Context of Practice: Study Task 1 - Definitions, Quotes and Images

Social
1. Relating to society and its organization
2. Needing companionship and therefore best suited to living in communities.
3. (Noun) an informal social gathering, especially one organised by the members of a particular club or group.

Historical

1. Of or concerning history or past events.
2. Belonging to the past.

Cultural
1. Relating to the ideas, customs and social behaviour of a society.
2. Relating to the arts and to intellectual achievements.

Technological
1. Relating to or using technology.

Political
1. Of or relating to the government or public affairs of a country.
2. Relating to the ideas or strategies of a particular group or party in politics.
3. Motivated by a person's beliefs or actions concerning politics.

I can't decide between social or cultural as my theme for this years Context of Practice module; I don't have a clue what to focus on yet, and I feel these two will give me the widest variety of subjects to choose from! Social matters have always and will always be important, with lots of past social circumstances to critically reflect on as well as thinking about potential future ones. Focusing on cultural could give me more of a chance to talk about music or the arts, which might be more enjoyable in terms of research.

UPDATE LATER ON: I am going to choose cultural, after thinking about it some more and realising I can talk pretty much the same amount about people as you can in social subjects; culture is not just art and music. There are also lots of interesting cultural issues hanging around at the moment which could be good starting points.

Quotes:

"Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbour is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions." (Paul Coelho)

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for." (Georgia O'Keefe)

"Musicians from the beginning of time have been there to express the mood and the musical feelings in the air for whatever's going on in that particular culture. It's the greatest joy as a musician to be able to translate that, be part of something and watch the scenery around you." (Trey Anastasio)