ANT208H5 Lecture 3: ANT208 – Lecture 3
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Theory and method in the study of popular culture. Slide 2: etymology of culture: culture is active it"s a guidance to action, etymology , there"s a connection made between farming and mind the consciousness (you plant seeds. Consciousness isn"t just born it"s a process: culture: tending/taking care of something ex. Parents towards children: there"s a strong connection between culture + consciousness dynamic process. Slide 3: three domains of culture: culture manifests into 3 different forms, material, everything that is made by humans, ex. Sidewalks, roads: all human constructed, material culture is very important to communicate culture ex. If a playboy bunny was drawn on the back of the van you can infer what the van is associate with. Slide 4: why the aversion to popular culture in anthropology: height of the brow determined one"s intelligence, ex. A low brow thinking: new directions on anthropology focused on subjective experience (ex.
