Essays on Culture

Rasquachismo: A Revolution in Art Rasquachismo as regards in the field of art, is a revolution in the way artists express their ideas. Attributed to the work of Tomas Ybara-Frausto, a renowned literary and art critic, Rasquachismo are derived from the sensibility of Chicano denoting an understanding of a definite aesthetic...

The Soundsuit Series and its Challenge to Western Aesthetics The series of Nick Cave's Soundsuit utilizes a series of performance as well as found mediums in order to challenge the philosophical assumptions of the western society concerning the choices that are seen to be complicated and consequently valuable. The art by...

Technology enables us to view various artworks on display at the National Gallery. One can take a virtual tour by pointing their browser to the Gallery website. The physical location of the museum is in Trafalgar Square in London, (The National Gallery, 2018). By viewing artwork at the Gallery, one...

In the Mursi community there are no terms for colors colors are named and distinguished based on the patterns manifested in the cattle they keep. The Mursi speakers have the ability to distinguish every color whether natural or artificially occurring by their habitual use of cattle patterns. Therefore, the perception of...

The most fundamental part in archaeology is site gridding and documentation Gridding helps to gather information concerning the past activities and the way of life of the population, that once inhabited that site. It is essential for an anthropologist to aspire towards exploring various sites gridding and documenting any material present...

Culture is an important aspect of identifying a community. More so, culture is the basic aspect which creates a sense of belonging in any society. Culture provides the beauty of diversity which beautifies essence of heritage awareness. Cultural awareness forms the basic foundation upon which the norms and practices of...

Continued speculation and debate regarding the initial process of human occupation of the Americas has resulted in the development of different theories. The Clovis-first theory may be viewed as the traditional theory to explain the peopling of the Americas due to its general acceptability during a large portion of the...

A Materialistic Perspective of Culture and Social Life A materialistic perspective of culture and social life refers to the manner in which work affects societal and cultural factors. Mascia-Lees focused on the materialistic explanations of oppression, class inequality, and gender (132). Inequality Caused by Economic Organization In this regard, the chapter examines how...

During the ancient times, Japanese marriage ceremonies got celebrated with relatives and neighbors around low dining tables (Goldstein-Gidoni 35). The traditional Japanese culture evolved over the centuries, and they began conducting marriage ceremonies it shrines, ceremony halls, and hotels (Goldstein-Gidoni 35). The traditional Japanese marriage ceremony is often performed in...

Between A.D. 800 and Eleventh Century, most Scandinavians flee their homelands to seek their fortunes in other places (Krim, 2018). The Scandinavians, who were majorly warriors, were collectively referred to as Vikings, or the Norsemen (Northmen). They started by raiding various coastal sites, particularly the British Isles’ undefended monasteries (Krim,...

The Civilization of Ancient Aztec The civilization of ancient Aztec had a perception of life and life after death which is extraordinarily different from the modern culture perspective. This perspective was primarily shaped by region and this infused every early Aztec life. Aztec refers to a native ethnic group which is...

The article assigned is ‘An Anthropological Look at Human Sexuality’ by Patrick Linda. It gives an insight into the anthropological conceptualization of human sexuality. Specifically, the authors address aspects of sexuality including the society’s variation of sexuality. The article presents the society’s definitions of sexuality. These definitions give...