I was fortunate to attend the first of a planned series of Annual Cultural Conversations arranged by Peterborough Cultural ...

Rockefeller 3rd, Asia Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution with major cultural centers and public buildings ... to contribute to a broader and deeper understanding between the peoples of ...

In the Good Society, sociologist Robert Bellah ... One way of summing up the difficulty Americans have in understanding the fundamental roots of their problems is to say that they still have a Lockean ...

Read all about Asia and the world, with background reading that will give you context on culture, history ... and the complexities of its politics and nuclear program. China's Education System: The ...

could be key to a deeper understanding of society, say researchers. Understanding why the popularity of organised events steeped in themes of death, disaster and suffering, such as the well-known ...

Edward Watts, a professor of history at the University of California, San Diego, delivered a lecture this past Wednesday ...

Tolerance, sensitivity and political ... or “What is your background/heritage?” Canadians even ask each other these questions, as family heritage and community culture are a large part of what defines ...

Intended as an introduction to Europe for students with little background in history. Two lectures, one preceptorial. This course will focus on current political, social, and cultural issues in Latin ...

Taught jointly by the Department of Sociology and the Language Centre, this BSc Language, Culture and Society allows you to study sociology ... Economics, Government and Politics, Sociology, Geography ...

As a result, they decided to investigate further the relationship between popular culture and development issues. Music reflects society ... to shape the public understanding of foreign aid and ...

Strong prohibitions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints against bringing political discussions into worship ...

Illinois nurtured the nation’s greatest president in Abraham Lincoln. It is the birthplace of iconic Republican President Ronald Reagan and the state where Democrat Barack Obama, the country’s ...