What is Culture? Germaine Greer Recored at BH 8/4/97

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Series[UMA-SRE-20140040] Audio recordings produced and received by Germaine GreerAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2014004000173Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentAudio Series titled "What is Culture". Recording took place at the BBC Broadcast House in April 1997. Recording is Greer reading for each episode of the series. Episode 1: "What is Culture?" This episode introduces the word culture and its meaning and usage in society. Episode 2: "What are the Arts?" Greer discusses the differences between art and craft and how art has evolved from the traditional arts of painting, sculpture, engraving and architecture. Greer also discusses the public funding of the arts and questions art education and the relevance of art to the general public. Episode 3 "Firing the Western Canon". Greer discusses Harold Blooms list of canonical writers and question how writers become canonised and why. Episode 4: "Books Versus Texts". Greer discusses the history of text, books, printing, mass production, and the introduction of multimedia learning. Episode 5: "The Ubiquity of Culture". In this episode Greer argues against distinctions between high and low culture. Greer then re-reads the first section from "What is Culture". Greer then records a summary of the program, possibly used for promotion. The individual recordings are found elsewhere in the audio series of the Germaine Greer Archive.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyAccess ConditionsAccess to this recording is restricted. To request access, consult the collection website at https://archives.unimelb.edu.au/explore/collections/germainegreer#access or contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auRequest TypeRequest itemUnit2014.0040 Unit 0004Copyright StatusIn copyrightConditions of Use and ReproductionThis recording is in copyright and can only be viewed at the University of Melbourne Archives. For information about reproducing this recording contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available in the Reading Room

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CreatorBritish Broadcasting CorporationRoleProducer

Provenance

CreatorGreer, GermaineRoleProvenance

Dates

Date8 April 1997

Description Control

Previous System ID2014.0040.00173

Characteristics

Genre/FormDigital audio cassettes

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Feature CollectionThe Germaine Greer Archive

Subjects

SubjectAnthropologyArtArt patronageArts educationArts fundingBook sellersBooksCultureEntertainmentHigh cultureHumanitiesHunter-gatherer societiesIndustrial revolutionInformation technologyLiteratureManuscriptsMultimediaNewspapersPapyrusPopular culturePrintingRestorationScienceSportTabletTraditional artsWestern canonSubject (Agent)Charles Percy SnowDanteHarold BloomJean RacineOrlanTracey EminWilliam ShakespeareEdward SaidMatthew ArnoldVirgilHomerDamien HirstTaxationBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)The University of CambridgeBroadcast House

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