Download or read book Intertwined Cultural Journeys written by Kathryn Blackmon and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: As our schools gain more and more children from different cultures and ethnicities, there is an increasing need to diversify curriculum to assist in cultivating tolerance and understanding. Drawing upon an eclectic group of theorists who highlight the importance of meaningful curricula and education, and using autoethnography as method, I explore aspects of reflective teaching and student empowerment through the medium of multicultural music education. Connections between my own cultural heritage and the cultures of my students were made through a critical evaluation of my current approach to multicultural music education. Using multiple information sources including student observations, lesson plans, and journals, four key events holding significance for my practice of multicultural music education were identified and discussed in order to illuminate teaching methods that have empowered and enriched the lives of my students. 2 In this study, Banks' (2007) theory of multicultural education provides the framework for my current practice of multicultural education while Schwab's (1978) four commonplaces (i.e., subject matter, teacher, learner, and milieu) are used to organize the key events discussed in this work. Freire's concept of conscientization (1987) is used to chronicle key cultural events in my life that demonstrate the continued process of my critical consciousness and Greene's (2001) concept of intense noticing is used to illustrate multicultural music education that encourages students to engage in imagination and empathy. Finally, Eisner's (1985, 1988) concepts of educational connoisseurship and meaningful education are used to highlight ways in which aspects of my musical curricular practices speak to larger issues of educational purpose and meaning. By relaying my own personal stories and the stories of the immigrant students I teach, my hope is to convey the positive aspects of multiculturalism and multicultural music study. This study validates the need in public schools for the kind of meaningful education that brings students feelings of joy, empathy, and purpose. This study connects curriculum studies and music education with issues of social justice by highlighting the role music study can play in affirming diversity and educating for equity.
Download or read book Cultural Journeys into the Arab World written by Dalya Cohen-Mor and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A diverse collection of fiction and nonfiction literature from across the Arabic-speaking world. Cultural Journeys into the Arab World provides a fascinating window into Arab culture and society through the voices of its own writers and poets. Organized thematically, the anthology features more than fifty texts, including poems, essays, stories, novels, memoirs, eyewitness accounts, and life histories, by leading male and female authors from across the Arabic-speaking world. Each theme is explored in several genres, both fiction and nonfiction, and framed by a wealth of contextual information that places the literary texts within the historical, political, cultural, and social background of the region. Spanning a century of Arab creative writingfrom the dean of Arabic letters Taha Hussein to the Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz and the celebrated poet Adonisthe anthology offers unforgettable journeys into the rich and dynamic realm of Arab culture. Representing a wide range of settings, viewpoints, and socioeconomic backgrounds, the characters speak of their conditions, aspirations, struggles, and achievements living in complex societies marked by tensions arising from the persistence of older traditions and the impact of modernity. Their myriad voices paint a vivid and intimate portrait of contemporary Arab life in the Middle East, revealing the common humanity of a region of vital significance in world affairs.
Download or read book Transformative Journeys written by Cong Ellen Zhang and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Song (960-1279), all educated Chinese men traveled frequently, journeying long distances to attend school and take civil service examinations. They crisscrossed the country to assume government posts, report back to the capital, and return home between assignments and to attend to family matters. Based on a wide array of texts, Transformative Journeys analyzes the impact of travel on this group of elite men and the places they visited. In the first part of the book, Cong Ellen Zhang considers the practical aspects of travel during the Song in the context of state mobilization of and assistance to government travelers, including the infrastructure of waterways and highways, the bureaucratic procedures entailed in official travel, and the means of transport and types of lodging. The second part of the book focuses on elite activities on the road, especially the elaborate farewell banquets, welcoming ceremonies, and visits to famous places. Zhang argues convincingly that abundant travel experience became integral to Song elite identity and status, greatly strengthening the social and cultural coherence of the practitioners. In promoting their experience of traveling across a large empire, Song elite men firmly established their position as the country’s political, social, and cultural leaders. The literary compositions and physical traces they left behind also formed an overlapping web of collective memories, continually enhancing local pride and defining the place of various localities in the cultural geography of the country. Transformative Journeys sheds new light on the nature of Chinese literati, their dominance of culture and society, and China’s social and cultural integration. Those interested in premodern China and travel literature will find a wealth of material previously unavailable to Western readers.
