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GheorgheBichicean
Accordingtosociologicalinterpretations,wecanlookthroughthe
studyofcultureHofthinking,feelingandactingmoreorlessformalized,the
learnedandsharedbyanumberofpersonsservingontheestablishmentof
suchpersonsinaparticularcommunityanddistinct”2.
Ifcivilizationisbasedontheaccumulationanddevelopment,culture,
asPaulRicoeurremindsusofthehistoryandtruth,isbasedonthelawof
fidelityandcreation3.Farfromtheconsiderationofpastcenturiesasanin-
tangibletreasure,essayistFrenchcultureinthecontinuousdynamics,which
inturnkeepsitalive,itstrengthensorupdate,traditionandinnovationare
notopposedbutcomplementary.
Therearemanydefinitionsofculture,butformanyitremainsmostly
acuriosityofspirit,athirsttolearnandunderstand,whichenablesoneto
expressfeelingsandtoovercomesuchconditionbeingmortal.Arthelpsus
toforgettimeandenablesustopassthroughadeepresearchandintimate
whichmeansthehumancondition.Culture,whichordersthespiritand
personalitymodels,istoserveman,withitsstrengthsandweaknesses.
Therefore,itcannotbeconsideredamerecommodity,onthesamelevel
withotherconsumergoods.Cultureisoneofthenicest,ifnotthemost
beautifulofhumanactivities4andthemostdisinterested.Therefore,in
aworldthreatenedbystandardizingtrade,cultureremainstheirreducible
companieswhowanttokeeptheiridentity.
MulticulturalismorInterculturalism?
Asemanticchallenge
IftheresearchfieldofculturalstudiesmaysimplybecalledHpopular
cultureHorhasmorethanthatisamatterofdefinitionthathasnotyet
beenresolvedbyexpertsinthefield5.
Oneofthefactorsthathavepromotedculturalstudiesisthetendency
toconsiderbecomingmoreareasofhumanactivityasHculture.”
Culturalstudieshaveexpandedrapidlyandhavegainedthelegitimacy
inacademia,aswellasthestudyofpopularcultureingeneral.Theterm
culturereferstoculturalstudiesandanthropologicalconcernsmotivatedto
2Tamże.
3P.Ricoeur,Istorieşiadevăr(HistoryandTruth),București,Humanitas1995,p.39.
4J.Clement,Ceestecultura?îndialogcufiicamea(Whatisculture?indialoguewith
mydaughter),Bucharest,Nemira2005,p.114.
5Z.Sardar,B.VanLoon,Câtecevadesprestudiileculturale(SomethingaboutCultural
Studies),Bucharest,Ed.CurteaVeche2001,p.15.
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