WORLD GEOGRAPHY Sept. 30, 2014

Today Culture - Local culture, popular culture, cultural landscapes

Culture defined Culture is… Sum total of knowledge, attitudes, habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of society.

Elements of culture - Language- gender roles - Religion- architecture - Customs and practices  norms - Clothing/fashion - Cuisine/food - Music

Korea: Then vs. Now

Elements of culture - Language  English words (loan words) - Slang - gender roles - Religion- architecture - Customs and practices  less traditional - Clothing/fashion  designer fashion (foreign brands) - Cuisine/food - Music  Hip hop K-pop

Cultural effects of migration Example: Migrants develop communities in foreign countries. Little Havana – Miami, USA

Cultural effects of migration Example: Migrants develop communities in foreign countries. Little India – Georgetown, Malaysia

Cultural effects of migration Example: Migrants develop communities in foreign countries. China Town– New York, U.S.A.

Cultural effects of migration Example: Migrants develop communities in foreign countries. Korea Town – Toronto, Canada

Cultural effects of migration Example: Migrants develop communities in foreign countries. Itaewon – Seoul, South Korea

Cultural effects of migration - Language - Food - Music - Religion

Mind association - What place do you think of when you see each of these images?

Mind association

- What place do you think of when you see each of these images?

Fashion

“Cute” culture

Local & Popular Cultures Local culture: A group in a particular place that sees itself as a community, shares experiences, customs, and traits, and works to preserve those traits and customs to distinguish the group from others. Popular culture: A large, heterogeneous population, typically urban, with rapidly changing culture.

Local cultures Acceptance vs. rejection of popular culture traits Impact on the landscape - Nonmaterial culture: Beliefs, practices, aesthetics, values - Material culture: Constructed items, frequently expressing nonmaterial culture Establishment of neighborhoods, construction of places of worship and community centers

Example – the Amish - Originated in Europe - Anabaptists: separated from Catholic and Protestant Christianity. - Live in their own farm-based communities  Maintain own culture: religion, education, technology

Example – the Amish

Popular cultures Practiced by large, heterogeneous group Rapid spread of new traits, often by hierarchical diffusion from a hearth, through transportation, communication, and marketing networks Interaction between local and popular cultures Patronage by local cultures of popular culture services Adoption by popular culture of local culture traits

Commodification Process of making something that was not previously bought and sold a commodity in the marketplace - Material culture objects for sale to outsiders - Tourist value of culture as a whole Question of authenticity of places - Mystical images - Creation of identity from cultural traits Merchants of Cool: ZWVipjohttp:// ZWVipjo

Irish Pub Company Pubs Irish Pub Company and Guinness Brewing Company created 5 models of pubs and export them around the world.

Outback Steakhouse

TGI Friday’s

Hard Rock Cafe

Diffusion of Popular Culture Distance-decay: More interaction between closer places than between more distant places. Time-space compression: Interaction dependent on connectedness among places.

Next Tuesday’s class Group discussions: - Find a partner. - Choose an element of popular culture (anything) - Prepare a brief (3 -5 minute) mini-presentation about: 1. Your topic’s origin/background 2. How it came into popular culture 3. How it affects current popular culture

Next class (Tuesday) Group discussions: Topics are first come, first serve (no repeat topics). The sig-up sheet is on my office door. - It will come down Monday afternoon, so make sure to sign up before then.

Before next class Do the short reading (cultural landscape)