Otherness

Tillich, Paul, Theology of Culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1959. Paperback ed, 1964Pgs. 3-10. 30-39, 40-51 and 53-67. Paul Tillich was for most of his adult life a teacher of Systematic Theology. He was a German American Christian, a philosopher and a theologian. He was born in Prussia in 1886. He died in October of 1965 in Chicago. He is highly regarded as one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century. Paul Tillich is considered a creative philosopher and…

their work stronger. Spielberg said that as a child he was ashamed of his Jewish heritage because it put him into the ethnic minority. Most of the American society was of the Christian faith and being other than this instilled in him a feeling of otherness. In making Schindler’s List, Spielberg was trying to explore his Jewish heritage and make up for these feelings of guilt as a youth. “I was so ashamed of being a Jew, and now I’m filled with pride…This film has kind of come along with me…

Ghandnoosh, Nazgol. 2010. “‘Cross-Cultural’ Practices: Interpreting Non-African-American Participation in Hip-Hop Dance.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 33(9):1580-99. Retrieved 2015 ( http://myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/docview/758122989?accountid=14771 ). In this scholarly article, Ghandnoosh (2010) explores the interpretation of cultural practices made by participants of another race. She captures a wide range of participant views…

Our culture dictates many parts of our lives, whether it be through conscious understanding or through subconscious ritual and belief. For some, their culture defines who they are fundamentally. Alice Walker, in her short story “Everyday Use”, uses the differing mindsets of two sisters to explore African-American culture in rural America. Also explored is how heritage, reflected in where and when one grows up, interacts and affects culture. Although Mama raised both sisters the same way, they…

The text directly relates to the test item, “otherness and ethnocentrism”, “western notions of the attributes of an organized society”, and also “Spaniards response to linguistic barriers with Native American peoples.” Villagrá construes the Spaniards actions to gain the approval of the king, yet the…

The pervasiveness of media in the recent years has brought about serious discussion regarding media representations of various groups. There is no question that media affects the way its audience view a particular reality that is presented. As Molloy said, “the media has a huge opportunity and responsibility to shape culture” (1). This is evident in media’s queer representation, which has evolved over time. Gone are the days when queer characters on television and films were a rarity. Queer…

Vernacular: A brief in a system of inherited, established or customary patterns of thoughts, forms, and styles. Usually expressed in use of local materials and handed-down building technologies. Critical Regionalism: A particular approach to the making of buildings based on the belief that buildings should respond to and reflect specific local conditions – this can be seen as developing and understanding of a regions ‘deep structure’. However, Vernacular Design Attitudes Critical Regional…

Inside Looking Out In general, it is natural to want to assume the best of human behaviour. Even when faced with devastating extremes, would not we all like to believe that humanity is still capable of good? The book Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo is a testament to the resilience of the human race, although perhaps not to its integrity. The book speaks volumes about the complexities of human life and the lengths it will go to in order to continue. It offers a glimpse into the…

present themselves as "symptom-removers", "treatment-providers", "directive educators" or "professional helpers", existential psychotherapists return psychotherapy to its original meaning: the attempt to “stay with”, “stand beside” and “accept the otherness of being who is present” (Evans, 1981:…

Albert Wilkes (among others)—become manifestations of the history and experiences of Homewood, as long as they remain within the confines of this rural place. Bernice Murphy, in her book The Rural Gothic in American Pop Culture, writes that “the otherness of the region is dramatized in ways which graphically reaffirm the sense…that the rural poor…