RI GP Infopack - Arts&Culture

RAFFLES INSTITUTION YEAR 6 GENERAL PAPER – ARTS & CULTURE STUDENTS’ INFORMATION PACKAGE 2023 EU(s) Pg Enduring Understandings And Essential Questions Past Year Examination Questions 2 4 Section A: Foundational Concepts 1 What is art? 1 and 2 8 2 Ways of defining art 1 and 2 12 3 The purpose of art: A brief history* 1 14 4 The many meanings of culture* 6-9 15 5 The significance of material and non-material culture 6-8 17 Section B: Investing in the Arts 6 The role of the arts in making a nation a home* 3, 5 20 7 For artistic millennials, making a living out of the arts is a craft in itself 2, 4-5 25 8 Singapore cultural statistics – Arts attendance & revenue 5 30 9 COVID-19 has shown Singapore digital arts and humanities are quite the essential service 5 32 10 Art education holds some lessons on the way we teach 5 and 9 34 11 The full measure of an arts education 1 and 5 37 Section C: Regulating the Arts 12 Should we censor art?* 3 and 10 40 13 Art vs government in Singapore 3 44 14 Against the wall: The journey of Singapore’s street art scene from fringe to mainstream 3 and 4 49 15 Artists rally around Alfian Sa'at after Ong Ye Kung cites his poem during Yale-NUS debate 3, 4 and 10 53 16 Steaks Grown From Human Cells Spark Interest and Outrage 3, 4 and 10 55 Section D: Different genres of the Arts 17 High and Low Art 1, 4 and 8 57 18 Music helps us remember who we are and how we belong during difficult and traumatic times 2, 4 and 10 59 19 How NFTs are fuelling the digital art boom 4 and 10 61 Section E: Threats to Culture 20 Give the Easter Islanders their statue back – it doesn’t belong in the British Museum 8-10 66 21 To return or not: Who should own indigenous art? 8-10 68 22 The dos and don’ts of cultural appropriation 8 and 9 71 23 Why are languages worth preserving? 8 and 9 75 24 How technology is used to preserve endangered languages 8 and 9 78 25 How data threatens shared mass culture 6-9 81 *Primary readings

Arts & Culture EUs & EQs Page 2 of 85 ARTS & CULTURE – STUDENT’S INFOPACK 2023 Enduring Understanding(s): What will students understand as a result of this unit? Definition & characteristics of the arts EU1: Fundamentally, art is an expression of human creativity, and one of its greatest values lies in the intangible socio-psychological benefits it provides to the individual – both artist and audience. EU2: Our artistic tendencies are expressed through various branches of creative activity – termed “the arts” – including visual (e.g. painting, sculpture, architecture), performing (e.g. theatre, dance, music) and literary arts (e.g. poetry, prose, drama). EU3: There are often parameters placed upon the arts by entities (e.g. the state, religious authorities) due to perceptions that they pose a threat to establishmen