstwa, Poznań
- Year of publication: 2012
- Source: Show
- Pages: 72-99
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/kie.2012.03.04
- PDF: kie/89/kie8904.pdf
Psychological and Evolutionary Framework of Pop Culture. The Evolution of Mind versus the Entertainment Content
The aim of present work is to present a thesis, according to which the form of entertainment (and broader – pop-culture) is considerably conditioned by evolution of human mind. Using conceptual apparatus of contemporary evolutionary sciences, one may try to determine specific subject area, within which there is content of entertainment, and at the same time predict which types of entertainment, including those offered by pop-culture, enjoy the biggest popularity. In this article the author poses a thesis that human brain is oriented at reception of particular stimuli and interprets it in order to increase the chances of survival of an individual. Pop-culture entertainment plays a role of an artificial stimulus, elevated to hyper-level, aimed at catching attention of the viewers, very often via confronting contrary strategies.