For this assignment I decided to look at some of my favorite episodes from the Golden Girls. First, a little background on the Golden Girls for those who haven’t watched the sitcom. The show follows four older women living together in Miami. It is one of the funniest shows of …
Title inspired by a more modern song by 80s legends Pet Shop Boys.
The 80s is a true cultural phenomenon that shines its neon lights forty years into the future. Science fiction, such as my blog’s current theme – John Carpenter’s film They Live (1988) thrived. This decade was about …
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the 80s is my sweet and totally rocking mother. She was born in ’68 so the 80s were and still are her jam…eyeshadow and all.
MY MOTHER IN ’84For this post I decided to interview her about the 80s …
I submitted a suggestion that we can watch The Goonies, a movie from 1985 about a group of friends. Today, I think shows like Stranger Things try to replicate that feeling of growing up in the 1980s but it isn’t the same as watching something that came out during that …
When I think of the 80s, I think of a setting/environment in which some of my favorite shows take place. (Stranger Things and Carrie Diaries [which deserves way more seasons that it got, by the way]). I love everything about the 80s, from the music, to the aesthetic of the …
When I think about the 80s and theme, it brings to mind a decade home to many notable things, in entertainment, sports, politically, and in my family. During the 1980 Winter Olympics, the U.S. men’s ice hockey team beat the USSR, and in the following game won the gold medal. …
Culture is irrelevant, especially pop culture. in the grand scheme of human history. We in the United States of America had two great Presidents that decade, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, who were able to win the cold war and defeat the Soviet Union. The victory of the cold …
This was an INCREDIBLE time in American history. So many revolutionary events occured especially in technology. The portable phone was created as we know today as the Cell phone. Although these phones do not resemble ours today. Boy have we come far since then. The phone looked like a big …
When I think of the 80’s the first thing that I think of are the different types of music, dance, movies, and fashion styles. All throughout the 80’s we saw Michael Jackson single handedly work to rewrite the music industry. My parents used to always listen to him in the …
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Personally I love this theme! My parents basically grew in the 80s as teens/young adults so I have been listening to the music and intrigued to the style for as long as I can remember. I love the electrifying feeling the 80s …
What first comes to mind when I think about the 80s and more importantly when I think about the music, TV and films that came out in the 80s, I think about my dad and his love for 80s rock bands. Growing up whenever I was in the car with …
A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon an HBO original showcasing the horrific incident that occurred at Chernobyl. The uranium accident took place on April 26, 1986. The show ran through the events that took place on that day and the months that followed. The 1980s series showed the …
Having little knowledge of 80s pop culture, I had to read through what TV Tropes and Wikipedia had to say about it. Now, some of you, especially those who are big fans of 80s pop culture and know it like the back of their hand–or even casual fans of 80s …
Maybe it’s because I am a product of the 80’s but I think it is one of the best generations in terms of films, music, television and fashion! Fashion was often unisex, and the line of gender was beginning to blur (Grace Jones, David Bowie and Prince are just a …
Hey whats up, my name is Kelli Marie. I am a freshman planning on majoring in computer science and minoring in practical ethics. I also play for the softball team here at UMW (get dirty, go wash). I am very new to all this but super stoked to learn new …
What were the 80s like?
While I do not watch many shows or movies from the 80s now; I did watch a few growing up. One of my all-time favorite shows, when I was a little girl, was Full House. I thought it was so funny and love that they …
When I think of 80’s pop culture, I automatically think of my mom and my aunt. They LOVE the 80’s. Every year at Christmas, this music video is played on repeat (literally) because 1. it’s Wham! and 2. it’s cheesy.
I think that this theme does have a lot of …
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There once was a point in time when I could pick up an electronic device and figure it out within minutes. I could sit at a computer and edit the HTML to …
When I heard that our theme for the class was going to be 80s themed, I got very excited. I love the 80s (I have been someone from the 80s for as many Halloweens as I can remember). My mom grew up in the 80s and she always tell my …
The 80’s Pop culture scene was a very prominent and influential era that changed all mediums of art. Music, fashion, art, and even politics were shaped from the 80’s pop period. The article that I chose was very inspirational article that is already creating all these ideas in my head …
The 80s was a very prominent decade. This decade brought many new innovations and culture within America that is still relevant to this day. We still adopt the 80s pop culture into our own culture. However, not all of the 80s were pleasant. During the 80s the AIDS epidemic became …
I think the 80’s theme for this course is great because the 80’s was a time when people really started to express themselves with clothing, hairstyle and body image. I personally like the part about expressing themselves more with clothing and body image because I love the gym so seeing …
I’m Cameron and I like the look of retro NBA Jerseys.
The NBA Jersey’s in the 80’s I think look the best.
I'm Cameron and I'm looking forward to Digital Storytelling!…
I have very strong feelings toward the 80’s and the impact that 80’s pop culture had on our present. So many things from that time period seem so iconic, retro, or classic. It really set up a space for being a creative individual and spreading those ideas to the populace. …
What do you think of the theme?
This introduction to the theme for this semester has me on edge as to how were going to dive into it and utilize it to guide our learning experience.
Are there examples of it that you particularly like?
I loved all the examples …
The 80s is my childhood my mother made us listen to every single 70s and 80s, one-hit- wonders, soundtracks and singles from 8 hour car rides or something to listen to while we clean. We listened to it all. And in her mind “we are better for it!”
The 80s …
When I hear the phrase “The 80s,” the most current thing that pops into my head is the hit Netflix show, Stranger Things. This amazing series is set in the time frame of the 80s and presents tons of 80’s pop culture and trends. After watching the show I felt …
Like most eras, the 80s are painted to be a blast. Fun fashion, rockin’ music, brand new amazing movies, and care-free teens. We romanticize the 80s and compress it into a modern aesthetic. I mean, look at all of the things from the 80s that are coming back! There are …
