Songs+as+Cultural+Artifacts

Article By John Smith Published Jan 23, 2005 Questions for analyzing a song as a cultural artifact Registers of language Dream of a Miner's Child (song) Information on coal mining Wreck of the Ol' 97, song plus information Rabbit in a Log (song) Information about Appalachian Culture Bringing Mary Home (song) Ghost stories in Appalachia Anthropology and Ethnomusicology See also Appalachian Culture

Every song is an artifact of a culture, representing cultural values, technologies, and values. To study songs as cultural artifacts means using literacy skills (critically reading the song text) and social studies knowledge (study of culture). [] [[file:week6slides.ppt]] See also Academic and Non-academic Language in the Classroom back to top 5. What connections do you see between the song and the other information provided on the various websites? What differences are there--where might there be conflicts between the song and the other information? 6. In what ways does the song represent the culture specifically? In what ways does it represent the human condition in general? back to top

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 * Dream of the Miner's Child**
 * Wreck of the Old 97**

media type="youtube" key="lyk3AEXvmLg" height="344" width="425" back to top Wreck of the Old 97 websites: [] This is a print by Thomas Hart Benton depicting the Wreck of the Old 97; one copy of this print is in Capital University's Schumacher Gallery. [] back to top  [] back to top  [] [] back to top  []
 * Rabbit in a Log**
 * Bringing Mary Home**

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