Birmingham Culture Studies

The first group presented the Birmingham School of Cultural Studies. To be honest, I was quite happy that we were not the first one to present since our video presentation for the French Culture Studies was not yet finished. Moving on, the first group showed to the class a video with regards about their topic. 

Basically, the Birmingham school viewed everyday occurring events as part of political discourse. It considers the idea of the interaction of people as a contributing factor in the field of politics. Some examples were given for us to further understand the main idea of the topic. The interaction of motorists in traffic and the dealings made during bargaining at stores were some of the instances they have mentioned. Another significant feature of the Birmingham culture studies that I learned during the discussion was that, culture is considered to be perceived by both practice and experience, not by received wisdom. The practices and processes of production, distribution and reception of the culture of a society must also be given importance aside from cultural artifacts. 

The last video the group presented summarized everything about Birmingham culture studies. It really caught my attention to watch and listen attentively. It showed children and adults doing the same actions that are seemed to be very disturbing. The message that it particularly conveyed was that, children imitate their actions and responses based from what they see. I believe that this video, really did help everyone in the class to understand and appreciate the contributions of the Birmingham Culture Studies.