Chapter 4 Folk/Popular Culture

1. Chapter 4 Folk/Popular Culture Kovacs

2. Folk vs. Popular Culture • Homogenous groups- isolated rural areas- spread-migration “Vary Place to Place @ given time” • Heterogeneous societies- share habits despite differences- spread- technology • “consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents :mixed” • Synonyms • assorted, eclectic, miscellaneous, indiscriminate, kitchen-sink, magpie, mixed, motley, patchwork, piebald, promiscuous, raggle-taggle, ragtag, varied • “Vary @ given time place to place”

3. Amish Article • Skill- highlighting text

5. Fantastic Festivals of the world (united streaming)- masks introduction

6. Krampus/Fasching

9. Vietnam- Water puppets (unitedstreaming) • Navajo Pow Wow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVhpV5c9Wx8

10. Improv EVERYWHERE! • What is our class project?

11. Pop Culture Trends

12. Culture, Customs, Habits! • Repetitive act that a particular individual performs • Repetitive act a group performed to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group such as many students wearing jeans to class • A groups material traits, beliefs, social forms • Answers: • Habit • Custom • culture

13. To Ponder • Intellectual stimulation arises from differences in background. Today the WORLD wears skinny jeans, youtubesand Facebooks. Is the world becoming dumb? Use Geographic vocabulary in your analysis.

14. Hearths… Folk Pop Traceable Music- WWII soldiers Detroit-Techno Hip Hop- NYC • Anonymous • Multiple • Independent • Ex) Sarong-Malaysia • Hawaiian Shirt Distribution issues: access to material…Lack of income

15. Culture of religious paintings… • Buddhists: painting divine figures (Monks, Saints- inhospitable environments) • Hindus: Everyday life (deity in domestic scene-extreme climate conditions) • Muslims: beautiful plants/flowers No religious allowed • Animists paint symbols derived from religion not environment

16. Join a group you are interested in… • In your group use the cellular device to locate 1) Buddhist • 2) Hindus • 3) Muslim • 4) animists

17. Music!! Folk Popular Individual For audience Recording more important than live performance Chinese Legend-bamboo-Phoenix bird Story of life cycle (birth death, marriage Agricultural/climate issues Live performance important

18. Your Turn… • Pandora playlist of 3 folk songs • 3 pop songs • 1 folk/pop must be “old School” • 1 folk lyrics • 1 pop lyrics

19. Sports! Pay for the privilege of watching • Soccer- England • How did it expand from Britain to the world? • Imperialism • Baseball-N America to… • Japan WWII • Lacrosse-NE USA and Canada to… • Native Americans-European explorers to East Coast USA • Martial Arts- China

21. Section 2…Environmental determinism? • Redefine environmental determinism • Environment causes social customs. Is that true? • Isolation promotes diversity • Limited technology • Agricultural economy (food, clothing, shelter) • NOT ALL PEOPLE IN CLIMATE CONDITIONS WEAR THE SAME • So is environmental determinism correct? • No. why?

22. 2 contrasting ideas… • Wade Davis on the worldwide web of ritual Culture http://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_the_worldwide_web_of_belief_and_ritual.html • Phil Borges on endangered cultures Culture http://www.ted.com/talks/phil_borges_on_endangered_cultures.html

23. Housing… • Building materials = resources available • USA SW, Mexico, N. China and Middle east use what material? • Brick • Europe and South America traditionally use stone • Why is this important? • Evidence in your writing pieces… • New England housing • Mid Atlantic “I” shape 2 stories • Lower Chesapeake- 1 story steep roof TODAY: there are still regional distinctions except pop culture has decreased those…due to rapid communication, transportation and mass production construction companies

24. Housing- Modern Style 1945-1960 Neo Eclectic Mansard Neo Tudor Neo French Neo colonial • Minimal traditional • Ranch • Split level • Contemporary • Shed • Assignment: you are to find 2 different housing styles, snap a photo on your cellular devise, classify them and explain why. Bring into class.

