Folk and Popular Culture
Aim: Understand where leisure and recreational elements of folk culture and popular culture are distributed and why they have different distributions (major factor will be media impact), analyze the distribution of pop and folk culture such as food, shelter, and clothing. Examine concerns raised by globalization and the impact it has on folk culture.
Aim: Understand where leisure and recreational elements of folk culture and popular culture are distributed and why they have different distributions (major factor will be media impact), analyze the distribution of pop and folk culture such as food, shelter, and clothing. Examine concerns raised by globalization and the impact it has on folk culture.
Unit III - Culture
Students are required to read: Chapter 4 in their textbook: The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography.
Schedule:
Introduction to Culture
(Mar 2-6) Begin Unit III - Culture - Hand back any materials from last unit - Introduction to Culture (Notes) + Portraits of Remote Folk Cultures HW: Disappearing Cultures (Assignment) Reading Cultural Maps - Reading Religion Maps (Activities) HW: Reading Cultural Maps (Assignment) HW: Globalized Products (Assignment) |
Culture Diffusion
(March 9-12) Cultural Diffusion - Cultural Diffusion book work (Activity) HW: Cultural Diffusion Case Studies (Assignments) HW: Cultural Relativism in Tattoos (Assignments) HW: Generation Like Documentary (Assignments) - Discussion Questions |
Political Geography
(March 30-April 9) Begin Political Geography - Political Geography (Notes) Political Geography - Political Maps Activity (Activities) Cultural Modules - Re-Mapping Africa (Assignment) HW: Unit III Study Guide Final Project (See your instructor): -Culture Observation Assignment (TBA) |
Unit 2 Notes:
folk_and_pop_culture_4.pdf | |
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_notes_3.1_-_introduction_to_culture.pdf | |
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_political_geography.pdf | |
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Click YouTube Review Video Clips of each Chapter 4 and Key Issues:
Unit II Assignments:
_assignment_3.3_-_cultural_diffusion_case_studies.pdf | |
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_assignment_1.1_-_disappearing_cultures.pdf | |
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_assignment_3.3_-_globalized_products.pdf | |
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_assignment_3.2_-_reading_cultural_maps.pdf | |
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cultural_relativism_in_tattoos.pdf | |
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generation_like_discussion_questions.pdf | |
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_unit_iii_study_guide_-_culture.pdf | |
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Unit II Activities:
_activity_3.2_-_cultural_diffusion_bookwork.pdf | |
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_activity_3.1_-_reading_religion_maps.pdf | |
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Political Maps Activity:
_activity_3.3_-_political_maps_activity_questions.pdf | |
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_activity_3.3_-_cold_war_countries_map_1.pdf | |
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_activity_3.3_-_growth_of_british_empire_map_2.pdf | |
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_activity_3.3_-_roman_empire_map_map_3.pdf | |
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Re-Mapping Africa Activity:
_assignment_3.5_-_re-mapping_africa.pdf | |
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_assignment_3.5_-_re-mapping_africa_wrap-up.pdf | |
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Unit III Website Links:
Before They Pass Away
Globalization Explained
Growth of Target 1962-2008
Jimmy Nelson TED Talk
Portraits of Remote Folk Cultures
The Plight of Niger's Child Brides
Developing Countries Obesity Quadruples
Food Taboos
Inuit Never Alone Video Game
Katanas Made In Today's World
FADS
Generation Like Documentary
Globalization Explained
Growth of Target 1962-2008
Jimmy Nelson TED Talk
Portraits of Remote Folk Cultures
The Plight of Niger's Child Brides
Developing Countries Obesity Quadruples
Food Taboos
Inuit Never Alone Video Game
Katanas Made In Today's World
FADS
Generation Like Documentary