RE: RP's effect on culture?

From: Doty Mike (uq607848@hsc.hac.com)
Date: Fri Feb 23 2001 - 05:50:35 EET


>From www.dictionary.com :

 cul·ture (klchr)
 n.

       1.
            a.The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products
              of human work and thought.
            b.These patterns, traits, and products considered as the expression of a particular period, class,
              community, or population: Edwardian culture; Japanese culture; the culture of poverty.
            c.These patterns, traits, and products considered with respect to a particular category, such as a field,
              subject, or mode of expression: religious culture in the Middle Ages; musical culture; oral culture.
       2.Intellectual and artistic activity, and the works produced by it.
       3.
            a.Development of the intellect through training or education.
            b.Enlightenment resulting from such training or education.
       4.A high degree of taste and refinement formed by aesthetic and intellectual training.
       5.Special training and development: voice culture for singers and actors.
       6.The cultivation of soil; tillage.
       7.The breeding of animals or growing of plants, especially to produce improved stock.
       8.Biology.
            a.The growing of microorganisms, tissue cells, or other living matter in a specially prepared nutrient
              medium.
            b.Such a growth or colony, as of bacteria.

> From owner-rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi Thu Feb 22 19:13:41 2001
> From: "Nuno Reis" <nuno.reis@umist.ac.uk>
> To: "Marshall Burns" <Marshall@Ennex.com>, "rees" <mobiler@michaelrees.com>,
> <M.N.Siljee@massey.ac.nz>
> Cc: "RPML" <rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi>
> Subject: RE: RP's effect on culture?
> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 03:00:52 -0000
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> In short: Culture is a manifestation of human intellectual achievement
> regarded collectively! ... and I'd also be keen on learning what the fine
> ladies and gentlemen monitoring this list may come up with ... if, of
> course!, they're willing to do so...
>
> Nuno
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi [mailto:owner-rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi]On Behalf Of
> Marshall Burns
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 8:18 PM
> To: rees; M.N.Siljee@massey.ac.nz
> Cc: RPML
> Subject: Re: RP's effect on culture?
>
>
>
>
> Michael,
>
> As an artist, I think you ought to be able to answer this question for
> the rest of us =)
>
> Marshall
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rees
> To: M.N.Siljee@massey.ac.nz
> Cc: RPML
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 07:58
> Subject: Re: RP's effect on culture?
>
>
> Dear Matthijs Siljee,
> What is culture?
>
> best, michaelrees
>
> Matthijs Siljee wrote:
>
> Dear list member,
> Currently I am looking for publications or research about the effect
> of RP on our material culture, trends in design, styling, semiotics, etc.
>
> If you could refer me to relevant material I would be most obliged.
>
> With thanks,
>
> Matthijs Siljee
> School of Design
> Massey University, Wellington Campus
> Privat box 756
> New Zealand
> M.N.Siljee@massey.ac.nz For more information about the rp-ml, see
> http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/
>

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