Chapter 4 Key Issue 3-4 Flashcards
What influences the design of folk housing
Climate and local topography
Who studied different Chinese houses and what did he find
R.W. McColl
Similar materials: Adobe and timber from poplar trees
Distinct designs attributed to local cultural pref. and local geography
Kashgar, dunhuang, turpan, yinchuan
K: 2nd story open patio, river all year long, trees
D: closed courtyard,sloping roofs, rainfall and prox. Of eastern China
T:deep valley, gatherings, dry
Y:tall trees, open courtyard but private because Muslims
Sacred spaces in folk houses derive from
Religious or other customary beliefs
Walls,door orientation, corners
Java, Fiji, Madagascar
Face south south sea goddess who holds key to earth
Eastern wall sacred
West: most important : NE: most sacred , enter on N seated on N , bed on east facing N
Laos and Thailand special features
Staircase Not towards west because death And demons
Sleep so feet fave person in next house
Except children
Yuan and Shan east because of Buddhism
Us folk housing
Style of pioneer homes reflected whatever upscale style was in east coast where they migrated from
Cut wood and used it to build
Fred kniffen three major hearths of folk houses in US
Mid-A: I house one room deep and two rooms wide
Lower-Chesapeake/tidewater: one story with a steep roof and chimneys at either end
New England: box shaped with central hall
Us popular housing
Mid-20 displays popular culture rather than regional influence
Mass produced
Shapes materials details in vogue
In 1945 housing was … And in 1960 housing was
After World War Two modern
Neo-eclectic
Fieldwork
US has highest regional differences
Style represents time period
Electronic diffusion of popular culture principal obstacle
Lack of access to electronic media (income, electricity, service)
Most important electronic media for at for two reasons
TV
Popular leisure activity
Most important mechanism for rapidly diffusing population around the world
Diffusion of TV mid twentieth century
Simultaneously in many hearths Uk, France, Germany, Japan, Soviet Union, US
Early 20, mid 20, late 20, early 21st
Multiple hearths
Us dominates 86% of 37 mill. Sets
Diffused to Europe, only 1/4 in US, more than 1/2 countries had none
Near universal access diminish diff.
Tv watched in North America, Russia, Southeast Asia, and Europe+China
Sports, news, fictional, entertainment
Diffusion of the Internet late 20th century
Follows pattern of tv but more rapid
1995 US accounted for more than half of users
2011 77% had access to Internet
Tv took how long to diffuse? How long did Internet
1/2 century, a decade
Diffusion of social media 20th century
Facebook: 2008 1/3 of users IS 2011 global share decreased to 1/5 Now to a footnote Twitter: 1/3 US in 2010 second leader is India New trend with developing countries
The external threat when it comes to challenges in accessing social media
Developed countries control the media , cultural imperialism
Japan, UK, US
Leaders of developing countries could view dominance as
Impressing American values upon viewers such as Freedom for women Glorification of youth Stylized violence Upward social mobility
News media in developing countries is dominated by, whereas in US
Government, largely private commercial stations
African and Asian criticize what in US
Freedom of press, not and equal balanced view of other countries
News gathering capabilities
Don’t have funds to start own news business
AP and Reuters