Download or read book A Cultural Journey through the English Lexicon written by Roberto Facchinetti and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a metaphorical journey through the English lexicon, viewed as a vehicle and a mirror of cultural identity. From the translatability of phrases and metaphors to genre-specific terms, from English as a Lingua Franca to English language teaching, the studies collected here testify to the fact that in English – and overall in language – word contextualization or lack of contextualization impinges on linguistic utterances and leads to differing interpretations of the textual message. The book may be of interest to a wide range of scholars and students who are concerned with the study of the English lexicon, bearing in mind that this lexicon provides the bricks of any language, and language, in turn, needs the cornerstone of Culture to stand firmly and thrive.
Download or read book Cultural Journeys written by Heinemann-Raintree and published by Heinemann/Raintree. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional folktales, recipes, games, and other fun activities transport readers to another country. Each title examines a specific culture through regional foods, religion and festivals, special and every day clothing, and music and dance. A brief history and discussion of the topography of each country puts its cultural diversity into perspective.
Download or read book Chronicles of a Reluctant Immigrant written by Raj Pandya and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This autobiographical journey is a multi-dimensioned narrative encompassing a number of distinct though interwoven themes. It is a coming of age story of a boy (Raj) from an obscure small town in India born and raised in an orthodox Hindu family. It is a love story that spans distant continents and different cultures. It is a story of a mixed race and cross-cultural marriage played out in the East and the West. It is a commentary about the history and culture of the people and places the protagonist encounters over the journey and the times he lives through. Finally, it is the story of a well-educated man who is frustrated and disheartened because he is unable to find professional fulfillment in his country of birth, and reluctantly looks to the West for better opportunities, where he finally succeeds in salvaging his moribund professional career and in earning the recognition he deserves. The narrative would tickle the imagination of readers; it would enhance their understanding of diverse cultures and it would nudge them to empathize with the protagonists dilemmas as he navigates through the social and cultural landscapes of the East and the West.
Download or read book Standing Out written by Angela Lee Chen and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poignant and wry, Standing Out is, at heart, a profoundly human story that explores the nature of belonging. Born in New York City to Chinese parents, at the age of three, Angela's family relocated to Kenya. Through life's inevitable turns, Angela's resilience and love of people show through.
Download or read book Understanding Global Cultures Metaphorical Journeys Through 31 Nations Clusters of Nations Continents and Diversity written by Martin J. Gannon and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Understanding Global Cultures, Fifth Edition, authors Martin J. Gannon and Rajnandini Pillai present the cultural metaphor—any activity, phenomenon, or institution with which the members of a given culture identify emotionally or cognitively—as a method for understanding the cultural mindsets of individual nations, clusters of nations, and even continents. The book shows how metaphors are guidelines to help outsiders quickly understand what members of a culture consider important. The fully updated Fifth Edition includes 31 nation-specific chapters, including a new Part XI on popular music as cultural metaphors, two completely new chapters on Vietnam and Argentina, revisions to all retained chapters, and a more explicit linkage between each cultural metaphor and current economic and business developments in each nation.
Download or read book Grits written by Erin Byers Murray and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grits is a fascinating cultural history and examination of the current role of grits in Southern cuisine. For food writer Erin Byers Murray, grits had always been one of those basic, bland Southern table necessities—something to stick to your ribs or dollop the butter and salt onto. But after hearing a famous chef wax poetic about the terroir of grits, her whole view changed. Suddenly the boring side dish of her youth held importance, nuance, and flavor. She decided to do some digging to better understand the fascinating and evolving role of grits in Southern cuisine and culture as well as her own Southern identity. As more artisan grits producers gain attention in the food world, grits have become elevated and appreciated in new ways, nationally on both sides of the Mason Dixon Line, and by international master chefs. Murray takes the reader behind the scenes of grits cultivation, visiting local growers, millers, and cooks to better understand the South’s interest in and obsession with grits. What she discovers, though, is that beyond the culinary significance of grits, the simple staple leads her to complicated and persisting issues of race, gender, and politics.
