An essay – Caribbean Drama‚ from the aspects of traditional or indigenous culture Stacy Herbert “If theatre is to truly represent the people and nation from which it comes‚ it should draw from its culture‚ festivals‚ traditions and folk art; and Trinidad & Tobago’s carnival offers a unique opportunity to create a theatre which truly represents this”. These are the thoughts and words of Errol Hill‚ with which I concur. In keeping with this idea‚ I will bring to the fore a number of Trinbagonian
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Guatemala was unsuccessful in progressing socially for the indigenous Mayan people after the Guatemalan civil war to a great extent‚ because of the lack of leadership and social attitude towards the indigenous Mayan people. The indigenous Mayan people were seen as inferior due to them being minorities in society‚ which caused them to barely possess any right before and after the war. Being the lower class of the Guatemalan society‚ caused them to yearn for social progress in society‚ which was something
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INDIGENOUS TOURISM: THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF APPROPRIATION‚ RE-IDENTIFICATION AND RE-PRESENTATION Tourism is an industry: its structures exist solely because profit can be generated. However‚ it offers a paradox because by offering employment and income by capitalising upon and giving value to arts and crafts previously thought unimportant‚ it then threatens to gain ownership of those designs and the ways of thought of which they are an expression. Ryan‚ C 2005‚ Indigenous tourism: commodification
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ART 1/PREHISTORIC THROUGH GOTHIC ART Chapter 1: The Birth of Art 1-5 Nude Woman (The Venus of Willendorf)‚ 28‚000-25‚000 B.C. 1-6 Woman Holding a Bison Horn‚ from Laussel 25‚000-20‚000 B.C. 1-7 Two Bison‚ 15‚000-10‚000 B.C. 1-9 Bison‚ detail of cave at Altamira‚ 12‚000-1‚000 B.C. 1-10 Spotted Horses and Negative Hand Prints‚ cave at Pech-Merle‚ 22‚000 B.C. 1-11 Hall of Bulls‚ Left wall‚ 15‚000-13‚000 B.C. 1-14 Stone Tower‚ Jericho‚ 8‚000-7‚000 B.C.
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Centre‚ Chitral Institute for Educational Development March 2012 Is it the way to teach language the way we teach language? English language teaching in rural Pakistan Ali Nawab Aga Khan University‚ Professional Development Centre‚ Chitral Follow this and additional works at: http://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_ied_pdcc Recommended Citation Nawab‚ A. (2012). Is it the way to teach language the way we teach language? English language teaching in rural Pakistan. Academic Research International
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Are the indigenous citizens qualified as Hong Kong People in Government’s mind? Housing problems has plagued Hong Kong for years‚ the government proposed to set up new towns in the northeast New Territories in 2008. Recently‚ the government Development Bureau issued two television announcements to promote the plan. In the announcements the government claimed‚ “Every generation deserves a better living environment‚ North East New Territories New Development Areas‚ New Towns for Hong Kong People”
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What we previously know or believe greatly impacts how we view the world and the visual culture that surrounds us. John Berger argues in the first chapter of his work written in 1972 entitled “Ways of Seeing”‚ that art “embodies a [different and unique] way of seeing” and an artist’s perspective of the truth may not necessarily correlate with what actually occurred. Whilst viewers may assume that what they are seeing within an artwork is historically and culturally accurate‚ the reality is that they
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The Peloponnesian League: an alliance of Peloponnesian cities with Sparta as the leading city. Sparta had a separate alliance with each city. ‘…we believe that the allies met as a council and could in fact overrule Sparta in a military decision. Thus Sparta‚ it would appear‚ relied on it command of influence and respect rather than outright military power in order to have its voice heard within its own band of most important allies.’ Welch‚ p. 169 Paul Cartledge: his work in the 1970s involved
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Throughout Australian and international history‚ indigenous people have had their future chosen for them. This dates back millennia‚ when the Romans would sell the indigenous off as slaves‚ or when the Aboriginals of Australia were stolen from their families. Until only recently‚ indigenous people were living at a lower standard than other people‚ and no-one fought for their rights. However‚ there have been significant advancements in the Aboriginal fight for self-determination‚ such as the Mabo
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An Analysis of the Social Gradient of Health in Relation to the Australian Indigenous population “The demonstration of a social gradient of health predicts that reducing inequality itself has health benefits for all‚ not simply for the impoverished or deprived minorities within populations.” (Devitt‚ Hall & Tsey 2001) The above quote from Devitt‚ Hall and Tsey’s paper is a relatively well grounded and well researched statement which draws on contemporary theoretical sociological concepts to
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