ANTH 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Richard Bauman, Deep Structure And Surface Structure
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Reading: richard bauman 1992 folklore, cultural performances, (pg 13-21) Not only is society is communicatively constituted, pr. Can heighten the experience, open up contemplation and engagement. Movie: jewish culture: communicative forms constitute social resources. School, rabi, beggar, matchmaker: communicative forms are differentially valued. Dependant on the society and how they value cultural resources. Boys (goes through schooling, studies the torah) and girls stay at home and tend the house. Dif ppl value things differently: communicative forms and practices are cross-culturally and historically variable. Has 4 principal lines of divergence: there are divisions of intellectual labour based on media/ modes of communication, face to face interaction, distinctions are involved w social, eco, and historical factors, social scale affects these factors. Ideology of politics and culture (ex. school vs child labour) Folklore focuses on differences of empirical focus, analytical perspectives, and ideology. Topic: issues in the analysis of oral, literate, and mixed cultures.
