GEOG203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Clifford Geertz, Semiotics, Style Wars
6 Jul 2017
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Geog 203: style wars is a local subculture it is also about graffiti. Graffiti went global, graffiti is used in many countries around the world. It has become a mainstream to most artists globally. Understanding a people"s culture exposes their normality"s without reducing their particularity . Geertz the correct semeiotic equations the signified is what is invoked in mind. Identity is a person"s conception and expression of their own (self-identity) and others" individuality or group affiliations (such as national identity and cultural identity): the millennials, hipster, they are made they are not real. Nothing is static, everything changes over time: what defines a person is their geographic location. Binary thinking: pairs of related terms that are bossed meaning. Such as pure vs. defies: binary exist and its found in many forms according to gender type. colors associated with gender is social construction.
