Wade Davis considers endangered cultures to be cultures that are down to just a handful o individuals whose lifestyle and language are getting displaced by the worldwide growth of more modern technologies and dominant languages such as English forcing indigenous peoples to learn a different language than their own so that they can participate in …
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Cultural Loss In Siberia
Sidney Stadelmann October 21, 2022 In today’s world of mass media, we see a rapid spread of information and culture via technology. However, in most cases this spread of pop culture and ideas does not encourage the diversity of culture, but rather homogenizes culture. Traditional cultures enrich life on earth, and add to what Wade …
Endangered cultures: China
China has many endangered cultures, Of course, there are the commonly known ones, like the Uighurs, but throughout china, there are many less-known cultures that are being killed off at a similar rate. These, however, are being killed not by detainment camps, although as Wade Davis mentioned, many have been hurt by the political revolution …
Nationalism in the Divided Nation of Korea
In the Korean Peninsula, the concept of nationalism largely is tied to resistance against outside influence, primarily from Japan and to some extent from Europe. Like most things on the peninsula, it is expressed far differently in the South as compared to the North. In South Korea, nationalism in an anti-Japanese sense still exists and …
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A Siberian Exploration of Nationalism and Inequality
Sidney Stadelmann – October 16, 2022 Nationalism and Patriotism are both ideologies relating to identity, and connection to one’s country of origin. Although both encompass a sense of pride, there are also distinct differences between the two. Patriotism encompasses the feelings of love and support for one’s country, and encourages a sense of unity within …
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Mongolia and Nationalism
Mongolia has had a long history of being colonized or at least being a satellite region for other countries, despite this or perhaps because of it, Mongolia also has a history of nationalism. The largest and most persistent form of which is pan-mongolism(Fijn 2017). Pan-Mongolism has existed for over 100 years and has gone through …
Quick Introduction to Mongolia
Firstly, I would like to say this was originally supposed to be my first blog post however I ended up doing them in reverse order. This post is just an introduction to the country of Mongolia itself. Mongolia is a relatively large country area wise in northeast Asia nestled between China to the south and …
Siberia and the Ukrainian War
Sidney Stadelmann – October 9, 2022 It’s no secret that our modern globalized world has allowed for conflict between countries to reach much farther than before. The war in Ukraine has touched nearly every corner of the world in some way, and thanks to technology, citizens of Earth can stay updated with every tragic story. …
Intro to Siberia:
Sidney Stadelmann- October 9, 2022 Peer into the world of Siberia: the Northeastern region of Russia, situated in Central and Northern Asia. Known for its vast landscapes and harsh weather, Siberia covers 13,000,000 sq km of land, yet is home to few. In many places, the population density of Siberia averages to be less than …
Impacts of The War in Ukraine on Mongolia
Henry Axon – October 6, 2022 As the war between Ukraine and Russia rages on, just about everyone on earth is feeling the impacts economically and politically. The country of Mongolia is certainly no exception. Nestled directly between China to the South and Russia to the north, Mongolia inevitably is at the very least indirectly …
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