The city of Leeds under a rainbow.
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At the Centre for Cultural Value, we have spent the past two years exploring research to learn about the impact of culture on health and wellbeing.
Coastal residents of Accra have a spiritual connection to the sea.
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The ban on noisemaking in Accra has been known to cause tension in the city.
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A new, extensive database of language grammars from around the world indicates an alarming trend of global language loss.
There is a dearth of women teaching at institutions of higher education in Ghana.
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Ghanaian traditional gender norms are the main barrier to Ghanaian women pursuing academic careers.
This is a digitally generated image of what a city might look like after a war.
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Urban spaces are a repository of people’s beliefs, memories and collective conscience.
Peatlands at Forsinard in Sutherland, northern Scotland.
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Peatlands have always had a place in art, writing and poetry. In times of global warming these cultural reflections can help open up debate about the biodiversity and climate crisis.
Footballers in Africa dream of a career in Europe
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Beyond the glamour and fan adulation, African footballers in Europe struggle with adjusting to a new environment.
Senegalese wrestlers in action.
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Traditional wrestling is part of Senegal’s cultural heritage and plays an important role in the education and social integration of young men.
Doc Watson was the finest guitar picker of his time.
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Doc Watson’s popularity and influence came from his virtuosic guitar playing, powerful voice, broad musical taste, folksy storytelling and lack of pretense.
Increasingly, the mood in the UK is leaning towards repatriating the Parthenon Marbles.
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An international legal expert explains why the Greeks are right to be wary of the British Museum’s offer to loan them the Parthenon marbles.
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The huge gathering of policymakers focused on culture’s crucial role in sustainable development.
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Indonesia hasn’t made a strategic effort to push bahasa Indonesia in Australia. That’s in stark contrast to how French and other languages are promoted in Australia, including through cultural events.
A group of colourfully dressed women mourning a death in India.
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From Bali to China, Italy to India, the way people grieve varies greatly across the world.
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Rituals have been around for hundreds of thousands of years – but are they still useful today?
Participants in the Indigenous Peoples Of the Americas Parade in New York City, Oct. 15, 2022.
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Geographic, cultural and political identity are all part of being Indigenous.
Art installation ‘Liverpool, Love of My Life’ by Chila Kumari Burman, part of the city’s 2021 River of Light trail.
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New research shows the region’s arts organisations were a critical source of support for vulnerable people during lockdown
Culture change is more multifaceted than recent conversations about Hockey Canada might suggest. It’s a complex process, not a readily packaged product or an easily revised strategic plan.
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There have been calls for a culture change at Hockey Canada in the wake of sexual abuse allegations. But what does that mean? And how do organizations change their culture?
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What might seem like ‘normal’ social greetings among many Asian communities can be felt as stigmatising for unmarried and childless women.
The See Monster at Weston-Super-Mare is an art installation built on a decommissioned oil rig.
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They come and go, hoping to attract locals and tourists but are pop-up attractions any good?
French coffee culture offers us some insights into the way cultural omnivores appreciate different activities and products.
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Cultural omnivores are economically and culturally privileged people who can enjoy both “highbrow” and “lowbrow” cultural products, like good and bad coffee, simultaneously.