https://padlet.com/asherghaffar1/5mvtzbamv7l4que5 Summarizing and developing questions from the Williams' The Country and the City, Intro and the Green Language en-us 2021-07-08 20:11:07 UTC 2025-10-02 18:55:56 UTC hello@padlet.com asherghaffar1 https://padlet.com/asherghaffar1/5mvtzbamv7l4que5/wish/1642347347 2021-07-08 20:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/asherghaffar1/5mvtzbamv7l4que5/wish/1642347347 https://padlet.com/asherghaffar1/5mvtzbamv7l4que5/wish/1642380100 2021-07-08 21:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/asherghaffar1/5mvtzbamv7l4que5/wish/1642380100 https://padlet.com/asherghaffar1/5mvtzbamv7l4que5/wish/1659680848 Williams notes that the word "country" has many definitions: not just "country" as in sovereign western nation versus the rural parts of said nation, but also the various connotations of each definition. "Country" can refer to rural, pastoral life, backwards religious fanaticism, wholesome and natural values, and so forth. Additionally, "the city" also have an equally complicated set of definitions and associations.]]> 2021-07-23 22:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/asherghaffar1/5mvtzbamv7l4que5/wish/1659680848 https://padlet.com/asherghaffar1/5mvtzbamv7l4que5/wish/1659682973 At the time, the common academic conception of culture was that culture was only defined as the social practises of the elite social class. Fine arts, music, opera, and academia were all part of "culture", but the practises of those outside the elite didn't count; they were "uncultured".

Williams challenged this idea, stating that the social customs of people outside this elite class do count as culture, just a different flavour. Williams popularised the idea of there being different kinds of culture outside the social elite, creating the idea of "high culture" (of said elite) versus "low" or "popular culture" that is enjoyed by the masses.]]> 2021-07-23 22:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/asherghaffar1/5mvtzbamv7l4que5/wish/1659682973