Study 3: Place and cultural change

Students investigate:

Culture of place

Example(s):

• Architecture.

• Streetscape.

• Noise.

• Colour.

• Lifestyles.

• Histories.

• Indigenous cultures.

• Cultural diversity.

• Street life.

• Energy.

• Vitality.

Influences on the culture of place

Including:

•  the continuity of cultures in different places

•  the processes of diffusion, adoption and adaptation of culture

• the mediums facilitating cultural change

Example(s):

Examples of mediums facilitating cultural change:

• media

• brands

• sport

• music

• fashion

• food

• movement of peoples.

Evidence of cultural change in various places around the world

• Impacts of, and responses to, change

Example(s):

• Revival, loss or endangerment of Indigenous and other languages/dialects.

• Homogenised landscapes.

• Threats to cultural diversity and sovereignty.

• Resistance to change.

ONE place at a local or national scale

Including:

• the spatial and cultural characteristics of the place

• influences on the cultural identity of the place

• perceptions of, and responses to, cultural continuity and/or change

• opportunities to enhance environmental sustainability and/or human wellbeing