POLITICAL PANDEMONIUM
Presidential Pop Culture From 2008 Through 2020
Oct 1, 2020 - Jan 15, 2021
Guest Curator: Jane Caputi, Ph.D., Sika Dagbovie-Mullins, Ph.D., Robert Caputi, Ph.D.
Guest Curator: Jane Caputi, Ph.D., Sika Dagbovie-Mullins, Ph.D., Robert Caputi, Ph.D.
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Media Packet
Media Packet
The 2020 election season is one of extreme partisanship, polarization, pandemic, protest, and pain -- emotional, physical, spiritual and economic. Though material pop culture is ephemeral, it merits our attention. The Smithsonian collects just such electoral “material culture” in order to document “the infinite richness and complexity of American history [and] help people understand the past in order to make sense of the present and shape a more humane future.” Presidential pop culture not only provides a mirror to the culture, but functions as one of the forces making and remaking America.