Traditional versus contemporary medicine: mental illness in Zimbabwe
Traditional medicine is believed to be accessible and affordable but should be made complimentary to contemporary medicine in the treatment of mental disorders.
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Milton Keynes is bidding to be 2023 Capital of Culture – it should be taken seriously
In order to take Milton Keynes' cultural bid seriously, you have to begin by taking culture seriously.
Personal boundaries can be lost in translation for Chinese professionals in Australia
Chinese professionals are influenced by the Confucian values. This means they are uncomfortable with refusing tasks or questioning directions, unlike their Australian counterparts.
What being stuck between two cultures can do to a person’s psyche
It can be a painful experience to be rejected by your heritage culture.
Why do human beings speak so many languages?
There's little research into origins of the geographic patterns of language diversity. A new model exploring processes that shaped Australia's language diversity provides a template for investigators.
Now is the summer of our discontent: memes, national identity and the globalisation of rage
The term “meme” was coined in 1976. Today, these cultural artefacts have gone viral, and are redrawing the boundaries of acceptable political discourse.
Global series: Talking sex, changing cultures
By speaking their truths in societies that would rather not know, queer painters, female rappers and other outsider artists are pushing the bounds of gender and sexuality in the developing world.
Creative country: 98% of Australians engage with the arts
New survey from the Australia Council shows pretty much all Australians engage with the arts, and 8-in-10 do so online. However more people are ambivalent about public arts funding, and more people think the arts are too expensive.
Brand perception and personal names
Brands affect how products are perceived. The same is true of our names, making them our personal brands.
Scandals at Uber and Fox show dangers of letting macho cultures run wild
Recent incidents reveal more than just men behaving badly. They show the consequences when corporate cultures are driven by hyper-masculine personalities at the top.
What’s the point of art?
Look back into prehistory and it's all about trusting strangers.
Why United’s culture needs to loosen up to avoid more PR fiascos
United Airlines' recent stumbles suggest its culture is too 'tight' and constrained by rules, leaving employees little room to make judgement calls.
What’s behind the fidget spinner fad?
Adults are dumbfounded – and according to an expert on fads, that's probably the point.
How theatre can help us understand Donald Trump and Brexit
Through subtle parallels to our own lives and choices, literature can help us make sense of political upheavals.
Australian values are hardly unique when compared to other cultures
There has been much talk recently about “Australian values”. The new citizenship test will require aspiring Australians to demonstrate they possess them, or can at least reproduce them under exam conditions…
‘Anumeric’ people: What happens when a language has no words for numbers?
From the Amazon to Nicaragua, there are humans who never learn numbers. What can these anumeric cultures teach us about ourselves?
Purple Reign: the sublime mystery of Prince
A year after Prince's death, fans the world over are still coming to terms with the loss of an uncompromising musical and cultural visionary.
Could Spanish mass ‘eat and run’ incidents actually be a protest against inequality?
Diners deployed a giant conga dance as a pretext to head outside to their cars and flee the scene.
Cultural appropriation: theft or fair exchange?
A painting of a symbolic moment in the history of the US civil rights movement has stirred emotions.
Terrorist or hipster – what does a beard mean?
All around us in Western media, young Arabic-looking men with beards equal terrorists. But maybe they're just hipsters.
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Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
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Lecturer of Game Design, RMIT University
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Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Loughborough University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), University of Melbourne
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Contract Faculty, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University; SEDRD Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph
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Director, Institute of Cultural Capital, University of Liverpool
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Professor, Business School, University of Sydney
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Teaching Fellow, Royal Holloway
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Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Wollongong
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Director - Australia India Institute, University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Fellow, Australia-India Institute, University of Melbourne
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Professor of English, Flinders University
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Cultural Researcher, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Supriya Singh is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Sociology of Communications, Graduate School of Business & Law, RMIT University
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