Session Overview - Understanding Culture

Welcome to the session: Understanding Culture. 

Today, owing to fast-paced communication and the advent of mass media, the world has turned into a multi-cultural global village. Hence, to keep up with this transformation, it becomes critical to understand, respect and empathise with different cultural practices and norms in order to create an environment where everyone can thrive.

Now, you must have come across the word culture innumerable times in your lives and might have even used it several times. But, do you know what culture actually means and what are its various components?

In this session, you will learn about the meaning of the word 'culture’ and its history, the constituent elements that make up a culture, the modes of operation of culture, and agents of global and Indian cultural change.

In this session

You will learn about the following topics:

• The meaning and history of the word culture

• The elements of culture

• Social transmission of culture

• Agents of global cultural change

• Agents of Indian cultural change

• The Indian cultural paradox

People you will hear from in this session

Dr Ritu Sen  

Faculty Member

Dr Ritu Sen holds a PhD in Literature Film Studies from Rajasthan University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies from Xavier's Institute of Communication, Mumbai. She has been teaching at the postgraduate level for over a decade. She teaches a special program on Creative Fiction and Content Writing. She has a proven track record of successful assignments in editing, syllabus designing, workshop moderation (communication, creative writing, film appreciation) and creative content writing.