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CMNS 1221 - Lecture Notes for ‘the Age of Staying Home’ MWilheminaRossi174
CMNS 1221 - Lecture Notes for ‘the Age of Staying Home’
MASS CULTURE ASSIGNMENT: There are FOUR questions in this
document. For EACH question, I want you to type an answer (approx.
250 words MINIMUM for each). Email me your four answers Before
APRIL 12th, please.
The Frankfurt School and Popular Culture
In this ‘lecture’ we’re going to look at a few important theories and theorists
in the study of popular culture.
To begin, we must understand what is meant by ‘popular culture’. When
most people use this term today, they are referring to the cultural texts of
mainstream American culture. TV shows like the Big Bang Theory,
musicians like Beyonce and Kanye West, movies like the Avengers. These
are all cultural texts that are available to large audiences, and that enjoy
widespread popularity. Not all popular culture is well received by critics, but
it is still ‘popular’ because many people like it, or talk about it, or even know
about it (the Kardashians).
No matter how stupid popular culture may seem at times, it’s important to
realize that there is no such thing as ‘pure’ entertainment. No TV show is
simply mindless entertainment – there are always messages and meanings to
be found. Popular culture – from TV shows to music videos – represents the
culture it comes from. It communicates the values and ideas of a culture, and
in this respect it is extremely useful to study popular culture.
Now, before the days of broadcast media (film, radio, TV, Internet) it was
generally assumed that the values and ideas of a society came from the top -
from the powerful people in society. As Marx wrote, “The ideas of the ruling
class are in every epoch the ruling ideas”. The institutions of power
employed art critics and authors and intellectuals, who told people what was
good art, what was bad art, and what culture was trying to communicate.
Think about the remaining forms of ‘high culture’ today. When you go to an
art gallery, you can look at the paintings and sculptures, but you usually end
up reading the signs next to the art, where someone else tells you what the
art is ‘about’. There are still cultural experts who know which opera singers
are ‘best’, and which classical music is most ‘important’.
If you ever want to see this kind of cultural elitism in action, go downtown
to the SFU Harbour Centre campus. Across Hastings Street from the
university, there is a store called Sikora Music. They sell classical music.
Everything about the store is designed to make you feel stupid. THEY know
classical music, and they know what is worth listening to, and what is not.
They even have a sign in their window, written in detailed calligraphy, that
says they have a “beginners bin” inside. Because (as we have all been
taught), Classical Music is very complex and only smart people can ‘get’ it,
and you would need to spend years LEARNING to appreciate it. Right?
…. right?
What else does the Ruling Class lik ...
This is my presentation from MidwestUX 2011. I build out a framework for understanding culture and discuss how cultural understanding can inform design decisions.
Innovation of Classical Music Concerts by Hedi SchaeferHedi Schaefer
This presentation is a very condensed version of my research method and the outcomes of a 3 year learning journey. Here I created 2 Cultural Probe sets, that were tested and condensed to 1. I luckily found 10 research participants that spend 2 months with the Probe sets, created vauable insights and were interviewed individually afterwards. I had the opportunity to do 2 expert interviews, and read over 50 books. ... Why Did I go on that journey? Because I love classical music since my early age and I believe it would potentially have a growing task to help balance our strained and driven every day life. Potentially... :-)
2. What’s your idea of the perfect place to live?
Which of the following does it include?
-Skyscrapers
-Farms
-Residential neighbourhoods
-Bus stops
-Theatres
-Concert halls
-Art galleries
-Universities
-Offices
-Tennis courts
-Basketball courts
-Playgorunds
-City squares
-Train stations
-Power station
3. SPEAKING: VOCABULARY. CITY LIFE
WHAT ARE THESE PLACES LIKE?
BEAUTIFUL,
ARTISTIC
CALM, PEACEFUL
DIRTY
EXPENSIVE,
LUXURIOUS
CROWDED
STRESSFUL
MODERN,
COMFORTABLE
POLLUTED/FACTORY
NOISY, LIVELY FUMES
BORING
4. SPEAKING: VOCABULARY. CITY LIFE
USING ADJECTIVES: WHAT ARE THESE PLACES
LIKE?
BEAUTIFUL,
ARTISTIC
CALM, PEACEFUL
DIRTY
EXPENSIVE,
LUXURIOUS
CROWDED
STRESSFUL
MODERN,
COMFORTABLE
POLLUTED
NOISY, LIVELY,
FUNNY
BORING
5.
