Step 1: Meet a Community and its Arts

Question 1

Define community

Answer 1

a social group of any size whose members share a story, identity, and ongoing patterns of interaction, and whose identity and social practices are in flux

Question 2

Define emic approach

Answer 2

a viewpoint from inside a culture being studied (inside-out)

Question 3

Define etic approach

Answer 3

a viewpoint from outside a culture being studied (outside-in)

Question 4

What is a stable infrastructure?

Answer 4

a form of communication that is regular, organized, stable, and dependable; repeatable things that happen

Question 5

What is malleable infrastructure?

Answer 5

a form of communication that is irregular, not organized, unstable

Question 6

When do traditions thrive?

Answer 6

when both stable and malleable infrastructures are strong (Coulter, Neil. Class notes, RMWA 2016)

Question 7

Define a shared story of a community

Answer 7

events, characters, ideas, and dramatic elements that have occurred over multiple generations

Question 8

What is the purpose of a community’s story?

Answer 8

provides continuity, connects between past & future, encourages the community to keep gathering; for believers it’s the Gospel story

Question 9

Define a shared identity of a community and give examples

Answer 9

common points of reference, identity markers (language, food, dress, skills, religion, ideology, geography, enemies, taboos, needs, struggles, artistic forms of communication)

Question 10

Define shared on-going patterns of interaction of a community

Answer 10

how, when, where communication takes place

Question 11

Johnston, Clay and Carol J. Orwig. “Your Learning Style and Language Learning.” Lingualinks. Dallas: SIL International, 1999.

Answer 11

1. relational learner: relate to people, variety, help others develop
2. structured learner: systematic & organized approach, applying concepts in practical ways, hands-on activities & practical solutions

Question 12

Name 7 methods of research

Answer 12

1. participant observation, 2. learning to perform the art, 3. interviewing, 4. note-taking, 5. audio & video recordings, 6. photography, 7. research published resources

Question 13

What is involved in developing a Community Arts Profile?

Answer 13

Take a first glance at a community, it’s arts, and explore the community’s social and conceptual life

Question 14

What is involved in taking a first glance at a community?

Answer 14

ask questions concerning the location, history, what ties them together, communication methods, how do they share artistic creations

Question 15

What is involved in taking a first glance at a community’s arts? (etic approach)

Answer 15

list the genres and their characteristics; use an etic approach to discover life cycle events; historical events, activities, ceremonies,

Question 16

What is involved in taking a first glance at a community’s arts? (emic approach?

Answer 16

observe and research cultural performances; ask questions to obtain special knowledge; ask questions to discover special forms

Question 17

What is involved in exploring a community’s social and conceptual life?

Answer 17

language, material culture and economics, kinship, marriage and family, social organization, power relationships, religion, worldview and values

Question 18

What are seven research methods?

Answer 18

participant observation, learning an art form, ethnographic interviews, note taking, audio and video recording, photographs, published resources