WHITE COLLAR | ISSUE 004
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he places we’ve been to and things we’ve experienced shape our personalities. The way we do things, the food we eat and the way we dress are quintessential representations of who we are and where we’re from.
All these little puzzle pieces of music, fashion, language and so on, come together to create a larger picture more complete picture of a people’s culture. Culture can be defined as the ideas, customs and social behaviours of a particular people or society. In a way this definition ties in to the arts and manifestations of human intellectual achievements regarded collectively (this definition is closer to pop culture though). Every generation has their markers and identifiers that single them out and act as a reminder of the times they lived in. A given era’s popular culture triggers untold nostalgia and like waters breaking through a dam wall, memories flood back. A given time’s culture is an accurate measure of what people thought, felt and thought. Looking deeper into culture, you begin to see that yes it’s a representation what people thought but in many ways it is a vital tool that shapes thinking. Culture is how we tell a new generation that ‘these are our values’. It has proved to be a more potent teaching tool than an actual classroom. It’s close to impossible for culture to be expressed without creativity. Many people have tried to define creativity. Eric Jerome Dickey said “It is impossible to define creativity. It’s like asking a bird ‘how do you fly’. You just do!” Einstein tried to describe it and said “Creativity is intelligence having fun!” Creativity is the cornerstone of a culture. The various expressions that colour a culture are born from creativity. How people create and what they create, be it music or film or paintings help people see the world differently and this is incredibly profound and powerful. “Art, Freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.” said Victor Pinchuck.
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