Comments on: Cultural Literacy: Part 2 - Why we don’t understand stuff http://www.farawaynowhere.com/blog/2008/02/03/cultural-literacy-part-2-why-we-dont-understand-stuff/ nowhere near somewhere . . . Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:39:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: j.valdez http://www.farawaynowhere.com/blog/2008/02/03/cultural-literacy-part-2-why-we-dont-understand-stuff/#comment-241 j.valdez Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:00:10 +0000 http://www.farawaynowhere.com/blog/2008/02/03/cultural-literacy-part-2-why-we-dont-understand-stuff/#comment-241 @DrmChsr0 - We could, but what fun would that be? @IKnight - I have a friend who has degrees in anthropology and English. I like to talk to him because his knowledge of people, literature, and history give him insight that others do not possess. Also, he's an old dude; so, there is life experience as well. I didn't expect many to know about Hirsch or his work. I firmly agree with his ideas about cultural literacy; however, I tend to agree with many of his critics. For one thing, some of his ideas about education ignore the fundamental differences in a multicultural society. I agree with you that there are other reasons for a lack of understanding. The purpose of the next post (possibly last part) of this series is to expound on cultural literacy with respect to non-Japaneses anime fans. @DrmChsr0 - We could, but what fun would that be?

@IKnight - I have a friend who has degrees in anthropology and English. I like to talk to him because his knowledge of people, literature, and history give him insight that others do not possess. Also, he’s an old dude; so, there is life experience as well.

I didn’t expect many to know about Hirsch or his work. I firmly agree with his ideas about cultural literacy; however, I tend to agree with many of his critics. For one thing, some of his ideas about education ignore the fundamental differences in a multicultural society.

I agree with you that there are other reasons for a lack of understanding. The purpose of the next post (possibly last part) of this series is to expound on cultural literacy with respect to non-Japaneses anime fans.

]]> By: IKnight http://www.farawaynowhere.com/blog/2008/02/03/cultural-literacy-part-2-why-we-dont-understand-stuff/#comment-233 IKnight Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:57:59 +0000 http://www.farawaynowhere.com/blog/2008/02/03/cultural-literacy-part-2-why-we-dont-understand-stuff/#comment-233 Once again, fascinating. I was blessed with a fairly wide-ranging education before entering university, and - while I've never encountered Hirsch - I think I've experienced first-hand the benefit of this communal, shared myth/history. There are certain texts which are pretty opaque without that kind of grounding, and of course if we go back far enough we reach texts where the cultural literacy of the writer was orally transmitted and has been lost. Though I'm sure there are other reasons why we don't understand stuff too, but I imagine cultural literacy is particularly relevant to watching anime from an occidental perspective. Once again, fascinating. I was blessed with a fairly wide-ranging education before entering university, and - while I’ve never encountered Hirsch - I think I’ve experienced first-hand the benefit of this communal, shared myth/history. There are certain texts which are pretty opaque without that kind of grounding, and of course if we go back far enough we reach texts where the cultural literacy of the writer was orally transmitted and has been lost.

Though I’m sure there are other reasons why we don’t understand stuff too, but I imagine cultural literacy is particularly relevant to watching anime from an occidental perspective.

]]> By: DrmChsr0 http://www.farawaynowhere.com/blog/2008/02/03/cultural-literacy-part-2-why-we-dont-understand-stuff/#comment-228 DrmChsr0 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:42:39 +0000 http://www.farawaynowhere.com/blog/2008/02/03/cultural-literacy-part-2-why-we-dont-understand-stuff/#comment-228 Can't we just say people are idiots? it's far easier on the mind :P Can’t we just say people are idiots?

it’s far easier on the mind :P

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