Spaghetti, Hebdige

I found Hebdige's piece to be a more in-depth review of a lot of what we talked about in CMC100 infused with some sociological perspective from another class I am taking this semester. It is very interesting to see all of these ideas come together. I was reminded of several past theorists in just the first two pages of this reading. Hebdige touched on notions of traditionalism versus avant-gardism, notions of culture existence as determined through a collective consciousness, etc. I agree that there exists a symbiotic relationship between the concepts of culture and of society. They not only influence one another but they also arguably depend upon the other for their respective individual existences. Using the more common reference to the term "culture," individuals have to be considered one for it to exist. Once these people come together and organize themselves in a unified or consistent way, then the base exists for a culture to flourish. In order for a culture to thrive, its principles have to be agreed upon. If they are not, then that particular aspect of the culture cannot continue and the culture itself can not thrive and develop. Hebdige's article really inspired me to think about the way in which people organize themselves and to look at culture as a whole in all different parts of the world as it exists and continues to develop today.