It is true that celebrities gain more popularity among younger generations, while prominent historical figures remain unknown. There are several reasons accounting for such phenomenon, and relatively a variety of methods can be taken to increase students’ passion to study the latter.
Influencers have a considerably prodigious impact on youngsters due to some reasons. Firstly, they are just more promoted through a plenty of fast fashions and advertisements. In a consumer society, students are surrounded by these products, such as pop music, endorsements, movies, clothing and so on, through which the certain celebrity become more widely known. Secondly, it is easy to receive the effect of the influencers without complex and rational thinking procedures like reasoning and analyzing, as listening to the music, or buying a T-shirt with a print of the idol requires nothing more than impulse. With time passing by, those who are interested in the figure become frantic fans.
Learning from the experiences of these successful celebrities, the government can take some measures to deal with such problems. Cooperating with the museums, the government are supposed to produce some goods which connected to the historical figures. For instance, Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan province established a coffee shop with delicate desserts taking the shape of the bronze mask. What’s more, paying more attention to the promotion of history in social media is also an innovative idea. By producing creative animation and short movies of the famous person, younger generations are intangibly exposed to the history instead of being compelled to learn from boring and tedious textbooks.
In conclusion, although modern celebrities gain reputation globally, it is somehow possible for younger generations to get to know their respective historical figures if the entities make relative efforts.