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Cultural Studies
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its past historical precedents, conflicts, and issues. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural anthropology and ethnic studies in both objective and methodology. Researchers concentrate on how a particular medium or message relates to matters of ideology, social class, nationality, ethnicity, sexuality, and/or gender.
Cultural studies is extremely holistic, combining feminist theory, social theory, political t ...more
Cultural studies is extremely holistic, combining feminist theory, social theory, political t ...more
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As long as political movements exercise a fatal attraction for those who seek to drown the sense of personal failure in collective action - as if collective action somehow precluded rigorous attention to the quality of personal life - political movements will have little to say about the personal dimension of social crisis.
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― The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
― The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
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Parasitus Politicas (Sonnet 2846)
Law is not justice,
justice is often illegal.
Government is not the culture,
culture lives outside the government.
Religion is not holiness,
holiness begins outside religion.
Passport is not the person,
person begins outside the passport.
Superstition is not spirituality,
spirituality unfolds on earth not in the sky.
Mythology is not history,
history begins outside fairy story.
Never let Parasitus Politicas
sell you drugs dressed in tradition -
politicians m
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― Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth
― Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth
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