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Robyn Collinson
Robyn Collinson

Cultural competence involves interpreting signs and symbols in relation to specific cultures without realizing it. For example, a Norwegian pine tree with snow is instantly associated with Christmas in British culture but just a normal tree in others. The color red symbolizes happiness in China but danger in Britain. Clothing styles can also signify meanings across cultures. Fan culture takes an active role in media through communities that share interests in films, TV, music, books or games. Fans worldwide connect over social media to discuss their interests, such as dedicated accounts for singers like Justin Bieber. Fan fiction, where fans write stories about characters or settings, is shared online rather than published and brings fan bases together.

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Audience Responses Cultural Competence In every day life, we interpret signs and symbols and relate them with specific cultures and people without even realizing. For example, if we take this Norwegian Pine tree with snow on. Typically, in the British culture, almost instantly it would be seen a something related to Christmas but it other cultures, it would be seen as just a normal tree. The way different cultures perceive colours is also a part of cultural competence. If we look at the colour red, in Britain it is seen as a colour for danger or a warning symbol, which is why fire engines and fire extinguishers are red. Although, we see red as a dangerous and negative colour, in China, it is seen as a colour that symbolizes happiness and good luck and at Chinese New Year, red packets are given out as a sign of prosperity in the coming year. It is also a popular colour at weddings and it is seen to be a sincere colour. Another part of cultural competence is attaching meanings to items such as clothes or even cars. For example, if you see somebody dressed in leather clothes and big boots with a mo-hawk, it will instantly be seen as a sign of rebellion, whether or not that is the case. Fan Culture Fan culture takes a very active role in media as it can make or break a product. Fan culture describes a community of people who share a common interest of an anything from a film, a TV program, a band/singer or a book or game. Fan culture transcends language, cultural and geographical barriers by connecting people from various backgrounds over a love of a particular thing through use of social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. People all around the world created accounts dedicated to their interest. One example of a fan base are the Beliebers, who are seen to be one of the most powerful, hardcore fan bases around. The fan base is partially due to the Internet as fans can connect via it. Fan fiction plays a big role throughout fan bases. Fan fiction is where fans of a particular thing write stories about characters or settings from it. Fan fiction stories are never professionally published but are instead publicly available for all to read on websites such as Wattpad.

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  • 1. Audience Responses Cultural Competence In every day life, we interpret signs and symbols and relate them with specific cultures and people without even realizing. For example, if we take this Norwegian Pine tree with snow on. Typically, in the British culture, almost instantly it would be seen a something related to Christmas but it other cultures, it would be seen as just a normal tree. The way different cultures perceive colours is also a part of cultural competence. If we look at the colour red, in Britain it is seen as a colour for danger or a warning symbol, which is why fire engines and fire extinguishers are red. Although, we see red as a dangerous and negative colour, in China, it is seen as a colour that symbolizes happiness and good luck and at Chinese New Year, red packets are given out as a sign of prosperity in the coming year. It is also a popular colour at weddings and it is seen to be a sincere colour. Another part of cultural competence is attaching meanings to items such as clothes or even cars. For example, if you see somebody dressed in leather clothes and big boots with a mo-hawk, it will instantly be seen as a sign of rebellion, whether or not that is the case. Fan Culture Fan culture takes a very active role in media as it can make or break a product. Fan culture describes a community of people who share a common interest of an anything from a film, a TV program, a band/singer or a book or game. Fan culture transcends language, cultural and geographical barriers by connecting people from various backgrounds over a love of a particular thing through use of social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. People all around the world created accounts dedicated to their interest. One example of a fan base are the Beliebers, who are seen to be one of the most powerful, hardcore fan bases around. The fan base is partially due to the Internet as fans can connect via it. Fan fiction plays a big role throughout fan bases. Fan fiction is where fans of a particular thing write stories about characters or settings from it. Fan fiction stories are never professionally published but are instead publicly available for all to read on websites such as Wattpad.