Question

How might the cultural organization of space relate to more general or hidden cultural assumptions about interaction?

This question was included in a project of mine in my Cultural Anthropology class for a project. Said project was to sit and observe behavior, gender, age, dresswear, atmosphere, interactions, ect., between and within both customers and employees. I understand its quite vague question, however I'm just looking for a general interpretation of the question? To be honest, it just literally doesn't really make sense to me.

Answer 1

There is depiction of different feelings and emotions in the cultural organization of space related to the more general or hidden cultural assumptions about interaction in the painting of Graffiti mixture of traditions, drawings, words, paintings, and symbols which is a symbol of lack of respect for space for the community shared space in life. There is presence of more personal space in the American culture and tradition.There are different types of culture called as material culture and symbolic culture. There is theory of Orientalism according to the works of Said. Orientalism is a style of writing which is based on the different ontological and epistemiological distinction between the Orient and Occident in the society. There is depiction of Orientalism in the theories and knowledge as explained by Karl Marx, discipline and punish. There is depiction of relationship among the British and France relations in the Orientalism prevalent in the studies of many poets and literature writers. It is also evident in the studies of Said model which transformed the life of religious discourses and its thinking ideology. The book of Orientalism written by Said was an explanation of false culture preservation among the cultural community members which perceives the members of the Middle East by the Western society members. There is depiction of prejudice and racial discrimination among the Westerns against the Islamic people in the world. There are false perceptions of romantic society prevalent in Asia and Islamic culture and is depicted in the plays of Shakespeare. There is deeper false romantic beliefs in the regions of Asia and Islamic regions which were condemned by the people living in the Western society. There was lack of objectives in the Oriental studies which lacked the true sense and was based on cultural domination of the Western society towards Asian people and other Islamic religion people. There is depiction of Snake Charmer in the book Orientalism. Western scholars have condemned the culture and traditions of the Islamic people and Asian people and has treated them with humiliation and disgrace. The other example includes the reception of the Ambassadors in Damascus in the book "Orientalism". There is description of post colonial theology and post colonial biblical criticism as evident in the pictorial representation and paintings of "Motherland". There was depiction of Israel-American wars and condemning of the religious practices and norms of the Palestine people. Said was a member of Palestine National Council.