Culture is a vital part of our world. From language and art to traditions and history. But what better way to understand and see a different view of a particular culture, than to read a novel from that culture? Good morning guests. It is a privilege to be here with you today to discuss the importance of cultural reading and how it can enrich our own culture and understanding of life outside of our own. Without cross-cultural reading, we would be ignorant to the complexity of most cultures and only know bits and pieces of facts and stereotypes. Cultural reading not only tells you more about the culture, but it allows you to see the similarities between your culture and another’s. Also coming across misunderstandings in texts are a way to see the cultural differences between cultures. The particular culture I have explored is Irish culture. It seems that to many the Irish culture is one full of life, and “half-glass full” attitudes, which to some extent, is true. However, in some parts of Ireland, life isn’t that simple. Some lives are filled with hardship, and the struggles of poverty, some show the commitment they have to their family whilst going through a difficult time, and some use humour to lighten the mood and hide these hardships. For this study, some of the main texts I have explored is Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt, The Woman Who Walked Into Doors and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha both by Roddy Doyle, short stories from Dubliners by James Joyce, and the film The
Culture? Some may say culture define you but that's not the case culture is something that makes you unique in your own way. My culture has mostly to do with music mostly tupac shakur and Biggie Smalls. My life has been one long ride and thanks to the culture and lessons it teaches me i can live like a man. The tupac i spoke of he was the most inspirational influence on my life because his music taught me how the world works and how people work within it. Most time culture doesn't define me but soon it probably will.
Included within the anthology The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction,1[1] are the works of great Irish authors written from around three hundred years ago, until as recently as the last decade. Since one might expect to find in an anthology such as this only expressions and interpretations of Irish or European places, events or peoples, some included material could be quite surprising in its contrasting content. One such inclusion comes from the novel Black Robe,2[2] by Irish-born author Brian Moore. Leaving Ireland as a young man afforded Moore a chance to see a great deal of the world and in reflection afforded him a great diversity of setting and theme in his writings. And
Fascinating is one way of describing Irish Literature. All Irish literature seem to have similar characteristics. First, Irish literature always takes place in Ireland and is about Irish citizens or those with Irish heritage. If one does not know about the Irish, it is not always possible to understand the Irish by reading Irish literature because the authors? definition is what they believe to be Irish. Irish playwright, John Millington Synge, born in 1871 in rural Rathfarnham, outside Dublin Ireland died at age 37 in 1909, authored ?Playboy of the Western World? and award-winning, Irish playwright, author and poet, Sebastian Barry, born in 1955 in Dublin authored among others, ?The Secret Scripture? are not only similar in heritage, embodying the characteristics of Irish literature in these two works, written one hundred plus years apart, with similar genres?satirical tragedy and tragedy, but also show the strong influence of feminism, social expectations, and religion. The personal effect was greater for ?The Secret Scripture? as characters and events outlined in this book relate to instances in the life of my aunt, mother and
Imagine living in a country that is stuck in the cycle failure and every generation has no way out of it. In James Joyce’s collection of short stories, Dubliners, Joyce illustrates how the people of Dublin will never find success as each generation is oppressing the next. Joyce uses individual short stories to show how characters of different lifestyles all face the same struggles and warns how the cycle will continue on to the next generation. The use of short stories gives the reader a look into the people of Dublin from multiple views which makes it clear how Dublin is bound for failure as the cycle of failure is passed down without knowing it among families.
Everybody in the world is born into a culture. We, as humans, adapt to this culture, and change it into our own. Even though we refine our culture to match our personalities, we still hold the values that we’ve learned originally from our culture and heritage. These values that we hold affects us in ways that some people don’t even realize. A person’s culture affects the way a person views the world and others to a great extent because culture shapes perspective. Perspective gained from culture affects the viewpoint of a person’s world and the people in it.
