Category Archives: Release from Cultural Bondage

In Ted Gioia’s essay, there is a chart titled “The Prisoners Have Been Released From Cultural Bondage.” This chart shows various trends regarding the de-institutionalization of the arts and entertainment. The trend that I was most curious about claimed that … Continue reading →

Consumers devote half of their waking hours to entertainment but stock prices for Disney and other entertainment companies have collapsed. Now an executive at Disney most likely devotes 90% of their work hours if not more attempting to correct this … Continue reading →

One of the examples from Ted Gioia’s chart titled “The Prisoners Have Been Released from Cultural Bondage.” that stood out to me was people constantly talk about movies, TV, and music, but newspapers and media outlets have fired most of … Continue reading →

          The phenomenon of binge-watching reflects a desire for immersion and continuity, indicative of a nomadic flow through an array of narratives and visual experiences. And since the convenience of everything has become widespread, people simply … Continue reading →

Samantha Wilson           People binge on movies and TV shows, but…  Ratings for the Oscars and other award shows have collapsed. Today there are many different platforms for people to stream movies and TV shows. Some of … Continue reading →

By: Maya Douglas “The Prisoners Have Been Released From Cultural Bondage” is a graph that demonstrates the functions of deinstitutionalization within the arts. In particular, there was one row that resonated with me in particular. It was the one referencing … Continue reading →

On Ted Gioia’s chart, it claimed “People binge on movies and TV shows, but… -> Ratings for the Oscars and other award shows have collapsed”. This is a very interesting observation. This is caused by multiple reasons. The first reason … Continue reading →