Coco on "Culture"

Hello all--figured I'd comment on "Culture is Ordinary" while I had a second. I enjoyed this article--I love the way it opens--with Raymond Williams in a place between "high art" (an exclusive library,) and "pop culture" (cartoon of Gulliver's Travels.) He leaves the city, and throughout his journey uses a ton of imagery, particularly in describing the colors he sees--"...green meadows" "...fields red..." "Black Mountains..." "...grey walls...". He heads toward his home, in the valleys, rich in farms and, as we soon learn, rich in culture. In the small bio preceding the text, we are told Williams is an intellectual, taught at Cambridge--(high art.) His journey, though, inspires tales of his childhood, and his schooling where "...a curtain divided the two classes." By repeating the phrase "culture is ordinary," we see that he defines culture using both his childhood, where his mind and the minds of those around him grew and were enriched through teaching and discovery , and the typical definition of culture, that of art and high class. I completely agree--that our individual culture is a mix of our learning, our world, our environment, and also those little things that enrich us--the sophisticated work of the masters, whether they are authors, artists, etc. etc. I can't wait to learn more about this--to discuss it in class--I'd like to think I'm interpreting it right but we'll see--once you guys start posting regarding the article I'll read them, compare, comment, and see if we're feeling the same vibes--!!
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