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Title:
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Advocating For Culture in a Sea Without Sky
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Creator:
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Brown, Benjamin W.
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Subject:
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Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Graphic Design
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Subject:
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Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Graphic Design
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Rights:
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Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Abstract:
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Understanding culture and the social dynamics at the heart of sociocultural change is the basis upon
which this thesis proposes - a form of cultural advocacy through communication media. The different
systems of knowledge, which glue culture together, produce “grand narratives” that guide members of
culture toward happiness and well-being. The sensate system of knowledge that has established the
contemporary twenty-first century western culture is in crisis and lacks the intellectual resources
necessary to guide members of culture. As culture struggles to define a general theory of values and a
“grand narrative,” an intervention is necessary. Communication media shape the context for dialogue and
there must be cultural advocates to participate in this dialogue to reveal knowledge for composing a
robust “grand narrative” capable of cultivating human flourishing.
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Publisher:
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Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
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Date:
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2013-03
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Format:
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PDF : 41 p. : ill
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