Being a business economics major, the idea of two cultures, art and science, being separated from each other never really struck my mind. After watching lecture videos and digging into some reading, science and art are often never taught or thought of together. Professor Vesna even brought up how arts and humanities and math and sciences are on opposite sides of the UCLA campus furthering the seperation between the two cultures.
CP snow also explains how college curriculums are strongly to blame for the separation between the two culture. The layout of the UCLA campus proves this claim by Snow since art and science are on different sides of campus. I also found it interesting that the third culture (combination between the two) is growing stronger and more prominent today. "The bridge, in fact, is being triangulated
and made more stable with the
work of artists utilizing new technologies,
who are in active dialogue with
both sides" (Vesna 122). Advances in technology have alowed people in art culture to expand their works into a more scientific approach since new technology opens up the use of new tools.
Like Vesna said in the lecture videos, the third culture could be a major breakthrough. The combination of art and science can open up new ways of thinking and engaging in different everyday tasks. As the third culture grows, stereotypes of artists and scientist, as seen with Vesna's explanation of children all depicting the stereotypical scientists in the same way, will be eliminated and the future could bring a place where science and art come together. As a person that leans more so into the love for art than science, digging into the side of science and combining the two cultures could open up many more opportunities.
Snow, C. P. The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution. New York: Cambridge UP, 1959. Print.
Snow, C. P. "The Two Cultures: A Second Look." New York: Cambridge UP, 1963. Print.
Vesna, Victoria. "Toward a Third Culture: Being In Between." Leonardo. 34 (2001): 121-125. Print.
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I really like the way you explained the separation of the campus and how different North and South campus are. I was also really interested when you were explaining the new third culture. Great job!
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