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New Intercultural Books, Movies and Music @ InterculturalU.com Bookstore (November '07)

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:09:20 -0600

New intercultural books, movies and music are now available at the InterculturalU.com Bookstore. Here are a few of the new items this month...

For more info and a list of the other new books, movies and music, please visit InterculturalU.com Bookstore. Please help support InterculturalU.com by purchasing your intercultural items and other items at the IU Bookstore. The IU Bookstore is associated with Amazon.com which handles all the transactions. You get the same savings from Amazon, but now you can also support IU -- a win-win situation.

Anthropologists and War

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:26:24 -0500

Armed with their knowledge of culture, anthropologist are now assisting the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"The U.S. military is now sending teams of anthropologists and social scientists out to assist all combat brigades in Iraq and Afghanistan. The effort has reportedly helped troops improve relations with local populations and avert casualties, while raising a hearty debate among anthropologists over the ethical boundaries of their profession. A look at the so-called Human Terrain Teams and larger questions of how the military is adapting to new expectations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond" (The Dianne Reams Show notes).

IUTV: InterculturalU.com TV (Week of September 30, 2007)

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:37:13 -0500

We've searched the web for new interculturally-themed videos and found the following videos for the interested interculturalist. This week's videos are ...

Jena 6 News Update
IUMTV: Intercultural U Music Television (featuring Robby Romero)
Key Scene from "To Kill a Mockingbird"
And many more intercultural videos recently posted on the web, including...
- Jared Taylor: Cherry Picker
- "Slip of the Tongue"/Ethnic Makeup
- "Reel Bad Arabs"/Jack Shaheen
- Racist Attack in Norfolk, Virginia?
- among many other videos

Want to watch some of these? Click on the title of this post or click the 'read more' link below.

IUTV: InterculturalU.com TV (Week of September 23, 2007)

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:56:51 -0500

We've searched the web for new interculturally-themed videos and found the following videos for the interested interculturalist. This week's videos are ...

Jena 6 News Video Collection (Background on the Story)
A Grade School Teacher's Views of Jesse Jackson's Comments about Barack Obama ("acting white")
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends - Louis Meets "Black Power Groups" in NYC
Multicultural Connection: How To Tell If You Are Racist
Subliminal Racism in Turkey
And many more intercultural videos recently posted on the web, including...
- This week's IU Video Collection includes clips on: Tolerance (Michael Franti), American Muslim comedians, Muslims in America fasting Ramadan, Muslim Women, Islam, Muslims of Australia, "Stereotypical Dumb/Stupid Americans," Multiculturalism (a pipe dream and against nature?), multicultural education, "The Amazing Racist," Americanism, the KKK, Christian Stereotypes, "The Color of Fear," a GLAAD PSA, LGBT Issues in the Workplace, American Indian Movement, and "This Is England," among other videos.

Want to watch some of these? Click on the title of this post or click the 'read more' link below.

Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:14:07 -0500

Current research suggests that liberals and conservatives literally think differently. There are differences in how the liberal brain and conservative brain processes information, researchers say. This raises some interesting questions for an interculturalist. Assuming this liberal-conservative brain difference is eventually strongly confirmed, is it possible that difference among different cultural groups could be tied to differences in how their brains process information? Is this a dangerous question to ask? What are the implications of such a line of research? Doesn't this smack of scientific racism / eugenics? Would a scientific racism/eugenics sort of argument against such research be committing a slippery slope fallacy?

Check out some of these web pages:

Jerry Lewis says the F-word on TV (no not that one, the other one)

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:58:15 -0500

In the last Intercultural News post the Jerry Lewis story was the featured story. I provided some articles, but not video of his actual on air comments. I found some video now. See below.

The Intercultural News - Weekly Roundup (September 9, 2007)

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:50:20 -0500

This is The Intercultural News ...
A review of news stories from around the web and from around the world for the past week.
Brought to you by InterculturalU.com.

This issue includes over 150+ relevant intercultural news stories from the worlds of politics, crime, sports, entertainment, business, education, etc.

The top stories from this past week...

Can Oprah Make Obama President? - DiversityInc.com *
Whoopi compares Vick case to Chinese eating cats - Hyphen Magazine *
NAACP says sentencing in dog case was racist - Cincinnati Enquirer *
Reportedly member of skinhead group that fights prejudice - Chicago Sun-Times *
Case of 'Jena Six' Tears at Small Town's Harmony - NPR *
The New Anti-Semitism - Washington Post *
Ageism 'daily blight' for elderly - BBC News *
Turning Iranians into cockroaches! -Payvand Iran News *
Teaching Free Speech in Times of War - Inside Higher Ed *
Ethics and Study Abroad - Chronicle of Higher Education *
When It Comes to Diversity, Pain Means Gain - AdAge.com *
Canadians Abroad - Toronto Star *
Featured Stories - This Week... That's Not Funny: The Words of Comedians - Eddie Griffin & Jerry Lewis

For links to these stories and many more intercultural news stories, click the title of this post or click on 'read more' below.

