WMST 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Arapesh Languages, Liposuction, Eurocentrism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: WMST 1000
• Professor: Anneke Olthof

Document Summary

Cultural production: popular culture appeals to highest number of people as possible because it is for sale", folk culture unattached by evils of industrialization, folk tales/art/songs, is produced within the community for the community, not sale, not for mass consumption, producers are anonymous, folk cultures are imaginary, high/elite culture requires training, learn standards/rules of what make masterpiece, provokes deeper thought, provides a universal experience. The canon: a body of work agreed to represent a genre (provides a standard against which new work can be judged) i. e. the beatles, women have mainly been portrayed in the art, not artists themselves, george o"hef painted flowers, related to vaginas, angelica cofman had lack of sexual knowledge, work fell short against canon. The quilt: creates strength where there was weakness, folk culture women stitch each other quilts, modern mass production, benefits industry, high art i. e. log cabin, create a picture, bright pieces on one side for fire, dark pieces on other for shadows.