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| Journal pioneering the study of noneconomic variables in the development process. Tables of contents only. | |
| Group of indigenous peoples throughout the Caribbean and the Diaspora whose role is to protect their cultural heritage and spiritual traditions. Includes official documentation such as congressional records and petitions to support Taino rights, and an archive of the group's newsletter The Voice of the Taino People. | ||
| Collection of information about Armenia covering Armenian genocide, culture, religious beliefs, traditional cookery including meza, aghtzan, pilaf, and hatz, and tourist attractions such as cities, towns, churches, and monasteries. Also features a hall of fame, a bookstore, and examples of Web art with borders, backgrounds, music, and icons available for download. | ||
| Exhibitions include The Life and Times of Washington State which traces the natural history of the region, and Pacific Voices which investigates the cultural heritage of the area. Also features geology, anthropology, and zoology collections. Visitor information is provided. | ||
| Collection of cultural information comprising biographies, music, timelines, quizzes, and historical data. Topics include Hispanic American and African-American heritage, feminist studies, poetry, and literature. | ||
| Science as Culture is a focus for stimulating debate and obtaining constructive criticism for articles. | ||
| Online journal dedicated to the culture and history of the Romani (Gypsy) people. Information covers their distinct identity, traditions, customs and beliefs, and their experience of the holocaust. Articles from around the world form a picture of their nomadic culture, and material is available in English, German, and French. | ||
| Collection of resources dealing with many aspects of American cultural studies, with an emphasis on Native and African American issues, as well as ideologies of cultural theory and theorists. | ||
| Publishers of works in critical thought, cultural studies and politics. | ||
| A detailed study of the urban gang culture among Latin American youths. The methodology is based upon a series of interviews and questionnaires, which sought to explore gang members' attitudes and experiences of home-life, schooling, social identity, and criminal behaviour, as well as exploring the role of female members. | ||
| Collection of links to timelines of past and fictional future events in the fields of history and culture, science and technology, art and literature, popular culture and current events, and science fiction. Specific entries include the Suffrage Movement Timeline, Titantic's Chronology of Main Events, a Space Program Timeline, and a Chronology of Japan's Fine Arts. | ||
| A peer reviewed interdisciplinary journal of cultural criticism. Highlights essays which attempt to cross disciplinary boundaries, bringing previously unrelated elements into new relationships. | ||
| Offers original articles and features about Mexican culture, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include art and museums, folklore, food and drink, government and politics, history, and religion. | ||
| Guide to the impact of economic developments on a selection of emerging cultures, covering consumer culture, market societies, sociology of the Internet, and Trinidad and the Internet. Includes bibliographies of related material, course information from around the world, and annotated links to relevant organisations and services. | ||
| Collection of essays which critically discuss representations of popular culture and social theory in the media. Analyses the accuracy of situation comedies as an expression of reality, and the success of post apocalyptic and science fiction, which seek to transcend reality to explore future worlds. Ideologies of simulation, post-modern societies, and the propagandist potential of news coverage are also covered. | ||
| Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of cultural studies. | ||
| Historical and cultural information on Easter Island, Nazca Lines, and Stonehenge. Offers information on the construction and preservation of statues, and describes deities and pilgrimages associated with Nazca lines. Also features a slideshow of structures. | ||
| Guide to basic communication and media theory, covering communication models, empathy as a communication skill, fidelity of transmission, learning and communication, meaning and communication, perception semiotics and social systems. | ||
| A discursive representation of aspects of Arabic culture and arts, published in the English language. Full text versions are available for many magazine features, which include book reviews, essays, and interviews with intellectuals of the Arab world. Film, theatre, and women's issues are also covered. | ||
| Essays, reviews, and articles to promote discussion on postmodern culture. | ||
| Extensive list of resources in a wide range of categories including news, politics, business, Scandinavian resources, and German cities and regions. | ||
| Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of anthropology and archaeology. | ||
| Series of detailed handbooks describing and analysing the political, economic, social and national security systems and institutions in over 80 countries, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Each study is written by a multi disciplinary team of social scientists. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order. | ||
| The Atlantis Project is dedicated to the goal of establishing a new country named Oceania. This country will be devoted to the value of freedom, and will first exist as a sea city in the Caribbean. | ||
| Museum representing culture throughout the world with examples of art from a variety of civilisations. Sections include prehistoric art, antiquity, Western European art, the arsenal, Oriental art, Russian culture, numismatics such as banknotes, medals, decorations, orders, seals and coins, the Golden Rooms, the Palace of Peter I, and the Menshikov Palace. Available in English and Russian. | ||
