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'''Class 2''' Deconstruction of cybersubculture
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* What is culture?
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* people
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* behaviors
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* attitudes
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* art
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* clothing
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* music
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* cuisine
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* is often based on geography
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* there is no monoculture in the world, but there are dominant ones
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* What is a subculture?
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* a subset of a culture
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* grouped around similar interests, behaviors, attitudes, music, cuisine, art, etc
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* often going against the dominant culture
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* examples include: goth, punk, star trek (fans), fantasy, etc
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* cybersubculture
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* subculture on the 'net
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* global
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* Introduction to SL "groups"

Revision as of 22:34, 11 January 2008

Class 1 Vocabulary Words

  • in-world
  • cybersubculture
  • machinima
  • avatar
  • rez
  • sim (simulator)
  • prim (primitive)
  • sandbox
  • alt
  • lag

Class 2 Deconstruction of cybersubculture

  • What is culture?
  • people
  • behaviors
  • attitudes
  • art
  • clothing
  • music
  • cuisine
  • is often based on geography
  • there is no monoculture in the world, but there are dominant ones
  • What is a subculture?
  • a subset of a culture
  • grouped around similar interests, behaviors, attitudes, music, cuisine, art, etc
  • often going against the dominant culture
  • examples include: goth, punk, star trek (fans), fantasy, etc
  • cybersubculture
  • subculture on the 'net
  • global
  • Introduction to SL "groups"