Modernity Has Failed Us: Cultural Crisis and Political Aesthetics in 'Love It If We Made It'

Haley Morris

Summary

Content type	Content type Digital Document
Collection(s)	Collection(s) Agora Journal Volume 16:2, 2025 - Student Writer Awards
Resource Type	Resource Type Text
Genre	Genre article

Origin Information

Event Type	publication
Place	Red Deer, Alberta
Date Created/Date Issued	2025
Issuance	monographic

Persons and Affiliations

Persons	Author (aut): Morris, Haley Editor (edt): Legacy, Jessica Sponsor (spn): Lavigne, Carlen
Organizations	Publisher (pbl): Red Deer Polytechnic

Abstract/Description

Abstract

This paper uses cultural analysis to examine the music video 'Love It If We Made It' by the pop band 'The 1975' through the lens of hegemony, ideology, and interpellation. The video critiques modern power structures by combining real-world footage of systemic issues with provocative lyrics and bright visual aesthetics. The paper explores how the video challenges dominant ideologies and confronts viewers with political realities often ignored by mainstream media, highlighting the contradictions of modernity and media desensitization.

Description / Synopsis

Winner of the Student Writer Award 1st Place, Analytic Essay (Years 3 and 4) and the Dr. Paul Nonnekes Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Social or Literary Theory.

Institutional Affiliation

Department	Department School of Arts and Education
Institution	Institution Red Deer Polytechnic

Publication/Container Information

Publication Title	Publication Title Agora Red Deer Polytechnic Undergraduate Journal - Student Writer Awards
Publication Number	Publication Number vol. 16, no. 2

Physical Description

First page number	First page number 49
Last page number	Last page number 59

Notes

Note

Note Type	statement of responsibility
Note	Copyright held by author(s).

Access and Rights

Use and Reproduction	Use and Reproduction © Haley Morris 2025. All rights reserved.
Rights Statement	Rights Statement IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED

Subjects and Classifications

Keywords	Keywords Cultural analysis, ideology, hegemony, protest music, interpellation, media studies
Library of Congress Classification	Library of Congress Classification Hegemony Mass media and music Protest songs Popular culture

Language	English
Name	“Modernity Has Failed Us”: Cultural Crisis and Political Aesthetics in 'Love It If We Made It'
MIME type	application/pdf
File size	242271
Media Use	Original File
Authored by	mariah
Authored on	2025-09-18

Modernity Has Failed Us: Cultural Crisis and Political Aesthetics in 'Love It If We Made It'

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