Thursday, 12 February 2015

Cultural Geography and our possessions

Year 8 are exploring the Geography of their Stuff...
What we own is part of our culture.... it is guided by a range of influences...

Cultural Objects

This is an idea from Tony Cassidy from 2007, and I've used it a few times over the years, but not for some time, and the last time I did it was with Year 11. This is Tony thinking back to his teenage years (as you can see, he's quite young...)
What are the items that he most identifies with a range of headings, and


The cultural objects relate to particular areas:
These are the headings that Tony used: are there any other headings that you think we should perhaps use in the work:

  • Social Network
  • Mobile Phone Network
  • Website
  • Gang / Group
  • Catchphrase
  • Graffiti Tag
  • App

Here is another set, this time from my wife:
and here are mine:
What about you ? 
What are your cultural objects ?
Where are they manufactured ?
Which cultures are you influenced by ?

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