Other Cultures

One must not judge

One must not judge other cultures by the standars of one’s one,’ said Aunt Hilda Eva Ibbotson

In studying other cultures,

In studying other cultures, we learn more about ourselves and our relationship to all things in this world. Eustace Conway

We should never denigrate any other culture but rather help people to understand the relationship between their own culture and the dominant culture. When you understand another culture or language, it does not mean that you have to lose your own culture. Edward T. Hall

The history of other

The history of other cultures is non-existent until it erupts in confrontation with the United States. Edward Said

Its [the anthropological method]

Its [the anthropological method] power to make us understand the roots from which our civilization has sprung, that it impresses us with the relative value of all forms of culture, and thus serves as a check to an exaggerated valuation of the standpoint of our own period, which we are only too liable to consider … Read more

Because I was playing

Because I was playing Idi Amin, who dealt with the colonisation issue, I became aware of this internalised conflict of what it means to be torn between cultures, what it means to be taken over by other cultures. Forest Whitaker

We [the USA] do

We [the USA] do have a big nation’s problem. We have the problem of a nation that’s got two oceans, oceans on either side. People come from all across the globe and want to live here and they want to work here and they want to invest here. And that’s a good thing. And they … Read more

Whenever you play a

Whenever you play a song, you’re basically playing with a lot of zeros and ones. These are Western compositional models that other cultures have explored in so many ways. DJ Spooky

We are members of

We are members of the most destructive culture ever to exist. Our assault on the natural world, on indigenous and other cultures, on women, on children, on all of us through the possibility of nuclear suicide and other means–all these are unprecedented in their magnitude and ferocity. Derrick Jensen

I think it’s useful

I think it’s useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the life of a classical dancer these days is certainly not all tutus! So experience of other dance forms is a good idea. Deborah Bull