CMST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Numeris, Marshall Mcluhan, Folklore
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Body of institution and relationships within which people live. Education, legal, criminal system put all of together to get better sense of overall society. Conditions/ underlying values in which such relationships are formed. Institutions, organizations we share, connect/bind us, what kinds of expectations do we have, what our rights, responsibilities: culture. Works and practices: high culture: opera, classic lit, pop culture/media: movies, tv, rap, folk culture: traditional, passed through generations traditional carving, quilting, home remedies. A particular way of life (knowledge, beliefs, law, customs: media. Allows us to learn share in understand, or seek to change society and culture. We create culture and share culture: concerns over canadian media. Cnd"s know more about others rather than cnd. Lack of available media in cnd by cnd, is that cnds are losing something about being cnd. Numeris = rating system of tv in cnd. Also on the list: canadian news and blue jays (further down the list)