social‚ and political transformations.” (Fischer-Lichte‚ 2009:1) It is within this social frame of performative collectives that counter-narratives take form. Such narratives conjure a linear view of history subverting it by disclosing subcultural living. This‚ unfolds new perspectives on history mediated by a non-commercial musical scene. Art movements always were connected to history’s sociological patterns. Although‚ tendency was that only the relevant ones - meaning popular and/or commercial -
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“My culture is my identity and personality. It gives me spiritual‚ intellectual and emotional distinction from others‚ and I am proud of it”. African-American culture‚ also known as black culture‚ in the United States it refers to the cultural contributions of African Americans to the culture of the United States‚ either as part of or distinct from American culture. The African American‚ and also my own culture are made up of a lot of things. In common with some and very different from others. My
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semi-independent culture centered on the family and church‚ which enabled them to survive the experience of bondage without abandoning their self-esteem and to pass on to other generations values that conflicted with those of their masters. Slave culture drew on the heritage of Africa. African influence appeared in dance and music‚ forms of religious worship‚ and slave medicine. The end of the foreign slave trade helped foster a particularly new African-American culture‚ shaped by American and African
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“Change is the only constant‚ whether it’s in music‚ culture‚ dance or fashion” (Sonu Nigam). Nigam states that no aspect of human society can avoid evolution. Change is always happening‚ but some changes may seem more drastic than others. The American society sees and example of this cultural revolution as a result of the first World War. New technology and ways of living were introduced by a fresh generation‚ as old ways of living were left in the past. F. Scott Fitzgerald is known to be
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Reggae is a form of music that was originated from Jamaica. The messages in Reggae are very positive. Reggae inspires others across the world. It supports and enlightens people to accept diversity. Reggae is a great genre of music and brings people together. Reggae is known for sending good vibes and keeping things mellow. Nothing hateful ever comes out of Reggae. If such aggression does come out‚ it’s spreading awareness over politics‚ rights‚ and oppression. Spreading joy and happiness is Reggae’s
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Matriarchal Cultures: The Native American There has long been debate among anthropologists about matriarchal societies. But that is a historical result of last 500 years of European military expansion and extermination of native cultures. There are a few societies whose status as matriarchies is disputed among anthropologists and this is as much a debate about terminology as it is about interpreting how another society defines status and such‚ their self-understanding as opposed to our
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American culture places priority in mind and body. Scores of motivated men and women populate gyms and dietary health clinics across the country seeking a better standard of living‚ a harder challenge‚ or simply recognizing the difficulties that the body faces daily and reaching up to meet them fully. We educate and socialize the mind through years of standardized education and the drive towards higher education. Mothers teach their babies from birth of the music of Haydn and Mozart‚ hoping desperately
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MY “ LATIN” CULTURE My name is Beatriz A. Aquino and I was born in Havana‚ Cuba. My parents emigrated to the beautiful state of Florida in May of 1967. I was a month short of turning 2 years old. I have never visited the country where I was born due to the political system practiced there but I do know its history customs and cultures. I consider myself a Cuban-American. What I mean by this is I was born a Cuban and am very proud to say that; however I was raised in the United States
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Today I will be talking about the contribution of African American culture to the United States. One of the largest emigrants to arrive in the United States in the colonial time is the West and Central Africans. You could find African’s spread out around American colonies from Maine to Florida ‚ and Mexico to Canada. In the 1830s there where 2.3 million Africans out of the 12.8 million people in the United States. The way Americans eat in New Orleans is influenced by African’s. The popular foods
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Cajuns Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana‚ consisting in part of the descendants of Acadian exiles—French-speakers from L’Acadie in what are now the Maritimes of Eastern Canada Louisiana and Texas 1.2 Million Cajuns Food Cajun food relied on local ingredients and wild game like duck‚ rabbit‚ alligator. Areas close to the water used fish and shellfish like shrimp and crawfish. Because Cajuns were poor they used every part of a butchered animal like a pig. They
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