Firstly, it creates a culture that is knowledgeable and more aware of what is available in the market. A survey conducted in 2014 revealed that a third of Australians download illegally, and more than half does so due to lack of access. They have tried to obtain them legally, but the movies weren’t available in Australia (McNab, 2015). Similarly, paid subscription movie providers such as Netflix or Foxtel doesn’t show latest shows, as mentioned by Popcorn time’s spokes person, “A lot of the project is about showing… other companies like Netflix that having the content that’s currently on air—the new stuff, not last season—that’s what drives people to watch. It’s a way of showing the media that you can do better.” (McDuling, 2015).
James Joyce’s, Dubliners is made up of short stories that depict the lives of people in Dublin during the early 1900’s. At this point in history, Ireland was going through a time of distress. The author writes about this time through his stories and characters in the stories “Counterparts,” “Ivy Day in the Committee Room,” and “The Dead.” In these three accounts, Joyce uses the individuals to demonstrate the society of Ireland at this time. He does this using the specific theme of lightness and dark. Joyce connects the humanity based theme of individual and society to the literary theme of light and dark through stories
Culture is everything that is made, learned, or shared by the members of a society, including values, beliefs, behaviors, and material objects.
Understanding the cultural context within which a text is written can help readers experience things that they may never experience in their lives. Culture leads readers intellectually and emotionally and deepens their understanding of the character’s history, the society that they live in and their individual lives. Learning culture plays a fundamental role in making readers understand the social and political context in which the novel is written, the people the author associates with, and the larger society that frames the whole work. It is hard to read literature without a solid comprehension of the work through its cultural context. In light of this information this essay will explain how culture influences the plot line, character development,
Christians should engage in the culture by being there for their community in the most beneficial ways possible. Cultural engagement has an amazing impact on anyone who chooses to participate. God will show up through the individual and their community to make it a better and safer place.
The objective of this paper is to examine and appreciate the ways in which culture shape the way in terms of how we view the world and form relationship. As part of this exercise, I would be interviewing someone from the cultural group outside mine to acknowledge their culture in the area of language, dress, norms roles and traditions. This paper or project is aim to assist me to put into practice what I have learnt from the course concept of Understanding Diversity. Culture is that which define us; it molds our identity and has a great influence on our behavior.
Culture has always been something that’s so interesting to me. I love the fact that you can always learn more about a person or place by exploring their culture. I think I enjoy it so much because I have such an open mind, and love talking to people; however on the opposite end, I think all that unknown scares some people, and results in ignorance, racism, and/or ethnocentrism.
Growing up, I never fully understood the meaning of culture. Culture was not only a foreign word to me, but a foreign concept that I could not even think of grasping. I was hidden from the world, both physically and emotionally and I was unaware of the immense barrier that I had constructed in my own heart and mind. I was comfortable. I was “happy.” But I was ignorant.
Perception is the process of selecting cues from the environment, organizing these cues into some coherent pattern, and interpreting the pattern. It’s related to intercultural communication because perception is the process whereby people convert external events and experiences into meaningful internal understanding. Values are shared ideas about what is right/true and beautiful. They help us understand culture by guiding behavior in society and shaping the social norms in a given culture.
Culture can be defined in many ways due to the fact that everyone can have their own distinct and traditional beliefs and values. “ Culture is fluid, it is not a static entity which one takes out of the box on occasion. It is with us daily” (Cultural Handout). Someone’s culture is set as the characteristics of the group practices in language, religion, types of food, social traits and habits, and the distinct arts and music. There are a variety of different cultures for example, Western Culture, Eastern Culture, Latin Culture, Middle Eastern Culture, and African Culture. All of these different cultures have their own ideas, values, and individualism, laws that are implied, civil rights, and even technology. In our, “ Culture Handout” culture is defined as the tool of the mind, “ it is an individual’s way seeing and interacting within the world. It encompasses one’s values systems, beliefs, and perceptions of the world around them. Race, socio-economic class gender, sexual orientation, ability, geographic location, age, religion language, etc. all impact the formation of culture, but these various context are not culture” (Cultural Handout).