“Culture” is not intrinsically a political topic, but it certainly can intersect politics or be political. This diary’s intent is to stimulate conversation on what culture is (arts? a group of people bound by a language or ethnicity? something else?). If enough of you like this idea, I would be happy to make it a regular feature. On the other hand, I may just do it anyway! I’d like to start the conversation with the concept of culture as represented by the arts, which are an important part of our lives, and an often neglected one. This can be a place for artists and lovers of the arts to gather, for those wanting to learn more about various forms of art, or anyone at all who might be curious about this nebulous thing called “culture”.
Wikipedia says:
“…the word “culture” is most commonly used in three basic senses:
– Excellence of taste in the fine arts and humanities, also known as high culture
– An integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for symbolic thought and social learning
– The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization, or group