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Vernacular culture is a term used in the modern study of geography
Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth"....
 and cultural studies
Cultural studies

Cultural studies is an academic discipline which combines political economy, communication, sociology, social theory, literary theory, Media influence, film theory, cultural anthropology, philosophy, museum studies and art history/art criticism to study culture phenomena in various societies....
. It refers to cultural forms made and organised by ordinary people for their own pleasure, in modern societies. Such culture is almost always engaged in on a non-profit and voluntary basis, and is almost never funded by the state.

The use of the term generally implies a cultural form that differs markedly from a deeply-rooted folk culture
Folk culture

Folk culture refers to the localized lifestyle of a culture. It is usually handed down through oral tradition, relates to a sense of community, and demonstrates the "old ways" over novelty....
, and also from tightly-organised subculture
Subculture

In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong....
s and religious cultures.



































One could also include the design of 'home made' vernacular signage and notices.

Some of these activities, such as gardens, family albums, and grave memorials, will be organized on a family basis.






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Vernacular culture is a term used in the modern study of geography
Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth"....
 and cultural studies
Cultural studies

Cultural studies is an academic discipline which combines political economy, communication, sociology, social theory, literary theory, Media influence, film theory, cultural anthropology, philosophy, museum studies and art history/art criticism to study culture phenomena in various societies....
. It refers to cultural forms made and organised by ordinary people for their own pleasure, in modern societies. Such culture is almost always engaged in on a non-profit and voluntary basis, and is almost never funded by the state.

The use of the term generally implies a cultural form that differs markedly from a deeply-rooted folk culture
Folk culture

Folk culture refers to the localized lifestyle of a culture. It is usually handed down through oral tradition, relates to a sense of community, and demonstrates the "old ways" over novelty....
, and also from tightly-organised subculture
Subculture

In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong....
s and religious cultures.

Examples

  • the making and shaping of personal garden
    Garden

    A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials....
    s, market garden allotments.


  • amateur photography
    Vernacular photography

    Vernacular photography refers to the creation of photographs by amateur or unknown photographers who take everyday life and common things as subjects....
    , family albums.


  • scrapbooking
    Scrapbooking

    "Scrapbook" redirects here. For the Mac OS application see Scrapbook . For the Switchblade Symphony album, see Scrapbook . For the film, see Scrapbook ....
    .


  • the making and showing of home-movies.


  • self-organising creative circles, such as for knitting
    Knitting

    Knitting is a method by which yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can be passed through them....
    , sewing
    Sewing

    Sewing or stitching is the fastening of cloth, leather, furs, bark, or other flexible materials, using Sewing needle and yarn. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times ....
    , quilting
    Quilting

    Quilting is a sewing method done either by hand, by sewing machine, or by a Longarm Quilting system. The process uses a needle and thread to join two or more layers of material together to make a quilt....
    , storytelling
    Storytelling

    Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, s, and sounds often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture and in every land as a means of entertainment, education, preservation of culture and in order to instill moral values....
    , photography
    Photography

    Photography is the process, activity and art of creating still or moving by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or an ....
    , dance
    Dance

    Dance is an art form that generally refers to Motion of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of Emotional expression, social social interaction or presented in a spirituality or performance setting....
    , and painting.


  • amateur dramatics and youth dance groups.


  • local history and historical re-enactment groups.


  • book reading and discussion circles.


  • local horticultural produce and pet shows.


  • inventors groups, and leagues of amateur robot builders


  • amateur beauty pageants.


  • local food networks and 'annual dinners'.


  • informal investment-pooling clubs, which meet monthly in a social setting to jointly decide which stocks and shares to invest their money in.


  • fete
    Fête

    F?te is a French language word meaning festival, party, holiday or even birthday , which has passed into English as a label that may be given to certain events....
    s, parades, seasonal and traditional celebrations


  • children's street culture
    Children's street culture

    Children's street culture refers to the cumulative culture created by young children. Collectively, this body of knowledge is passed down from one generation of urban children to the next, and can also be passed between different groups of children ....


  • parent-organised informal child sports and gym teams


  • roadside shrines to traffic victims, and small self-made shrines at graves


  • some forms of weblog and internet culture


One could also include the design of 'home made' vernacular signage and notices.

Some of these activities, such as gardens, family albums, and grave memorials, will be organized on a family basis. Larger activities are usually organized through informal variations of the British committee system; of chairman, secretary, treasurer, agenda, minutes, and an annual meeting with elections based on a quorum
Quorum

In law, a quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative body necessary to conduct the business of that group. Ordinarily, this is a majority of the people expected to be there, although many bodies may have a lower or higher quorum....
.

See also

  • Vernacular dance
  • Vernacular literature
    Vernacular literature

    Vernacular literature is literature written in the vernacular - the speech of the "common people".In the European tradition, this effectively means literature not written in Latin....
  • Vernacular architecture
    Vernacular architecture

    Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorise methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs....
  • Spirit of place
    Spirit of Place

    Spirit of Place is the first full length album by Australian folk-rock band Goanna . It was originally released in 1982, and was re-released in a remastered and expanded form in 2003....
  • Grassroots
    Grassroots

    A grassroots movement is one driven by the constituent of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it is natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures....