Final exam - fau culture and society

Media-borne images are analyzed in terms of its ______________, _____________ and its ________ - nature, symbolism, effects Arts include: - music, theater, visual arts, storytelling, and literature Expressive culture - manifestations of human creativity People everywhere do associate an ____________ ____________ with sounds, patterns, objects, and events. - aesthetic experience Art - an object, event, or other expressive form that evokes an aesthetic reaction (not the same definition found in the Webster dictionary) Aesthetics - an appreciation of the qualities perceived in art In many cultures, role of art lover lacks definition, because - art is not viewed as a separate activity Western culture tends to __________________________ art. This reflects a more general modern separation of institutions from the rest of society. - compartmentalize Religious scholars distinguished between the ___________ (religious) and the ___________ (secular). - sacred, profane Art scholars distinguished between the ___________ and the ___________ - artistic, ordinary For anthropologists, - art may be created, performed, or displayed outdoors in public or in special indoor settings Tribal societies - typically lack museums, but some maintain special areas where artistic expression takes place (i.e. Tiwi of North Australia) State societies - rely on critics, judges, and experts to define what's art and what isn't. Sculpture is art, right? - ______________ carve wooden sculptures not for aesthetic reasons but to serve as house for spirits. - Kalabari Tiv (Nigeria) - artists work socially rather than individually. In non-state societies, - artists cannot work on art all the time In states, - artists are full-time specialists whose career is their work Around 100,000 years ago, some of world's first artists (ANMHs) occupied __________ ______ (impressions on a piece of rock) - Blombos Cave In Europe, art goes back more than _________ years to the Upper Paleolithic. The same in Africa and Australia - 30,000 Ethnomusicology - Comparative study of music. Field unites music (a cultural universal) and anthropology. Sandra Trehub - (biological roots of music). A music gene that appeared thousands of years ago conferring an evolutionary advantage. All cultures have lullabies (high pitch, slow tempo, distinctive tone). Folk music - •Originally coined for European peasants, or culture of the "ordinary" people as contrasted with the "high" art or "classic" art of the elites