| Fully searchable database, providing information pertaining to the worldwide social, economic, and cultural influence of the Viking peoples. Includes general information such as a chronology, maps, images, and a who's who of the Viking world. Also offers access to a full text PDF magazine and articles, as well as more specific details on projects, museums, and excavations. | ||
| An archive of recorded interviews with Basque people of the American West. An alphabetical list of interviewees, together with details of chronicler, interviewer, location, and date, as well as biographical information is given. | ||
| Magazine founded in 1979 and printed twice per month. It is dedicated to carrying on the tradition of the English essay and gives its contributors space and freedom to develop ideas at length and in depth. Regular contributors include Frank Kermode, John Bayley, Alan Bennett, Marina Warner, Jenny Diski, Christopher Hitchens, Adam Phillips, Hilary Mantel, Colm Toibin, Stephen Sedley, Edward Said, Jonathan Coe and Tom Paulin. The online edition includes two complete articles from each issue, plus a list of the contents of the print edition and the letters column. A full list of articles in the archive is also available. | ||
| Offers study programs relating to the languages and cultures of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. Includes information on an MA in Cultural Memory, alongside various other postgraduate qualifications such as MPhil and PhD. Also features a database detailing MA degrees in the UK that have a significant romance language component. | ||
| An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to specific aspects of modern culture, with descriptions and subscription details. | ||
| A bibliography about food habits from around the world divided into regions and topics. Includes prehistoric food habits, cannibalism, eating attitudes, fasting, body image, festivals, feasting and taboos. | ||
| Collection of study guides on aspects of 19th Century culture and writing by Voltaire, Goethe, Zola, Nietzsche and others, and 19th Century socialism. | ||
| A moderated and edited mailing list where it is possible to ask people from other ethnic or cultural backgrounds questions on sensitive topics. Topics include those related to differences in age, class, disability, gender, geography, occupation, race and ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation. US based. | ||
| Journal devoted to the study of discourse pertaining to the theories and practices of science, technology, and medicine. The journal explores the relations of literature and the arts to the sciences and technology. | ||
| Set of links to resources dealing with ethnic, native and nationalists affairs throughout Africa, America, Asia / CIS, Europe and Oceania. | ||
| Teaching resources including a glossary of world cultures and sources for the study of world civilisations. | ||
| An RSLP funded project aiming to identify and map national research resources for Caribbean studies, and the history of Black and Asian people in Britain. Outlines project activities, progress reports, and news and events. A fully searchable database and subject gateway is due to be launched in May 2002. | ||
| Links to resources relating to the conservation of cultural heritage, restoration and maintenance of architecture, and preservation of the urban landscape. Brief descriptions accompany each resource, and information is offered in English and Italian. | ||
| Organisation working to ensure the accuracy of historical and contemporary Native American literature by evaluating texts and resources in order to highlight anti Indian information. Authentic publications are listed for various age groups, together with reference, multimedia, and teaching materials. A section entitled 'Books to Avoid' is also featured, with critical reviews of each title given. | ||
| Series of articles published since 1996 in various Eastern European and Balkan periodicals, focusing on the economic, social, and cultural development of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Material also incorporates coverage of situations in Russia and the Czech Republic. | ||
| A large index to Internet resources, divided into headings, such as literature, culture, gender issues, minorities and religious studies, as well as more common humanities subjects. | ||
| Online magazine covering culture, society, spirit, body, and media, facilitating thought and discussion about new ideas. | ||
| Collection of original photographs and documents describing native American culture along the Northwest coast and plateau. Information is provided about typical arts, work, transportation, dwellings, potlatches, education, and treaties. Essays about specific tribes such as the Alaskan Tlingit and the Nez Perce also feature. | ||
| Searchable dictionary aiming to provide possible cultural significance of various symbols, and suggest ways in which those symbols may have been used in context. An alphabetical listing of all entries is provided. | ||
| A broadly progressive bi monthly journal of culture and politics with articles on political issues, fiction, poetry, and reviews. Authors include Noam Chomsky, Ralph Nader, Joseph Brodsky, and Robert Pinsky. | ||
| Articles, interviews, and key book reviews in contemporary discourse are published weekly as well as theorisations of major 'event scenes' in the mediascape. | ||
| Offers original articles and features about French Canadian culture, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include Acadia, authors and literature, Cajun music, cinema, food, French language, genealogy, geography, heritage and traditions, history, museums, music, newspapers, sovereignty, travel and tourism, and universities. | ||
| An educational resource providing links to historical and cultural information. Various civilisations are represented including African, Asian, Indian, Jewish, and Islamic. Additional resources relate to the history of science, gender studies, and issues relating to the study of sexuality. | ||
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