GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Cultural Landscape, Human Imprint
1 Mar 2017
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Cultural landscapes & the geographies of popular culture. Location: refers to a particular position in space. Place: a location with some particular meaning or signi cance associated with it: individual or collective/cultural meaning. Landscapes: the visible human imprint on the land: natural/physical environment, human environment; urban, rural, suburban, etc. Symbolic landscape: symbols of a culture: e. g. statue of liberty - representation of american values symbolizing freedom and liberty to the immigrants coming to america. Cultural landscapes: 7 wonders of the world (ancient) Greek scholar (herodotus) ~ 2500 years ago: bucket list of things to see before you die. Spatially concentrated; italy, greece, north african, middle east. Many lists have been produced since ancient times; e. g. medieval world. Modern wonders: more spatially dispersed and re ect many cultures: 100 million votes were cast for the most recent 7 modern sites. Numerous examples can be explored to reveal the geographies of popular culture: e. g. food, clothing, sport, music, etc.
