The Routledge Companion to Global Popular Culture

Turn on the television or radio, browse the internet, pick up a newspaper or a magazine, connect to social media or even just walk down the street. The chances are if you do any of these things, you will be exposed to popular culture in some form or other, and, at times, it can seem to permeate every aspect of our everyday lives. In its broadest terms, popular culture denotes a widely accepted set of customs and beliefs. As a concept, popular culture is nothing new, but, with the proliferation of the internet and over more recent years’ social media,...