The Importance of Teaching Pop Culture

Discussed: Higher education, pop culture, nostalgia, Gen Alpha, Gen Z, Millennials, Elder Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, Kyle Chayka’s Filterworld, empathy, generation gaps, wisdom, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, history, cultural context, teaching, learning, feminism.

We’re thrilled to share our conversation about teaching pop culture with cultural critic and senior lecturer Eileen G’Sell. We discuss Eileen’s fascinating essay on how algorithms are shaping young people’s understanding of culture, and also explore generation gaps, nostalgia, pop culture, wisdom, and finding ways to escape the algorithm.