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Queer Culture. What is Culture?. Definition: Webster’s a: The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man's capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations. What is Culture?. Definition: Webster’s
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What is Culture? Definition: Webster’s a: The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man's capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations
What is Culture? Definition: Webster’s b: The customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group
Another Definition • Culture is the customs, beliefs, arts and institutions of a group of people. • Constantly changing!
People History Language Organizations Magazines Newspapers Arts Parts of a culture?
Is “Queer” a Culture? • People • History • Language • Organizations • Magazines • Newspapers • Arts • Actors • Poets • Comedians • Writers • Music Do these characteristics show up in the queer community? If so, what are they?
Queer Culture The political and academic definition of "queer" is intended as an all-embracing term, to be inclusive of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, and intersex people, without pigeon-holing anyone in any categorie(s).