6. SPEAKING, PART 1. TALKING ABOUT YOUR CITY
1. Can you tell me something about your town?
2. What is the most interesting part of your town?
3. Can you describe some of the shops of your town?
4. Are transports in your town good?
5. Can you tell me about the nightlife of your town?
6. What is the difference between life in cities and life in the countryside in your country?
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION (EXCITING/QUIET, BEAUTIFUL, COMFORTABLE, STRESSFUL)
2. SIZE (BIG, SMALL)
3. VIEWS / MONUMENTS (FANTASTIC, AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, IMPRESSIVE)
4. PEOPLE (FRIENDLY, KIND, WELCOMING)
5. BUILDINGS AND PARKS (MODERN, SPECTACULAR, PICTURESQUE)
6. ENVIRONMENT (CLEAN, POLLUTED, NOISY, CROWDED)
7. NIGHT LIFE (EXCITING, BORING, LIVELY)
7. SPEAKING, PART 1. TALKING ABOUT YOUR CITY
UNDERGROUND, TAXIS
ENTERTAIMENT/
NIGHT LIFE
ACCOMODATION
BUS STOPS,
PARTS OF
THE TOWN
SHOPPING
STUDIES
TRANSPORT
CITY LIFE
SEVERAL MEANS OF
TRANSFORT
SHOPS, DEPARTMENT
STORES,
MALLS/SHOPPING
CENTERS
THEATRES, ART
GALLERIES, CONCERT
HALLS, BARS AND
RESTAURANTS,
TERRACES
HOTELS, HOSTELS,
ROOMS
CITY CENTRE,
OUTSKIRTS,RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBOURHOODS/AREAS
PARKS,
UNIVERSITIES,
DORMITORIES
(INTERESTING, EXCITING, BORING,
LIVELY)
(MODERN, PICTURESQUE)
(MODERN, BEAUTIFUL,
HISTORICAL, COMFORTABLE,
PEACEFUL)
(FANTASTIC, AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL,
IMPRESSIVE)
8. RECYCLE RENEWABLE ENERGY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
AEOLIC ENERGY
WASTE
FLOODS
SOLAR PANELS
POWER PLANT
FACTORY FUMES
FOREST FIRES
9. SPEAKING, PART 3:VOCABULARY.
REMEMBER THE STEPS OF THE TASK:
1. Who are they? Where are they?
(Describe the place and people ROUGHLY: choose carefully what tou’re going to
describe)
2. What are they doing?/ How are they feeling?
3. ANSWER THE QUESTION OF THE TASK
10. SPEAKING, PART 3:VOCABULARY.
REMEMBER THE STEPS OF THE TASK:
1. Who are they? Where are they?
(Describe the place and people ROUGHLY: choose carefully what tou’re going to
describe)
2. What are they doing?/ How are they feeling?
3. ANSWER THE QUESTION OF THE TASK
11. SPEAKING, part 2: VOCABULARY. CITY LIFE
What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in these two places?
-LAKES, RIVERS, MOUNTAINS, HILLS, STREAMS, VALLEYS, ENJOY NATURE, FRESH/
PURE AIR
-CHIMEYS, FACTORY FUMES, URBAN, ENVIRONMENT, DAMP, SKYSCRAPERS,
SHOPPING CENTER, CITY LIGHTS,
12. SPEAKING, part 2: VOCABULARY. CITY LIFE
What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in these two places?
-LAKES, RIVERS, MOUNTAINS, HILLS, STREAMS, VALLEYS, ENJOY NATURE, FRESH/
PURE AIR
-CHIMEYS, FACTORY FUMES, URBAN, ENVIRONMENT, DAMP, SKYSCRAPERS,
SHOPPING CENTERS
13. SPEAKING, part 3 VOCABULARY. CITY LIFE
INTERLOCUTOR: Now, I’d like you to talk about something together for
about three minutes. I’d like you to imagine that your friend is moving abroad for the
summer. Below are different locations your friend could possibly move to.
•First, talk to each other about the advantages of living in each place.
•Then, decide to which place your friend should move for the summer.
14. SPEAKING, PART 4: DISCUSSION
In this part of the test you have to take part in a discussion with the other
candidaterelated to the topic of the task you did in part 3. the examiner will
ask you both some questions.
Interlocutor:
• Do you think it is more difficult living in the countryside or in a big city? Why?
• Would it be easier for a foreign visitor to fit in a city or in a village?
•Are there different social problems in cities and in the countriside?
•Where do you think most people will live in the future?
•WHAT DO YOU THINK? DO YO AGREE? AND YOU?
15. SPEAKING, PART 4: VOCABULARY. CITY LIFE
STUDENT A: Try to convince
your partner that the city is the
best place to live.
STUDENT B: try to convince
your partner that the country is
the best place to live.
-LAKES, RIVERS, MOUNTAINS, HILLS, STREAMS, VALLEYS, ENJOY NATURE, FRESH/
PURE AIR
-CHIMEYS, FACTORY FUMES, URBAN, ENVIRONMENT, DAMP, SKYSCRAPERS,
SHOPPING CENTERS
--SHOPPING, NIGHT-LIFE, WAY OPF LIFE, TRANSPORT, ENTERTAINMENT,
EMPLOYMENT
