A school tour often sits within the itinerary of a tour of southern Africa, or alongside wildlife tourism ventures.
Professors have lower academic expectations of Black college athletes compared with white college athletes, a study found.
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Black male athletes at Division I schools say they alter their speech, dress and other behaviors to gain acceptance in mostly white academic and athletic settings.
Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, is home to over 17 million people.
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Shows, movies and day-to-day language promote myths about voodoo that reinforce more than a century of stereotypes and discrimination, writes a scholar of Africana studies.
A storyline in the forthcoming ‘Wonka’ movie is that the central character can change a dutiful young girl’s life.
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The original storyline for Road Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” contained some stunning parallels to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Dans cette édition illustrée de La cousine Bette (1948), l'héroïne célibataire a les traits durs, la mine sévère et triste.
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Children absorb these stereotypes from a young age. And ageism is all around us.
French, Spanish and Japanese are spoken faster than German, Vietnamese and Mandarin, with English somwhere in the middle.
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Language, geography, age and other factors can all affect how fast a person talks. But sometimes, these perceived differences are only in the listener’s head.
Asuka during WWE Clash in 2022.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is just one of many artists from Appalachia who are probing the crisis in their work, while taking pains to ensure that it doesn’t define the region and its people.
Keri Russell plays a a nonpolitical straight shooter in a political role that she grudgingly accepts.
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Although the series perpetuates the stereotype that politically ambitious women can’t be trusted in high office, it thoughtfully portrays the ubiquity of everyday sexism in political culture.
The original cover art of Edward Said’s book was this Orientalist painting by Jean Leon Gerome: Le charmeur de serpents.
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Edward Said’s seminal 1978 book, Orientalism, explores how often racist or romanticised stereotypes create a worldview that justifies Western colonialism and imperialism.
Stereotypes about the elderly having more than their fair share can be heightened during times of crisis when resources are seen to be scarce.
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To reduce ageist perceptions of older people, we should encourage collectivist norms and the importance of acting for the common good.
The 131-year-old Aunt Jemima brand name was retired in June 2021 and rebranded as the Pearl Milling Company because of racist stereotypes.
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A new study shows how brands can successfully change racist brand names and logos to stand up for racial justice in the marketplace.
Positive and negative stereotypes about aging have cultural and political implications that determine how societies care for their older generations.
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Professor in U.S. Politics and U.S. Foreign Relations at the United States Studies Centre and in the Discipline of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney