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Culture

These sites relate to the civilization, customs, artistic achievements, values, beliefs, and other products of human work and thought of a particular people, often at a particular period in history.

SEE ALSO Subject CollectionsAssociations on the Net

Sub-headings:

Criticism
Fringe Culture
General Interest
Non-scholarly discussion of modern culture.
Humor
Pop Culture

Resources in this category:

Acheronta: Revista de Psicoanalisis y Cultura
http://www.acheronta.org/
Acheronta is a Spanish-language journal of psychoanalysis and culture.
The Coffee Shop Times
http://www.coffeeshoptimes.com/
"The Coffee Shop Times webzine includes original political commentary and analysis, short fiction, comics and links to current items in the news. The Coffee Shop Times is intended to provide news and ideas for coffee shop consumption. Ideally, it should appeal to people who like to hunker down with a pack of friends at the local coffee house and converse while sipping the greatest of caffeinated beverages and its many offshoots."
Commentary
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/
Commentary magazine is a general opinion magazine with a Jewish perspective which focuses on social and political issues but also covers the arts.
Cowboys & Indians
http://www.cowboysindians.com/
"Cowboys & Indians is [...] designed to appeal to a wide audience of Western enthusiasts, from the people who live it to those who simply love or long for the Western lifestyle."
Ellavon
http://www.ellavon.com/
"Ellavon offers interviews, regular columns, fiction, cultural commentary, photography, with the occasional poem thrown in. It holds close to the intelligent and the new and it avoids the arcane. "
Flightless Humingbird
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rmutt/HomePage.html
'A Pseudo-Periodical of Art, Paranoia, Eschatology, & Fashion Tips."
Frontera Magazine
http://www.fronteramag.com/
"Print and online magazine focusing on the music, art and culture of 20-something Latinos living in the U.S."
Intercultural Communication
http://www.immi.se/intercultural/
"The goal of the journal is to promote research but also education and training in the area of intercultural communication. The journal is an outgrowth of the activities of NIC ­ the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication. The great interest shown in the activities of NIC have pointed to a need for more journals employing a peer review procedure within the area of intercultural communication. By starting this journal, we hope to encourage more research and to facilitate contacts between interested researchers as well as to provide better possibilities for reviewed publication." Readers will find the full text of articles on line as well as information about how to make submissions to the Journal.
Mots Pluriels Et Grands Themes de Notre Temps
http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/index.html
"MOTS PLURIELS is a refereed electronic and international journal open to literary minded scholars wishing to share their point of view on important contemporary world issues. Manuscripts are reviewed by expert readers and publication is dependent on their approval. " ISSN: 1327-6220.
The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/
Online version of the weekly magazine. Art, theater, and film reviews, general interest non-fiction and short stories.
Ojosdepapel.com
http://www.ojosdepapel.com/
E-zine from Spain covering national politics, political and social analysis, book reviews, health, food, style, and even discussion of legal issues. Many of the contributors to the magazine are university professors and experts in subjects covered.
The Paris Voice
http://www.parisvoice.com/
The site claims to be "the magazine for English-speaking Parisians." It presents a blend of news and cosmopolitan culture and commentary, and offers archiving, site searching, and email feedback to its users.
Russian Journal
http://www.russ.ru/
"The Russian Journal is a project of the Russian Institute - a research centre, set up by a group of individuals jointly with the 'XXth Century and the World' journal and registered as an 'independent non-commercial entity' in compliance with Russian legislation to engage in research, development and formulation in the field of culture of postcommunist Russia. Our priority is to put together a comprehensive picture of Russian intellectual life, present it to the world and keep it updated."
Sit'art Mag
http://www.sitartmag.com/
"Cultural magazine: books, cinema, arts, drama and music."
The Sound Magazine
http://www.soundmagazine.net/soundmag.html
"News, articles and stories around and about Clayoquot Sound -- direct, simple, informal, passionate, personal, experimental, fun, outrageous, and accurate. Published from Vancouver Island, British Columbia."
The Southern Register
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/south/register/
The Southern Register is the newsletter at The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. It covers Center news, happenings, and research. The current issue is usually on-line and back ones are as well though they are erratically archived.
Stanford Humanities Review
http://www.stanford.edu/group/SHR/
"This website is the electronic incarnation of the Stanford Humanities Review (SHR). Devoted to an open, interdisciplinary dialogue centered on current debates and issues in the humanities, the SHR appears twice annually in book-format, and in this on-line version." Each issue focuses on a specific theme. Previous issues have concentrated on such topics as the Avant-Garde, literary scholarship, and athletics. Topics are considered from a variety of different viewpoints, from the psychological to the historical to the literary.
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