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    transcultural-hybrid novels are believed to create hybrid discourses that may destabilize meaning and identity as well. For Moslund‚ hybridity itself is a highly problematic term in this connection. It is used haphazardly in the field of migration literature to denote or connote states of both cultural fusion and multiplication‚ or amalgamation and doubleness (15). What I propose here is that hybridity could be seen as a significant point from which a dialogue can begin with the creation of what has been termed as

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    According to Bhabha‚ hybridity is the straddling of two cultures and the consequent ability to negotiate the difference. Bhabha developed his concept of hybridity from literary and cultural theory to describe the construction of culture and identity within conditions of colonial antagonism and inequality. For Bhabha‚ hybridity is the process by which the colonial governing authority tries to convert the identity of the colonized within a singular universal framework. The colonizers would look at

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    The theory of cultural imperialism in media is where one culture controls another‚ forcing it ’s culture to change to the controlling one . This theory is said to have first developed in the mid-twentieth century‚ and initially it was a response to the changes society was undergoing after the development of improved telecommunications. Various terms such as "media imperialism"‚ "structural imperialism"‚ and "cultural dependency and domination"‚ (L. White) have all been used

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    Mimicry and Hybridity

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    the colonizer approached hybridity. In the effort to constrain hybridity‚ the colonizer categorized the culture of the colonized‚ through mechanisms such as Anderson’s Census‚ Map and Museum. Nevertheless‚ it was to mimicry that the colonizer turned to rule over the colonized‚ at once weakening its claim to authority as mimicry encourages the hybridity that the colonizer resists and equips the colonized to resist the authority of the colonizer. By refusing to accept hybridity yet utilizing mimicry within

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    What are the differences between “cultural assimilation” stance and the “cultural pluralist” stance as defined by Ting-Toomey and Chung?  Which stance do you subscribe in consideration of immigrant issues?  Why? According to Ting - Toomey and Chung (2012)‚ the "cultural assimilation" stance is an attitude towards the adaptation process in which individuals demand that strangers conform to the host environment. While the "cultural pluralist" stance is one that encourages a diversity of values‚ emphasizing

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    World Views and Cultural Landscapes Every land has a past and a story behind it that has been built with time. This history is extremely important because if you take the time to analyse a certain land‚ you can realise that it has a lot of interesting things that you can learn. But are some lands more important than other? To characterise a land as a cultural landscape‚ many criteria are demanded. Also‚ a big influence for this kind of land is the world view. Here are two important terms that

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    American Cultural Imperialism: Fact or Myth? The phenomenon known as globalization has brought sweeping changes to the world. Forces associated with globalization like the spread of capitalism‚ advancements in communications and information technology‚ and expansion of the media have contributed to these changes. The main trademark of globalization has been an increasing flow of exchange in trade and culture. With this lowering of barriers‚ some people have begun to talk of a global culture

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    Cultural Tourism

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    CULTURAL TOURISM First of all‚ it is important to define cultural tourism as the basis around which the whole research is formulated. It is important to highlight the fact that the experts do not agree on a universal definition because of the wide range of activities it covers. Over the years‚ the definition of this type of tourism has suffer some changes depending on the field of study and one of the most popular definitions is the one stated by Richards (2001‚ p.37) in which the concept of

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    Cultural Competency I approached a social worker who works with a charity organization. The organization helps children from different cultural background who due to poverty they cannot afford basic needs such as place to stay‚ education and food. The organization comes to their aid by providing the basic necessities to them. The organization tends to deal with children from diverse cultural backgrounds. As a result a number of challenges are faced when dealing with the children. In order to

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    The Cultural Revolution of China: Annihilating Culture with each Political and Class Struggle Wendy Wang Junior Division Historical Paper Wang1 China ’s Cultural Revolution of the 1900s caused radical changes to the People ’s Republic of China. More a political struggle than actual revolution‚ the Cultural Revolution had a huge effect on people throughout mainland China. People of all backgrounds had their lives changed as different factions of the Communist Party fought for control

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