Download or read book A Checkerboard of Nights and Days written by Irandukht Fahmy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Checkerboard of Nights and Days is the story of Iran Fahmy's extraordinary cultural journey. A native of Iran, she arrived in the U.S. in 1957 at age 24 to attend graduate school on a Royal Scholarship. Unable to speak or understand English very well, she faced many challenges in adapting to an unfamiliar culture, enduring loneliness and isolation. Yet she went on to earn two graduate degrees, marry an Egyptian scholar she met at Columbia University, raise three children as first-generation Americans, and, through her work, touch the lives of children and families who were challenged by special needs. Iran's childhood was a magical one in many ways, as she grew up in a secular region of Iran that was a vibrant mix of ethnic groups, religions, and cultures, a place where food, poetry, music, and an appreciation of nature's beauty were intertwined pleasures of daily life. Yet that childhood was also marked by darkness and tragedy: the early deaths of her older brother and father, the harshness of life under Soviet occupation after World War II, and the misogyny and intolerance of the country's fundamentalist Muslim population. Yearning to escape the patriarchy and religious conservatism of her native land, Iran found a home in the U.S., where she was free to forge a new identity. This wasn't always an easy journey, as she and her family sometimes encountered prejudice and intolerance as they tried to balance their three cultures: American, Persian, and Egyptian. Yet the Fahmy family gradually assimilated into American life and is today a model of multiculturalism; every Thanksgiving they offer Muslim, Baha'i, Jewish, and Christian prayers that honor their diverse backgrounds. Now 85 and living in Pennsylvania with her husband Mahmoud, Iran enjoys swimming, walking, gardening, and writing. She and her family have travelled extensively throughout the U.S. and to dozens of nations, which has only confirmed their view that this country is the freest in the world. Her children, grandchildren, family, and friends are proud that she has completed this memoir, a tribute to her persistence, determination, and resilience in transcending the many challenges of her life.
Download or read book Entangled Histories written by Elisheva Baumgarten and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-01-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entangled Histories: Knowledge, Authority, and Jewish Culture in the Thirteenth Century provides a multifaceted account of Jewish life in Europe and the Mediterranean basin at a time when economic, cultural, and intellectual encounters coincided with heightened interfaith animosity.
Download or read book Precious written by Helen Molesworth and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A renowned jewelry expert recounts her career working with nature’s most extraordinary treasures—gemstones—and traces these rare jewels from ancient Egyptian records through the high-stakes auctions of today. Helen Molesworth has been captivated by precious stones since early childhood but she struggled to join the gemstone industry, having no connections to the few family-run companies that have dominated the field for centuries. She persevered, and more than two decades later, Molesworth is now an international authority hired to appraise the extraordinary jewelry of such clients as the British royal family. Precious is packed with inside stories about fabulous jewels associated with generations of celebrities, from Cleopatra (emerald) to Catherine, Princess of Wales (sapphire); from Marilyn Monroe (pearl) to Beyoncé (garnet); from Jackie O (pearl) to Lady Gaga (diamond); and from Marie Antoinette (pearl) to Elizabeth Taylor (pearl, ruby, and emerald)! As Molesworth tells it, the history of gemstones is the history of humanity. And so she journeys the world, navigating African diamond mines, Colombian emerald mines, and the sapphire-rich rivers of Sri Lanka to study gems at their source. She has selected ten of nature’s most dazzling gems, tracing their discovery to when these cut-and-polished masterpieces first adorned empresses and kings. From the stories of a priceless emerald watch hidden under floorboards for centuries to the common quartz fashioned into world-famous royal jewels, and diamonds selling for multi-millions, Precious is not just a chronicle of archeology and geology, high society and high finance, it’s the story of our timeless ambition to make—and wear—something beautiful.
