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Wikipedia's contents: Culture and the arts
The word culture is derived from the Latin root cultura or cultus meaning to "inhabit, cultivate, or honour". In general, culture refers to human activity; different definitions of culture reflect different theories for understanding, or criteria for valuing human activity. Anthropologists use the term to refer to the universal human capacity to classify experiences and to encode and communicate them symbolically. They regard this capacity as a defining feature of the genus Homo. Since culture is learned, people living in different places have different cultures. There can be different cultures in different countries, and there can also be shared cultures among continents.
The arts are a vast subdivision of culture, composed of many creative endeavors and disciplines. It is a broader term than "art," which as a description of a field usually means only the visual arts. The arts encompasses visual arts, literary arts and the performing arts - music, theatre, dance and film, among others.
Art, in its broadest meaning, is the expression of creativity or imagination. The word art comes from the Latin word ars, which, loosely translated, means "arrangement". Art is commonly understood as the act of making works (or artworks) which use the human creative impulse and which have meaning beyond simple description. Art is often distinguished from crafts and recreational hobby activities. The term creative arts denotes a collection of disciplines whose principal purpose is the output of material for the viewer or audience to interpret. As such, art may be taken to include forms as diverse as prose writing, poetry, dance, acting or drama, film, music, sculpture, photography, illustration, architecture, collage, painting and fashion. Art may also be understood as relating to creativity, æsthetics and the generation of emotion.
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Culture
Arts — Aesthetics
- Literature: Books • Comics • Children and Young Adult Literature • Folklore • French literature • Poetry • Writing
- Authors: Geoffrey Chaucer • Charles Dickens • Edgar Allan Poe • William Shakespeare • Oscar Wilde
- Novels: Discworld, The Dark Tower, Dragonlance, Guardians of Time Trilogy, Harry Potter, Hitchhiker's, Redwall (see also "fictional worlds" below)
- Performing arts
- Dance: Ballet
- Film: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Academy Award, Alien, Animation, Disney, Star Wars
- Music: Music of Australia • Music of Canada • Latin American music
- Styles: Alternative music, Christian music, Classical guitar, Classical music, Country music, Electronic music, Eurovision, Guitar, Heavy metal (Christian metal), Hip hop, Indian classical music, Industrial music, Jazz, Marching band, Percussion, Piano, Pipe organ, Progressive rock, Punk rock, Rock and Roll, R&B and Soul Music
- Artists: AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Aerosmith, Christina Aguilera, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Justin Bieber, Björk, Brandy, Mariah Carey, Cher, The Clash, Celine Dion, Dream Theater, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Eminem, Marvin Gaye, Girls Aloud, Green Day, Iron Maiden, The Jackson Family, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, The Kinks, Beyoncé Knowles, Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne, Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, Madonna, Miles Davis, Motörhead, Pink Floyd, Powderfinger, Elvis Presley, Queen, Rihanna, The Rolling Stones, Rush, Santana, Britney Spears, The Supremes, Slipknot, Shania Twain, U2, Usher, Rufus Wainwright, Neil Young, Frank Zappa
- Opera: Gilbert & Sullivan
- Television: Australian television, BBC, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, EastEnders, Family Guy, Futurama, House, M.D., M*A*S*H, Monty Python, Muppets, Nickelodeon, Star Trek, 24, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show
- Theatre: Musical theatre
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- Visual arts:
- Anime and manga (Dragon Ball), Architecture (Bridges, Portal) • Ceramic art • Computer graphics • Design • Graffiti • Origami • Photography • Textile arts (Fashion, Knitting)
- Food and Drink: Beer, Gardening, Wine
- Language: Constructed languages, Esperanto, English, Low Saxon
- Sports and games
- Sports: Asian Games · Association football: A-League, Association football variants, Australian rules football, English football • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball: College basketball • Cricket • Sport of Canada • Cycling • Fencing • Figure skating • Gridiron football: American football, Canadian football, College football • Golf • Gymnastics • Horse racing • Ice hockey • Martial arts • Olympics • Paralympics • Professional wrestling • Racing: Motorsport: Formula One, NASCAR, Motorcycle racing, WRC • Rock Climbing • Rugby: Rugby League, Rugby union • Snooker • Tennis • Water Sports: Fishing, Swimming
- Games: Amusement parks • Chess • Dungeons & Dragons; Role-playing games • Strategy games • Warhammer
- Video games: Final Fantasy • Insomniac Games • Mario • Massively multiplayer online games • Nintendo • PlayStation • Pokémon • Sega • The Sims • Sonic • Xbox • Zelda
- Other: Fictional characters • Nudity • Numismatics • Philately • Radio • Scouting • Toys: Lego
- Genre: Comedy • Furry • Horror • King Arthur • Mythology • Pornography • Speculative fiction
- Fictional worlds: James Bond, Middle-earth, Narnia, Oz
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