Nature as Artifact  - 02/14/06

I. Concepts of Nature
	A. Functions
		1. Class Standards
			a. Educate
			b. Show concern for nature
	B. Linguistics
		1. Examples
			a. Adventure
			b. Safari
			c. Wild
			d. Lava Nachos
	C. Why is Nature thematized as wild?
		1. Animals
		2. Humans
		3. Tropical
		4. Exotic
			a. Culturally loaded term
	D. Authenticity
		1. Culture is therefore inauthentic?
		2. Nature is innocent
		3. Nature is a primitive world until man controls it

II. Nature becomes unstable as a cultural concept historically. 
    - Mid-20th Century
	A. Historical Connection to Resurgence of Nature
		1. Post-WWII Conformity
			a. Women leave their "natural" roles
			b. Consumerism explodes
			c. Re-identificiation of femininity 
			d. Nature becomes an antidote to modern life 
	B. Definitions of Nature vs. Culture - THE ANTI-CONSUMER CONSUMER
		1. Definition of Nature 	
			A. Innocent
			B. Authentic
			C. Wild
			D. Primitive
			E. Natural 
				1. Not culturally constructed
				2. Not a shift of meanings	
			F. Examples: 
				1. Zulu Baskets
				2. Andean Folk Music
					i. indigenous people are more-so natural 
					ii. uncivilized
						- Those without culture as culture is culturally defined.
			E. Educational
			F. Uplifting 
			G. Sold a Status through the 'idea' of nature
				1. Idea is the commodity
					i. Associations
						. Authenticity
						 	- Feeling real
						.. Uniqueness
							- Elitism
						... Quality
			C. Definition of Culture
		1. Not innocent
		2. Fabricated
		3. Constructed
		4. Civilized
			a. Atomic Age
		5. Concept of 'People' 
			a. Simulations
	D. Who Defines Nature?
		1.  Tourism
			a. Invented in Victorian Era
			b. Idea of upper-middle class revitalizing itself by visiting foreign lands
				i. post-cards invented 
				ii. proof of the exotic 
			c. In sync with colonial period
			d. Definition of Leisure