Week 1: Two Cultures

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    The lecture videos  and the articles  I read argue that the world  is viewed from two different cultures , art and science. These two cultures are considered to be streets apart from each other. People of artistic culture are considered to be more creative minded while people of scientific culture are considered more analytical. When talking about colleges , people in science majors   are usually considered smarter. Science majors are seen as the hardest majors on campus, while art majors are seen as the easiest ones. When looking at the statistics , literature and liberal art majors have the highest acceptance rates.

     King, Lindy. “10 Easiest Transfer Majors: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD.” CA College Transfer, 5 May 2017, http://cacollegetransfer.com/2017/01/10-easiest-majors-for-transfers-to-uc-berkeley-and-ucla/.



    I've always been very science minded.  I always excelled in science/math based subjects with relative ease. On the other hand, literacy  and art subjects  have always been my least favorite part of school. Ever since I was little I always joined any magnet or stem programs that were offered. In high school I even joined the stem school that was available.

“Stem Programs.” Students, https://arlingtonms.acsk-12.org/academics/what_we_offer/stem_programs



    I’ve always done whatever I can to avoid taking any art classes but recently I took a class with digital imaging. This involved a part of both cultures which some would call the third culture. In the class  I mainly focused on using programs like Adobe Photoshop to create different artistic projects. I surprisingly had quite a bit of fun and was actually quite good at it. It was the first time i was did so well in an artistic class.

“Adobe Photoshop Versions: A Brief History.” Shotkit, 25 Mar. 2022, https://shotkit.com/adobe-photoshop-versions/.


Sources

Vesna, Victoria. "Toward a Third Culture: Being In Between." Leonardo. 34 (2001): 121-125. Print.

Erika Peterson Last Modified Date: February 27. “What Is Digital Imaging?” EasyTechJunkie, 27 Feb. 2022, https://www.easytechjunkie.com/what-is-digital-imaging.htm#:~:text=Digital%20imaging%20is%20the%20art,a%20sequence%20by%20a%20computer.

Snow, C. P. The Two Cultures ; and the Scientific Revolution. University Press, 1959.

McClung, Grace. “Stem vs. Arts: A Battle That Leaves Liberal Arts Behind.” The Teen Magazine, https://www.theteenmagazine.com/stem-vs-arts-a-battle-that-leaves-liberal-arts-behind.

Kelly, Kevin. "The Third Culture." The Third Culture. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 1998


























Comments

  1. Kaushik NareshApril 3, 2022 at 5:07 PM

    I feel like I had a similar experience to you, as prior to college I was very STEM oriented and did not really like subjects like literature and history. Once I took my first history class at UCLA, I had a great experience and enjoyed the class, and it definitely opened my mind to the importance of all fields in today's day and age. I have also been learning music production, which I guess is on the creative side of the humanities/arts realm, and has a deep crossover with technology. You mentioned the use of software and tech in the digital imaging class, and similarly music production uses the latest tech and software. Perhaps it is this integration of tech and art that helps encourage people to crossover between the two cultures?

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