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Why do some people greet each other with a kiss? How does the custom vary from place to place? This article is excerpted from the forthcoming ‘Atlas of Regional Expressions.’
Many Aboriginal survivors of sexual abuse find mainstream counselling inappropriate. But there is a way to help them heal that respects a collective culture, with strong community ties.
Australia’s rich diversity is reflected in its older population. It’s time our nursing homes do the same.
National security isn’t just about warding off physical attacks. It’s also about understanding cultural forces that drive a society to think, feel and act in certain ways, a political scientist says.
As protests continue in Mexico about violence against women, some have blamed macho culture. But that may do more harm.
Play and learning are one and the same for Mbendjele children.
It was once seen as a public menace – now, skateboarding is a global sport that empowers young people to improve their cities.
Privacy starts with the body and extends to digital data. There are few rules governing what companies can do – yet people can’t effectively protect their own privacy.
People’s acceptance of poverty is the biggest challenge to eradicating poverty in Yogyakarta and Banten, both on Indonesia’s most populated Java island.
From Cape Town to Kisumu and Greater Manchester, cities around the world are seeing the benefits of festivals that celebrate traditions and people.
Linguists have a lot of largely untested theories. Borrowing a tool from ecology, researchers built a model that didn’t look for one worldwide explanation.
Climate change isn’t just a technical challenge – it also involves ethics, social justice and cultural values. Insights from literature, philosophy and other humanities can produce better solutions.
Studios are starting to realize that diverse casts and diverse stories have a massive earning potential.
The aim was to understand intense social problems that accompany people’s medical problems.
The influence of digital technology is most significant in how we experience culture and identity. Think about the use of streaming media.
Understanding the different facets of soil reveals a complex and fascinating cultural and evolutionary history.
By acquiring knowledge of other places and people, travel can make us more peaceful in our interactions with others.
Estimating our ancestry is hard – because our backgrounds are much more mixed up than we thought. So don’t take your DNA ancestry test results literally: they’re just a prediction.
A new survey of Canadian Jew suggests young adults are finding ways of remaining Jewish that are not principally religious.
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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Professor of Cultural Economy, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Director, Cities of Culture Research Observatory, University of Liverpool
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Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Director of China-Indonesia Desk, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)
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Associate Professor in Marketing, ESCP Business School
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Senior Lecturer in Māori Language Revitalisation, Auckland University of Technology
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Contract Faculty, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University; SEDRD Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph
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Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University
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Adjunct Faculty, Fairleigh Dickinson University
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SARCHI Ocean Cultures and Heritage, Nelson Mandela University
