Culture and Civilizations
Task 1: Graphical timeline and Culture Journal of the Ancient Civilization in South East Asia
Aim :
In a group of two, we were asked to do a research to introduce the Western and Eastern culture and civilization through an overview of archaeological discoveries, ancient monuments, artworks, philosophy and achievement of great leaders from prehistoric to present. It is a work for us to practice our research skills and presentation skills in order to understand better the culture and civilization.
Reflective :
In this group assignment, my partner and I were given the Khmer Empire as our research location. Our research enabled us to know that Angkor Wat is a very important structure for Khmer Empire. Therefore, we decided to do a timeline consisting of a model of Angkor Wat. Our timeline has two pieces of boards with the upper on being the base of the model while the bottom one being the information of researches that we have done. We also did an individual journal for us to understand and to organize the information that we got from the research. I think I have better knowledge on the culture and civilization of the Khmer Empire after completing this assignment.
model of Angkor Wat
information on the timeline
Task 2: Messages from The Past
Aim :
The aim of the project is to propose a play in video format from a specific civilization. We are to select an event for the play based on themes such as sociology, engineering, archaeology or myth and legends of the civilization. We were asked to conduct a thorough research of the characteristics of the events chosen and perform the findings to the class in any form of presentations deemed best.
Reflective Essay:
The movie that we were given was 'Anna and the King'. It is a movie of the ancient Siam. After thorough discussions with our group mates, we have decided to do a puppet show. In order to progress faster and more effectively, we divided ourselves into a few departments, all with different roles such as script writing, costume designing, puppet making, voice dubbing, scene making and so on. This way, I think we have a faster work rate and got things done more perfectly. We realize how much hard work must be put in to produce such a short clip. We also have the story carved firmly in our heart.
screenshots of our clip
Task 3: Art + Architecture + Culture
Aim :
I was asked to do a literature research on places of interest of our site visit. I was required to study the theme given and its connection between the historical, architectural and social aspects of the place and to show basic skills on enquiry, investigation, application and presentation of relevant information. At the end of the research, I was required to design a graphical expression of my findings in a concise graphical book based on the place I was researching.
Reflective Essay :
I have chosen food culture for this assignment. My theme is cake house that has relaxing nature to it. To complete this assignment, I went to several places to research about cake houses with the right concept. I think i have been able to show the human activities and spaces in the cake houses chosen in my photos. I chose this theme because i think cake house can also be a place for us to relax and chill instead of only being a place to satisfy our hunger or desire for cakes.
examples of photobook layout
Out of all the assignments above, I think the second assignment is the most interesting one. It requires good team work and understanding and I think we did well in that aspect. All these assignments have helped me in understanding culture differently. It has been a very interesting subject for me to have added knowledge regarding interactions between human kind.
Aim :
The aim of the project is to propose a play in video format from a specific civilization. We are to select an event for the play based on themes such as sociology, engineering, archaeology or myth and legends of the civilization. We were asked to conduct a thorough research of the characteristics of the events chosen and perform the findings to the class in any form of presentations deemed best.
Reflective Essay:
The movie that we were given was 'Anna and the King'. It is a movie of the ancient Siam. After thorough discussions with our group mates, we have decided to do a puppet show. In order to progress faster and more effectively, we divided ourselves into a few departments, all with different roles such as script writing, costume designing, puppet making, voice dubbing, scene making and so on. This way, I think we have a faster work rate and got things done more perfectly. We realize how much hard work must be put in to produce such a short clip. We also have the story carved firmly in our heart.
screenshots of our clip
Task 3: Art + Architecture + Culture
Aim :
I was asked to do a literature research on places of interest of our site visit. I was required to study the theme given and its connection between the historical, architectural and social aspects of the place and to show basic skills on enquiry, investigation, application and presentation of relevant information. At the end of the research, I was required to design a graphical expression of my findings in a concise graphical book based on the place I was researching.
Reflective Essay :
I have chosen food culture for this assignment. My theme is cake house that has relaxing nature to it. To complete this assignment, I went to several places to research about cake houses with the right concept. I think i have been able to show the human activities and spaces in the cake houses chosen in my photos. I chose this theme because i think cake house can also be a place for us to relax and chill instead of only being a place to satisfy our hunger or desire for cakes.
examples of photobook layout
Out of all the assignments above, I think the second assignment is the most interesting one. It requires good team work and understanding and I think we did well in that aspect. All these assignments have helped me in understanding culture differently. It has been a very interesting subject for me to have added knowledge regarding interactions between human kind.
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