URBAN CULTURE

This is a simple lesson plan outline of Indian History and Philosophy. This lesson focuses on the Indus Culture.

Harkness paints a picture of early modern science that is characterized by the urban emphasis on social networks, increasing literacy, and practical applications of knowledge spurred on by collaboration and competition.

The influence of Hip-Hop on American culture is more than obvious. Transcending cultural, racial, ethnic, social and class lines, Hip-Hop is a culture itself moulding a status quo that is reflected in distinctive language, outfit, artwork and ideology.

Urban movies continue to grow in popularity. This can be seen in the exploding direct to video market where urban movies reign supreme. The rising quality of independent urban movies has made them much more attractive to DVD consumers

What Jean Michael Basquait was to New York, Purvis Young is to Florida. Basquait had his own style, rhyme and reason, falling in with the pop crowd and hip scene of the time. Yet Purvis Young remained in Miami's underbelly, and stayed somewhat the same.

If any city has an abundance of vacant land, it's Detroit. Urban gardens are transforming abandoned eyesores into sources of bountiful harvests at the forefront of an inner-city food revolution.

This article explains how witchcraft functions as a method for restoring social harmony in Azande culture.

In an interview with Iis P. Tussyadiah, I was able to gather information regarding her family background, perspective of her culture, and her experiences in leisure/recreation/tourism as a 31-year-old female from Indonesia.

Essential to studying abroad, culture shock can be overwhelming, a gut-wrenching, confused feeling that can diminish the quality of your experience. Don't let it.

The passivity of Chinese popular culture set against the backdrop of the film Street Angel.

A look at the growing hobby of urban exploration and what it is all about.

This research paper examines the influence of African American culture and musical struction in Toni Morrison's novel Jazz.

One of the biggest problems of rapidly developing urban areas is the subsequent growth of urban slums. This paper takes a look at the history of the urban slum problem in Metro Manila and evaluates some of the various steps carried out to address this problem.

Somehow, we got onto the mailing list of "Black Expressions", a small catalog of books for "black book lovers". Well, I am flabbergasted and horrified by what I found.

In the mood to relocate to America's Heartland? Look no further than the unique architecture, culture and government structure of the Historic Northeast neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri.

Using material from Soja's "Postmetropolis" and LeGates and Stout's "City Reader," this paper seeks to understand how the contemporary city develops in terms of identity, ending with a distinctly Christian viewpoint on urban development.

An examination of sexuality and the meanings of pornography and burlesque in American popular culture through history.

The African American music and dance, speech and strong personality carry the African American culture to play a pivotal role in their rich history, powerful literature, and political movements that revealed around the world.

A review of the book, "Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen."

The urban Filipino psyche has corrupted its view of youth activism. Young activists are viewed as trouble-makers and delinquents. This article tries to delve into the Filipino psyche to explain such perception and it's evolution through the years.

IThe 1992 film Boyz in the Hood, takes a closer look at urban black America in South Central Los Angeles. Each person, though living in the same neighborhood chooses different paths in life. However, one common bond is always shared: violence

My day at the Greek Festival left me with a feeling of loss for my own culture.

Diners, Bowling Alleys, and Trailer Parks: Chasing the American Dream in Postwar Consumer Culture attempts to draw a dotted line between the reconstruction of these three establishments and the rise of consumer culture.

20 years ago, a fan of the hip-hop culture might have taken to wearing clothing from bourgeoisie designers that really had nothing to do with urban fashion.