Ghanaian adolescents with disabilities often face hostile experiences that contribute to negative self-perceptions.
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Fireworks and drums are a big part of Catalan culture, but decades of extreme noise take a toll on performers’ health.
You’re allowed to reinterpret norms, question them or ignore them entirely.
What do you do on Dec. 25 if you don’t celebrate Christmas? For Jewish Americans, the answers range from takeout to filling a shift for Christian colleagues.
Obituaries reveal shifting cultural values across time and place. Here’s a glimpse into how the moral vocabulary has evolved over several decades.
Ultimately, Game of Wool has cast a valuable spotlight on a heritage craft under threat despite its global profile.
The history of sound is never confined to a single place. It can emerge from evolving encounters or the creativity of local communities.
Halloween originated in Ireland, but the Irish used to carve turnips – not pumpkins.
Colonialism criminalised local knowledge systems.
Gandang Ahung is not only a cultural heritage but also a way for the Dayak Katingan Awa people to understand life, death, and their relationship with nature.
Lady Gaga’s recent Coachella performance models how small acts of resistance and emotional power can enlist support for hopeful visions of the future.
Despite the strong popularity of the ‘Moko’ drums in the Alor-Pantar archipelago, their history and origins are still relatively obscure and seem to fade into the mists of time. Research reveals why.
Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries of tradition – and superstition.
Woman-to-woman marriage exemplifies the flexibility of African gender constructs. It’s an assertion of female agency.
Animals can learn from each other, maintaining their cultures for long periods of time. What sets people apart may be the uniquely open-ended ways we invent new ideas and share and build on them.
Kente cloth reflects Asante beliefs, values and history.
Gifting has evolved dramatically in Africa since humans first evolved the instinct to give.
The custom of mailing printed Christmas cards in the 19th century was a product of the industrial revolution. It was influenced by older British holiday traditions − some entirely fictional.
Jewish traditions to mark a marriage often involve ceremonies and celebrations before the big day, whether it’s a ritual bath or even a fiance’s conversion to Judaism.
Despite being crucial to Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector, women lack access to land. The bora custom is making things worse.
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Emeritus Professor of Private Law, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Film, Media, and Popular Culture, Auckland University of Technology
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PhD Researcher, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Anthropology and Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
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Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Design, University of Cape Town
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Professor, Department of Legal Studies, School of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Director of the Family Resiliency Center and Professor of Human Development & Family Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of English Literature, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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