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However you found your way into indie rock, once you were a listener, it felt like being part of a secret club of people who had discovered something special, something secret, something superior. In Such Great Heights, music journalist Chris DeVille brilliantly captures this cultural moment, from the early aughts and the height of indie rock, until the 2010s as streaming upends the industry and changes music forever.

This Very Short Introduction recounts the history of American culture and its creation by diverse social and ethnic groups. In doing so, it emphasizes the historic role of culture in relation to broader social, political, and economic developments. Across the lines of race, class, gender, and sexuality, as well as language, region, and religion, diverse Americans have forged a national culture with a global reach, inventing stories that have shaped a national identity and an American way of life.

Highly original and fascinating cultural and political history told through Belfast’s popular music scene in the 1960s in the context of Northern Ireland’s sociopolitical milieu. With particular emphasis on Van Morrison, Them, and Ottilie Patterson; also features the Peter Whitehead film of The Rolling Stones.

Fredric Jameson’s most wide-ranging work seeks to crystalize a definition of ”postmodernism”. Jameson’s inquiry looks at the postmodern across a wide landscape, from “high” art to “low” from market ideology to architecture, from painting to “punk” film, from video art to literature.

Funeral homes are immediately recognizable features of the American landscape, and yet the history of how these spaces emerged remains largely untold. In Preserved, Dean Lampros uses the history of this uniquely American architectural icon to explore the twentieth century's expanding consumer landscape and reveal how buildings can help construct identities.

Abridged for audio. Read by the author, Clive James. With fascinating essays on towering figures from Anna Akhmatova to Stefan Zweig, via Charles de Gaulle, Hitler, Thomas Mann and Wittgenstein, Cultural Amnesia is one of the crowning achievements in Clive James's illustrious career as a critic...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'For anyone who has enjoyed The Cultural Tutor on X, this book will be more of the same delight. Expect nuggets of insight and wisdom, wrapped in the author's trademark warmth and wit' Alain de Botton Who does the Mona Lisa actually depict? Why do we still look to the...

It all began when, viewing the breathless preparations for independent India's 60th birthday celebrations - and poised then on her own sixth decade - Shobhaa De was struck by the thought: 'Surely my life has taken the same trajectory as the country's?' In an intimate confession to her readers...

A touching, funny, heart-wrenching, and triumphant memoir from one of the biggest names in radio, the host of The Bobby Bones Show, one of the most listened-to drive time morning radio shows in the nation. Growing up poor in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, with a young, addicted mom, Bobby Estell fell...

Brought to you by Penguin. Since the inception of mainstream art history, Blackness has been distinctly ignored. In Reframing Blackness, art historian and founder of @ABlackHistoryOfArt, Alayo Akinkugbe challenges this void. Exploring the presentation of Black figures in Western art, Blackness...

The novelist who wrote THE GRAPES OF WRATH and the director who produced CRISIS AND LIGHTS OUT in Europe combined their superb talents to tell the story of the coming of modern medicine to the natives of Mexico. There have been several notable examples of this pen-camera method of narration, but...

The Eritrean Canadian Cultural Centre (ECCC) is established to represent the largest Eritrean community in Canada. It was established and licensed as a non-profit organization in 2023.With the existence of dedicated volunteers, the ECCC managed to start programs and activities at the Center. These programs and activities are designed to enrich our youth with their Eritrean identity. Our goal and objective are to build a stronger and a better Eritrean community.We thank all the volunteers for their hard work and perseverance.

Cultural Debris is a podcast hosted by Alan Cornett who interviews guests and explores culture in the tradition of Russell Kirk, Wendell Berry, the Inklings, the Agrarians, and the Distributists.

Documentaries, artist interviews, panel discussions and more from Cultural Collections and Galleries at the University of Leeds.

Hey there and welcome to Cross Cultural Eats, a new podcast series exploring the history behind distinct foods and how these foods evolved across cultures. We may not speak the same language or live on the same continent, but food is how we all connect and bond with each other. I hope by listening to my episodes, you’d gain a bit more insight on food across cultures and maybe feel like trying something new next time. Happy eating!@crossculturaleats | developed by @inquisitive_eating

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Un espacio del Ente Cultural de Tucumán dedicado a la música académica. A lo largo de cada episodio, José Luis Conde presenta un recorrido por los principales compositores, estilos y obras que conforman el repertorio clásico. Un acercamiento riguroso a la historia y evolución de la música, sus corrientes estéticas y su impacto cultural.

Lima Criminal repasa crímenes emblemáticos ocurridos en la ciudad de Lima en diferentes épocas. Su mirada evita el morbo y cubre varias capas de información, como el contexto: ¿Cómo era Lima y qué pasaba en el país cuando sucedió el crimen? Además, enfatiza en la historia del crimen, porque si es emblemático quiere decir que hay algo interesante que contar. También recurre al misterio, mostrando los aspectos oscuros o no aclarados de estas historias. Acerca del tratamiento de la información, podemos afirmar que revela los prejuicios que afloraron en la sociedad frente a estos ...

Lima Criminal repasa crímenes emblemáticos ocurridos en la ciudad de Lima en diferentes épocas. Su mirada evita el morbo y cubre varias capas de información, como el contexto: ¿Cómo era Lima y qué pasaba en el país cuando sucedió el crimen? Además, enfatiza en la historia del crimen, porque si es emblemático quiere decir que hay algo interesante que contar. También recurre al misterio, mostrando los aspectos oscuros o no aclarados de estas historias. Acerca del tratamiento de la información, podemos afirmar que revela los prejuicios que afloraron en la sociedad frente a estos ...