GC Semester Text Readings

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Text Readings for the Semester

Week 1
  • Preface: Understanding Cultures in Depth
  • PART I: INTRODUCTION
    • Ch. 1: Understanding Cultural Metaphors
(Assigned readings are in bold letters.)
Week 2
  • PART XII: SAME METAPHOR, DIFFERENT MEANINGS
    • Ch. 34: The Spanish Bullfight
    • Ch. 35: The Portuguese Bullfight
(Assigned readings are in bold letters.)
Week 3

Pick at least one of the following "Authority Ranking Cultures" . . .

  • PART II: AUTHORITY RANKING CULTURES
    • Ch. 2: The Thai Kingdom
    • Ch. 3: The Japanese Garden
    • Ch. 4: Bedouin Jewelry and Saudi Arabia
    • Ch. 5. Dòn Gánh: The Two Sides of Vietnam
    • Ch. 6: Kimchi and Korea
 
Week 4
  • PART III: SCANDINAVIAN EGALITARIAN CULTURES
    • Ch. 7: The Swedish Stuga
    • Ch. 8: The Finnish Sauna
    • Ch. 9: The Danish Christmas Luncheon
(Assigned readings are in bold letters.)
Week 5
  • PART IV: OTHER EGALITARIAN CULTURES
    • Ch. 10: The German Symphony
    • Ch. 11: Irish Conversations
    • Ch. 12: The Canadian Backpack and Flag
    • Ch. 13. Australian Outdoor Recreational Activities
    • Ch. 14: French Wine (See Week 12)
(Assigned readings are in bold letters.)
Week 6
  • PART V: MARKET PRICING CULTURES
    • Ch. 15: American Football
    • Ch. 16: The Traditional British House
(Assigned readings are in bold letters.)
Week 7

After the Midterm Exam

  • PART VI: CLEFT NATIONAL CULTURES
    • Ch. 17: The Malaysian Balik Kampung
    • Ch. 18: The Israeli Kibbutzim and Moshavim
    • Ch. 19: The Italian Opera [as a case study in Metaphorical Analysis]
    • Ch. 20: Belgian Lace
(Assigned readings are in bold letters.)
Week 8
  • PART V: MARKET PRICING CULTURES
    • Ch. 21: The Mexican Fiesta
    • Ch. 22: The Turkish Coffeehouse
 
Week 9
  • PART VIII: THE BASE CULTURE AND ITS DIFFUSION ACROSS BORDERS (CLUSTERS OF NATIONS): THE EXAMPLE OF CHINA
    • Ch. 23: China’s Great Wall and Cross-Cultural Paradox
    • Ch. 24: The Chinese Family Altar: The Expatriate Chinese Outside of China
    • Ch. 25: The Singapore Hawker Centers
 
Week 10
  • PART IX: INDIA, TRADITION, MODERNITY, AND DIVERSITY
    • Ch. 26: India: The Dance of Shiva
    • Ch. 27: India: A Kaleidoscope of Diversity
 
Week 11
  • PART X: AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE
    • Ch. 28: The Nigerian Marketplace
    • Ch. 29: South African Townships
    • Ch. 30: The Sub-Saharan African Bush Taxi
(Assigned readings are in bold letters.)
Week 12
  • PART XI: THE STRUGGLE FOR CULTURAL IDENTITY AND THE SPLINTERING OF NATIONS: THE CASE OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
    • Ch. 31: The Russian Ballet
    • Ch. 32: Estonian Singing
    • Ch. 33: The Polish Village Church

  • PART IV: OTHER EGALITARIAN CULTURES
    • Ch. 10: The German Symphony
    • Ch. 11: Irish Conversations
    • Ch. 12: The Canadian Backpack and Flag
    • Ch. 13. Australian Outdoor Recreational Activities
    • Ch. 14: French Wine
(Assigned readings are in bold letters.)
Week 13
  • PART XII: SAME METAPHOR, DIFFERENT MEANINGS
    • Ch. 34: The Spanish Bullfight (Review)
    • Ch. 34: The Spanish Bullfight (Review)

Pick at least one of the Modern-day Latin American cultures with a musical metaphor . . .

  • PART IV: OTHER EGALITARIAN CULTURES
    • Chapter 36: The Brazilian Samba
    • Chapter 37: The Argentine Tango
 
Week 14
  • PART XIV. OVERLAPPING CULTURAL METAPHORS FOR GEOGRAPHICALLY RELATED NATIONS
    • Ch. 38. Cultural Metaphors for the Caribbean
(Assigned readings are in bold letters.)
Week 15
  • PART I: INTRODUCTION
    • Conclusions
 
Week 16
  • Review for the Final Exams