What is Culture? Part Six: Defining cultural phenomena
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What is Culture? Part Six: Defining cultural phenomena
Symbols, patterns, pins, buttons, hats, clothes, tools, and technology of all kinds of variety make up the many forms of human-made creations that reveal information about the values and customs of the people who use them.
Marcus Collins • For the Culture
Culture, particularly our media, has become so participatory, that everyone is self-nominating and submitting their own myths into the zeitgeist. And as a result, individuals play an increasingly powerful role in shaping narratives.
Matt Klein • Making Sense of Culture Amidst Contradiction
Brands and commodities therefore need to be considered and critiqued on the basis of the specific cultural and economic contributions they make to society. People co-create their identities with brands just as they do with religions, communities, and other other systems of meaning. This constructivist view is incompatible with popular forms of post... See more