Folk and Popular Culture Where are leisure activities

Folk and Popular Culture Where are leisure activities distributed? { Chapter 4 – Key Issue 1 (Music & Sports)

Culture… Remember back to Unit 1… What is Culture? A lot can be determined about a peoples through their material traits, customary beliefs, and social forms. The food we consume, clothes we wear, shelters we live in, music we listen to, and leisure activities we participate in can tell us a lot Material Culture – Anything that can be seen Non-material culture – the intangible (language, religion, philosophy, superstition, etc. )

The Cultural Landscape The interactions of a group in relation to their own cultural practices as well as to the values of a society as reflected through artifacts and architecture. Geographer Carl Sauer coined the term

Culture influences our behavior… Habit is a repetitive act performed by an individual. Custom is a repetitive act performed by a group. Taboo is a forbidden or restricted social action Is this a custom? Reading- How Breastfeeding became taboo

What is Folk Culture? Anonymous and potentially multiple hearths Hearths are the center of a cultural innovation. Unknown or questionable dates and originators Small Scale and Slow Diffusion from one location to another. Diffusion is the way in which culture spreads Folk Culture moves through relocation diffusion.

Folk Culture – Sports & Leisure

The Distribution of Folk Culture Why is there such distinctly different folk culture in such a close proximity?

What is Pop Culture? Product of a developed countries Origin can be traced to a specific person, place, or corporation Diffusion is rapid and extensive, and often uses modern communication tools. Pop Culture moves through hierarchical diffusion. Hierarchical Diffusion is the spread from larger places to smaller places

Can things transition from folk to popular? The origin of futbol is hotly contested, it is accepted that at one time it was an English folk sport from 11 th Century-19 th Century Is futbol (soccer) popular culture? (Green is 1 st Sport, Red is 2 nd Sport, Blue is Tertiary Sport

Popular Culture – Sports & Leisure

Can “Popular” be folk?

Folk Music Diffuses with individuals as the migrate Though songs modify over time the style and themes are left intact. Often utilize instruments that are specific to a culture or region

Popular Music

Cultural Diffusion Hierarchical Diffusion From minority to majority Contagious Diffusion The rapid spread of ideas (Through the internet? ? ? ) Stimulus Diffusion The application of a concept to another product Relocation Diffusion The spread of a cultural aspect through migration The Diffusion of Music

Can you see culture? Culture can be seen… in the items we own, in the leisure activities we take part in. in the music we listen to, in the clothes we wear, In the food we eat, In the ______. . .

What Materials Do We Have? Inspired by the Peter Menzel photographs

Bhutan

United States

South Africa

Iceland

What Materials Do We Have? Inspired by the Peter Menzel photographs Take a picture that incorporates both folk and pop culture items and materials that are distributed around your home. You are to bring these items to a centralized location and take a picture of your items with yourself in it. Make sure to choose items such as family possessions, electronics, or other items that define your family and your culture. Email it to ajaddington@bluevalleyk 12. org Denote in your email if you do not want it to be shared with your classmates.

Case Study – Pop Culture in the Arab World

An Interview on Music & Culture Read the Vivek Shah interview with Moby & Hans Zimmer then respond to the questions on a separate sheet of paper… Turn it into the tray