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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"World Culture"”.
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From Curiosa to World Culture. The History of the Latin American Collections at the Museum of World Culture in Sweden
… collections stored today at the Museum of World Culture in Sweden, emphasizing the relationship between the political ideological context of society and the signifi cance that the objects have been given over time. When the fi rst collections started to come to Sweden they meant a …
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Tenets and Concepts of World Culture Theory Reflected in Experienced Primary School Teachers' Understanding of Educational Changes in Taiwan
… has generated heated debates on whether the world is becoming more homogenous or heterogeneous and if we are witnessing the emergence of a global culture or diversified local cultures. One particular debate involves world-institutionalists and educational anthropologists on world culture and …
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The Trojan Horse(s) of "Hello World" culture : the story of Sony PSP domestication through the eyes of the Homebrew users
… Shaping of Technology and that of hackers/hackercultures, this thesis focuses upon the domestication practices of the Sony PlayStation Portable(PSP) game console by the Homebrew community in the way they engage with it. Outliningthe three key perspectives of the social artefact groups, the hacker …
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Why I Killed the Draft Horse: The Golden Bough, Robert Frost, and "Progress"
… that undergirds Frazer's encyclopedic study of world culture and, by performing ceremony as a kind of modem poesis, Frost complicates the hero/sacrificial object role and critiques the progressive ideology that grounds Frazer's account to fashion a troubling epic for modern America that …
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There Is No Place For African Women: Gender Politics in the Writings of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
… of the place of Africans in contemporary world culture, in turn, uses the novel to critique society’s hierarchies of privilege and oppression and of stereotypical representation of Africa and Africans in the world arena.
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International, National, and Local Notions of the Public Library: An extended case study in Namibia
… the diffusion of public libraries around the world. I used a sociological approach and the Extended Case Method (Burawoy, 1991; 1998). Two theories framed the research: World Society Theory (Meyer et al. 1997) and New Institutional Theory (Powell and DiMaggio, 1991). World Society Theory was …
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Headed for the Heartland: Decision-making Factors for International Students to Attend Rural and Suburban Community College in Illinois
… a multi-theoretical framework encompassing world culture theory, push-pull theory, and cognitive decision making theory. Using a qualitative case study design, thirteen international students from four different Illinois community colleges were interviewed. Study participants were selected …
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The Alchemist of the Surreal and the Uncanny Valley: Jan Švankmajer, the puppet and eerie animation
… whose work is influenced by the Czechoslovakian culture and tradition, employs the notion of the uncanny in his films in mixing and contrasting ways and animating the inanimate is a central element. Freud’s The Uncanny, draws from Delusion and Dream and has a precedent, Ernst Jentsch’s On the …
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Perancangan pusat kreativitas budaya Kabupaten Ende (NTT): Tema extending tradition
… yang mulai hilang pada masyarakat. ENGLISH: The world culture that grows rapidly has inevitably given influences on local cultures of nation. Such world culture also gives impact on the growth of science and technology. Thus, in turn the so-called growth slowly changes people’s paradigm over the …
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Talk Like an Egyptian: Egyptian Influence and Appropriation in the Book of Exodus
… truth that ancient Egypt has left a legacy upon world culture. However, the one area of Egyptian influence and legacy that remains to be studied in greater scholarship is the Bible. While many have made observations in effort to detract from and even outrightly refute any Egyptian influence on …
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Global Competency in Hospitality Management Programs: A Perfect Recipe for Community Colleges
… interactions between people all over the world. Although nations differ in their level of globalization, it is critical in this day and age that nations foster global competency in their citizens and students. Education is one key area in developing and promoting global competency. For the …
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Státní podpora edukace a prezentace památek na Seznamu světového dědictví a její využití ve školní praxi
… introduces the concepts of cultural heritage, world cultural heritage, and the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. More specifically, the thesis analyzes tangible Czech monuments inscribed on the World Heritage List, focusing on their Outstanding …