Download or read book Cultural Encounters written by Charles Burdett and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1930s were one of the most important decades in defining the history of the twentieth century. It saw the rise of right-wing nationalism, the challenge to established democracies and the full force of imperialist aggression. Cultural Encounters makes an important contribution to our understanding of the ideological and cultural forces which were active in defining notions of national identity in the 1930s. By examining the work of writers and journalists from a range of European countries who used the medium of travel writing to articulate perceptions of their own and other cultures, the book gives a comprehensive account of the complex intellectual climate of the 1930s.
Download or read book Decolonizing Indigenous Education written by S. Taieb and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using auto-ethnography, Taieb narrates the journey of developing a educational philosophy from and for the Kayble of Algeria and undertakes to write the sociological foundations of an Kayble education system.
Download or read book Cultural Chronicles written by Gupta Amit and published by Gupta Amit. This book was released on 2024-03-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Cultural Chronicles: A Journey Through Global Traditions," readers are invited to embark on an enriching exploration of the diverse cultural practices and traditions from around the world. Through vivid storytelling and detailed explanations, this book provides a comprehensive guide to gaining a deeper understanding of the customs, beliefs, and rituals that shape our global society. Targeted at those curious about different cultures, "Cultural Chronicles" serves as a valuable resource for individuals seeking to expand their knowledge and appreciation for the vast array of traditions that exist across the globe. By delving into the intricate details of various cultural practices, readers will be able to identify commonalities and differences among different societies, ultimately fostering a greater sense of interconnectedness and empathy. Solution-oriented in its approach, this book encourages readers to challenge their preconceived notions and biases, offering a fresh perspective on the richness and diversity of global traditions. By highlighting the beauty and significance of various cultural practices, "Cultural Chronicles" aims to inspire readers to embrace and celebrate the differences that make our world vibrant and unique. With content that captivates and educates, "Cultural Chronicles" stands out as a valuable addition to any library. From exploring the intricacies of ancient rituals to examining modern-day celebrations, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the diverse tapestry of global traditions. Readers will be enthralled by the vivid descriptions and engaging narratives that bring each cultural practice to life, making for an immersive and enlightening reading experience. Special features such as vibrant illustrations, maps, and photographs further enhance the reading experience, providing visual context and depth to the exploration of global traditions. These visual aids not only serve to enhance the reader's understanding but also add a layer of richness and beauty to the overall presentation of the book. The educational value of "Cultural Chronicles" cannot be overstated, as it offers a wealth of information and insights into the cultural practices that shape our world. By delving into the historical, social, and religious significance of various traditions, readers will gain a deeper appreciation for the complexities and nuances of global cultures, ultimately broadening their perspectives and fostering a greater sense of cultural literacy.
Download or read book Entangled Otherness written by Charlotte Hammond and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entangled Otherness explores the dynamics of cross-dressing and gender performance in contemporary Francophone Caribbean cultures. Through examination of archival texts, artistic works and oral histories the author reveals how strategies of crossing, mimicry and masquerade have enabled resistance to the racialised, gendered and patriarchal classifications of bodies that characterized Enlightenment thought during the French transatlantic slave trade.
Download or read book Cultural Studies written by Chris Barker and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-12-27 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chris Barker's best-selling Cultural Studies has established itself as the leading undergraduate introduction to Cultural Studies. It takes the student through all they need to know: the theoretical foundations and developments of Cultural Studies and the questions that occupy the field today, from the multiple meanings of 'culture' itself to ideology, language, subjectivity, sex, space, race, media, the urban, youth and resistance. With its concise, accessible definitions, stimulating activities, checked 'key points', chapter summaries, and an expanded glossary, it is an indispensable tool for students and lecturers alike. This third edition is fully updated with: • a new chapter on electronic media and 'digital culture'; • major additions of material on the creative industries, culture jamming, new feminism and 'raunch culture' and globalization; • all-new photographs presented with pedagogic activities; • biographical snapshots of key figures in cultural studies. This book is now even more the best-value one-stop shop for Cultural Studies. Chris Barker is Associate Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Wollongong, and author of The SAGE Dictionary of Cultural Studies.
