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Cultural Tapestry: Exploring the Richness of Diverse Traditions
Delve into the concept of culture, a blend of customs, art, achievements, and lifestyles unique to various groups. This video unpacks the layers of cultural diversity, emphasizing how family traditions, like eating black-eyed peas on New...
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Embracing Diversity: Practical Steps Toward Multiculturalism
This video explores actionable ways to promote multiculturalism and dismantle systemic barriers. Learn how activism at various levels, from government lobbying to local community efforts, aims to create a more equitable society. Discover...
Curated Video
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 3, Scene 1 Analysis
In this video, we delve into Act 3 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," exploring the intricate interplay between the human and fairy worlds. We examine the concept of Borderlands as defined by feminist scholar Gloria Anzaldúa,...
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The Tempest and Post-Colonial Theory: Perspectives on History and Shakespeare's Narrative
This video delves into the complexities of interpreting historical events and literary works, focusing on Columbus's arrival at Hispaniola and Shakespeare's The Tempest. It examines how perspectives shape our understanding of history and...
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Mythology: Pandora
Mr. Griot provides information about the characteristics of mythological stories as he shares the myth "Pandora."
Curated Video
The American People
Dr. Forrester talks about the American culture and those things in our country that make the United States unique.
Science ABC
Did texting Kill Grammar?
Language change is a natural process, as it changes with the changing needs of the people who speak it. First and foremost, language change is not necessarily a bad thing; if language never changed, we wouldn’t have words to indicate...
Curated Video
Julia Alvarez
Julia Alvarez's remarkable contributions to Hispanic literature explore immigrant experiences, cultural identity, and resistance against injustice.
Curated Video
It’s Never Turtles All the Way Down
Several mythologies from around the world imagined that the world sits on the back of a turtle. Centuries later, we end up with the whimsically iconic phrase “it's turtles all the way down.” Let's explore the origins of the phrase, some...
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Why Does Every Culture Have Myths About Trees?
Cultures around the world have venerated trees for thousands of years, often seeing them as gifts from or manifestations of Gods. With their impressive size, longevity, and ability to support life, it’s hard not to see trees as divine....
PBS
Kasogonagá: Sky Deity and Absolute Cutie
A sky deity falling from the sky sounds bad, right? Not if it’s the Kasogonagá! From the mythology of the Toba peoples of South America, this god of lightning, thunder, and rain appears as a small, hairy anteater-like creature and needs...
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Beyond the Supernatural Horror of the Nishi Daak Ghost
The lines between demon, spirit, and deity are often blurred in the cultures of the Indian subcontinent, where the clear “good vs. evil” dualism that is seen more commonly in the Western hemisphere don’t exist in quite the same way. The...
Great Big Story
The Chef Serving Soul Food With Pride
Follow the remarkable story of a lesbian African American chef thriving in the culinary world despite facing prejudices.
Great Big Story
Six People Redefining Style in London
Discover the vibrant and diverse fashion scene in London with unique designers and artists shaking up the industry.
Great Big Story
Gift Giving Around the World
Explore the intricate world of gift-giving across cultures, where traditions, superstitions, and rules shape the art of choosing and receiving presents. Uncover fascinating insights into international gifting practices.
Great Big Story
Trying Japanese and Jewish Fusion Food
Embark on a gastronomic journey with Sawako Okochi and Aaron Israel, the culinary power couple behind Shalom Japan. Breaking boundaries and building bridges, their restaurant seamlessly fuses the rich traditions of Jewish and Japanese...
Curated Video
The Golden Ratio and the Mystery of the Portmahomack Monastary
The Portmahomack monastery in Eastern Scotland, attributed to the ancient Picts, showcases an architectural design based on the Golden Ratio, suggesting a sophisticated understanding of mathematics and design by this mysterious ancient...
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Indigenous Peoples of the American Southwest: A Cultural Journey
Host Shauna, from the Stellat'en First Nation, guides viewers through the heritage of the American Southwest's Indigenous peoples. The video explores the history, resilience, and cultures of tribes like the Hopi, Navajo, and Mojave,...
Curated Video
What is New Year – for Managers and Professionals?
To be absolutely clear, when we talk of New Year, what we mean is: The first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. And, because we live in a global economy, almost every country has adopted a calendar promoted by a 16th-century...
Curated Video
Dimensions of Cross-Cultural Differences: 10 of the Biggest
We can think of cross-cultural differences as different average positions along a number of scales from one extreme to another. Let’s look at ten of the most important of these scales.
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Maintaining Productivity in Your Remote Team
Perhaps the core challenge of managing a virtual team is finding ways that we can work together effectively and productively, despite or even because of our geographic separation and cultural differences. The answer is well-formed...
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NLP Time Line Therapy: What are Time Lines?
Most of us represent time mentally, using metaphors of space and location. We look forward to our vacation. Because the future is ahead of us. So, let’s put the past behind us and move on. NLP takes this spatial metaphor and treats time...
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Introduction to Organizational Culture
Organizational Culture sits in the background of an organization: Collective patterns of behavior: its habits and rituals. It’s like the organization’s personality.
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Getting Sufficient Challenge in Your Remote Team
One challenge in managing virtual teams is… Challenge. That is, that we fail to adequately challenge one-another’s thinking, because the distance and cultural differences in a remote team make it even more uncomfortable or difficult than...