25. Housing

26. Clothing in pop culture reflects…? Income, social norms, job Pop culture clothes die if not produced fast enough-sweatshops Folk clothing –previous-agriculture/climate-today-memory and tourism Jeans “Imperialism” [travel/media diffusion] Symbolism of “authority” and “leadership” [Africa/Asia-Western] Memoirs of a Geisha Middle East- Suits vs. Fundamentalist Muslims Roles of women folk vs. popular [Human trafficking article]

27. Food • Produced, grown, imported locally…ex? • KY bourbon • In Arizona/Texas, southwest? • Tequila • Who avoids alcohol? • Christians, Hindus, Muslims • Wine based on • Climate, topography, soil

28. The meaning of food… • http://www.pbs.org/opb/meaningoffood/ • Taboo… • Examples of Taboo foods…? • Hebrews vs Jews vs Muslims vs Hindu

29. Foreign Media Imperialism • Define imperialism • TV most popular leisure activity in MDCKnowledge of pop culture diffused • Threatens LCD’s independence • Domination • USA-Latin America/Europe • Japan- S/E/ Asia • UK- Africa • Western TV idolizes: • Social mobility, women's freedom, glorification of youth, stylized violence

30. The answer to Foreign Media Imperialism is… • Western Media only covers sensationalized news anyway rather than domestic stories (birth control, health care innovations, construction) • Censorship • Asia- China, Singapore notorious + Saudi Arabia • George Orwell predicted TV would be used by governments to control people • Satellites defy those thoughts to an extent • What kind of region does a TV signal reflect? [formal, functional, perceptual]

31. CNN reporters in China! • http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2014/01/22/lok-mckenzie-china-xu-trial-media-crackdown.cnn&hpt=hp_t2&from_homepage=yes&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F#/video/world/2014/01/22/lok-mckenzie-china-xu-trial-media-crackdown.cnn

32. Writing prompt • Fun Fact: India is the 2nd largest Twitter Users… Internet: Facebook around the world article

33. Pop culture varies ______ more than place • Time • Threatens the survival of folk culture • Materialistic, western perspectives over societal values • Is not “Green”- what do I mean by that?

34. Environment- Pop Culture • Depletion of scarce natural resources • Pollution (folk pollutes too :0( ) • Examples: Golf courses- why? “Product Recognition” Assignment: Find a partner – product recognition w map/local with location • MUST COMITT TIME AND $$$$ to CONTROL DAMAGE! • Curbside, drop off centers, buy back centers (aluminum), deposit programs

35. RECAP

36. Amish wrap up… • What type of culture? • Folk • Pull factors to the USA? • Lower land prices from Switzerland, France, Germany in PA,USA • Push factor from Pennsylvania? • Expensive land, gawking tourists

37. Origins and Diffusion of Folk & Popular Cultures • Origin of folk and popular cultures • Origin of folk music • Origin of popular music • Diffusion of folk and popular cultures • The Amish: Relocation diffusion of folk culture • Sports: Hierarchical diffusion of popular culture

40. UNESCO http://whc.unesco.org/en/list

42. New Zealand-the haka • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Hb632BCCw

43. Tin Pan Alley & Popular Music Fig. 4-1: Writers and publishers of popular music were clustered in Tin Pan Alley in New York in the early 20th c. The area later moved north from 28th St to Times Square.

44. Clustering of Folk Cultures • Isolation promotes cultural diversity • Himalayan Art • Influence of the physical environment • Distinctive food preferences • Folk housing • U.S. folk house forms

45. Himalayan Folk Cultural Regions Fig. 4-4: Cultural geographers have identified four distinct culture regions based on predominant religions in the Himalaya Mountains.

46. House Types in Western China Fig. 4-8: Four communities in western China all have distinctive house types.

47. Wide Dispersion of Popular Culture • Diffusion of popular housing, clothing, & food • Popular housing styles • Rapid diffusion of clothing styles • Popular food customs • Television and diffusion of popular culture • Diffusion of television • Diffusion of the internet • Government control of television

48. Internet shop, India

49. Internet Use by Food Seller in China

50. Impacts of the Globalization of Popular Culture • Threats to folk culture • Loss of traditional values • Foreign media dominance • Environmental impacts of popular culture • Modifying nature • Uniform landscapes • Negative environmental impact