Word: culturese
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It's a working template of American experience and, on the whole, useful. The young man obeys Horace Greeley and goes West; in California, he runs out of America. It is the culmination and extinction of hope. The vision of plenty for everyone becomes a mockery--a process whose impact...
Ramadan's chosen task is to invent an independent European Islam: "We need to separate Islamic principles from their cultures of origin and anchor them in the cultural reality of Western Europe." With 15 million Muslims on the Continent, Ramadan believes it's time to abandon the dichotomy in Muslim...
But even the Hampstead series is freaked by the specter of white eccentricity. Day's milieu was like a gentle giant, fumbling to grasp exotic cultures, but instead squashing them under its thumb. He never antagonizes his many black, Algerian and working-class subjects, but he frequently objectifies them, making...
Known for its Native American art, the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Ariz., has an exceptional collection of kachina dolls, beautiful ceremonial figures often dressed in embroidered robes. In keeping with its emphasis on the traditional cultures of the Southwest, the Heard has outstanding collections of Navajo textiles, jewelry and pottery...
ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES: "Cradles, Corn and Lizards," an interactive experience that lets you explore the cultures, landscape and wildlife of Arizona. "We don't call it a kids' gallery," says Gina Laczko, educational-services manager, "but the hands-on gallery." If your kids are older, Laczko suggests a guided tour...