Culture jamming

by which we can judge and acknowledge architecture by the presence of these both. Ranging from all types of material culture, architecture is the most expressive and experiencing medium. As a medium, architecture has a language also through which we can identify the culture and society of a particular era. Architecture also discloses the desires, power struggles and material culture of a society along with the aesthetic and formal presence of an architect. As anthropologist Victor Buchli…

Lewis model and people’s character Richard Lewis is a British linguist and he wrote a book “When Cultures Collide”. In his book, he plotted countries in relation to three categories. The first one is linear-active, the second one is multi-active, the third one is reactive. These categories conclude lots of countries. On my opinion, to a certain extent, his points were right. But some details in this article, I disagree with him. I also have my own point of view. First of all, the model of…

come from distinct culture will have different behavior and action. Sometimes those behaviors are appropriate for this culture but are not for other cultures. A Canadian sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie had been hilariously reflected the conflict between non-Muslim folks and Muslim residents in a small town. Baber and Magee are two special characters. Baber is a grouchy old man. He always observes his community behavior because he wants to maintain the spirit of Muslim culture. As a result,…

Political Culture in India and Japan. Introduction. Both India and Japan have majestic and unique cultures of their own kind. Both countries have a vast culture whose roots are dated back to centuries. Both the countries are well known for their culture. They have gained utmost respect from other parts of the countries due to their awe-inspiring culture. One can see culture as a baroque phenomenon which features morals, laws, knowledge, art, beliefs and all those other credentials that a man may…

Teaching Culturally responsive teaching focuses on the learning needs of students from various cultures and requires that teachers integrate multicultural perspectives into the curriculum (Banks, 1994; Gay, 2002). As the demographic differences in K-12 student population continue to increase, teachers will need to become more aware of the cultural backgrounds of their pupils. Although integrating the culture of each cultural group in America would be difficult, teachers can integrate cultural…

Introduction. Gobabis, has undergone various changes due to influences from different ruling bodies over the years, ranging from the early oorlam settlers through the German colonization up to the Dorsland trekkers and is currently influences. This essay will analyze these various factors and to try and capture the character of the town. Gobabis region before settlement. Gobabis is situated in the east of Namibia in the Omaheke region and was inhabited only by the San people who were hunter…

linked to the integration of numerous nationalities within the company workforce due to globalization, mobility and development in tourism trends. Which also contains the cultural diversity. Cultural diversity is the difference between different cultures, impact when they met, such as competition and loss reaction. Cultural diversity may be due to religious constituencies, ethnic group, language, political stance, social class, gender, nationalism, the age gap, literary accomplishment, artistic…

Missing of the traditional Korean culture one reason of the successful K-movement was because of the globalization of creativity which is built on a remarkable outsourcing system. The producer, composer or choreographer of a K-pop singer does not have to be a Korean. Despite the songs had been produced in Korean language and performed by Korean people, there always is a western shadow over it. It is hard to connect a Korean song written by foreigners with the Korean culture itself. This kind of…

Therefore, one of the grounding ideas of visual sociology is that valid scientific insight in society can be acquired by observing, analysing and theorising its visual manifestations: behavior of people/organisation and material products of culture/organisational culture (Zuev and Nathansohn,…

Country’s culture and social traditions is part of our identity and it can be seen in our daily interactions, the food that we eat, and the place we stay. Therefore it makes us unique and different from others. Singapore with just only fifty years of history our traditional values are been affected by globalization. Being one of the first world country in the world and having such small land, it is common that our country culture and social traditions is dying out soon. It is thus important to…