“No matter how accurate they may be, the recorded versions of the tales cannot convey the effects that must have brought them to life in the eighteenth century: the dramatic pauses, the sly glances, the use of gestures to set scenes - a Snow White at a spinning wheel, a Cinderella delousing a stepsister - […]
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Recording folklore: limp and lifeless
December 17th, 2007 commodification, culture, folk, folklore, hiphop, todomundo, tradition | No Comments »Turning niche practices into cultural norms
December 16th, 2007 america, corruption, culture, freedom, government, independence, lessig, reform, scholarship, todomundo | No Comments »In this excellent lecture, Lessig suggests that the practices of a small group of people with regard to corruption can, over time, challenge and critically change cultural norms. I especially appreciate his thinking about the notion of “independence”. Lessig is focused primarily on government officials yet it reminded me of my revulsion at many […]