IUTV: InterculturalU.com TV (Week of September 9, 2007)

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:52:28 -0500

We've searched the web for recent, interculturally-themed videos and found the following videos for the interested interculturalist. This week's videos are ...

Whoopi, Vick and the "Deep South"
Can a Jewish Man Join the KKK?
Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations - Vietnam
And many more intercultural videos recently posted on the web, including...
- GLAAD PSA, Taboo - Long Necks (National Geographic), Huckabee on Immigration/Racism, Racism on a Plane (Chappelle), Jenna 6, Racial Stereotypes (Television: Inside & Out), Barack Obama is racist (FOX News), culture shock, and a banned Bugs Bunny cartoon

Want to watch some of these? Click on the title of this post or click the 'read more' link below.

New Intercultural Books, Movies and Music @ InterculturalU.com Bookstore (September '07)

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:45:34 -0500

New intercultural books, movies and music are now available at the InterculturalU.com Bookstore.
Here are a few of the new items this month...

The Intercultural News - Weekly Roundup (September 2, 2007)

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:34:12 -0500

This is The Intercultural News ...
A review of news stories from around the web and from around the world for the past week.
Brought to you by InterculturalU.com.

This issue includes over 150+ relevant intercultural news stories from the worlds of politics, crime, sports, entertainment, business, education, etc.

The top stories from this past week...

White culture's hypocrisy about Vick - Atlanta Journal Constitution *
Hate-crimes legislation stirs pulpit and podium - Houston Chronicle *
Eliminating bias is everyone’s responsibility - Boston Herald *
Bigotry's cheerful enablers - Boston Globe *
Skinhead Violence Rising in Russia - The Nation *
YouTube In The Spotlight For Hosting Racist Material - TechCrunch *
Andy Rooney Regrets a Racist Comment in a Recent Column - New York Times *
BET Says Cartoon Was Just a Satire - New York Times *
Companies Push Diversity - The Morning News *
Diversity in the workplace - TVNZ *
Mistrust rises with social diversity - New Scientist *
People in ethnically diverse area ‘less trusting of others’ - Times Online *
Featured Stories - This Week... Michael Vick - Racial Issue?

For links to these stories and many more intercultural news stories, click the title of this post or click on 'read more' below.

Intercultural Videos on the Web (September 1, 2007)

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:46:53 -0500

We've searched the web for recent, interculturally-themed videos and found the following videos for the interested interculturalist. This week's videos are ...

Blood Brothers - Gay Man and Skinhead
Stephen Colbert is Jewish?
Oneness and Diversity (Rabia Amidon)
Excedrin for Racial Tension Headaches
Discussion of Racism on the Charlie Rose Show
WHIT FM (Power 102 FM) - Radio Ad (CollegeHumor.com)
More Cartoons Banned for Racism
and many more intercultural videos recently posted on the web (including videos about Michael Vick, racial profiling, views on Islam, Michael Savage, Rudy Giuliani and Noam Chomsky)

Want to watch some of these? Click on the title of this post or click the 'read more' link below.

The Intercultural News - Weekly Roundup (Aug 26, 2007)

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:09:37 -0500

This is The Intercultural News ...
A review of news stories from around the web and from around the world for the past week.
Brought to you by InterculturalU.com.

This issue includes over 150+ relevant intercultural news stories from the worlds of politics, crime, sports, entertainment, business, education, etc.

The top stories from this past week...

White Man Awarded $150000 in Reverse Racism Lawsuit - FOX News *
Diversity difficult, but worth it - Clarence Page - Washington Times *
Head of Civil Rights Division to Leave Justice Department - Washington Post *
Cornel West Vs. Eric Michael Dyson: N-Word Debate Resurfaces - DiversityInc.com *
Rush Limbaugh's Unbelievably Racist Comments - AOL News Newsbloggers *
Harvard Touts Diversity... Rich, Rich Diversity - DealBreaker.Com *
Doing business abroad? Simple faux pas can sink you - USA Today *

For links to these stories and many more intercultural news stories, click the title of this post or click on 'read more' below.

Intercultural TV

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:01:05 -0500

The weekly Intercultural TV listings will not be posted for a month or so to allow some time to develop some other, perhaps more helpful, Intercultural U content. If you liked having the Intercultural TV listings available, please let us know and perhaps the listings can return sooner. Feedback is especially appreciated. Your comments are important. Post your comments below.

Intercultural Videos on the Web (August 25, 2007)

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:13:53 -0500

We've searched the web for recent, interculturally-themed videos and found the following videos for the interested interculturalist. This week's videos are ...

Study Says Blue-Eyed People Are Smarter - Fox News
When Cultures Clash (a panel discussion with Samuel P. Huntington and others)
Jerry Falwell on Christiane Amanpour's CNN special "God's Warriors"
The Cost of White Supremacy and Racism
Without Prejudice - Holy Ghost
The Biology Behind Racism,
Daily Show's "Anti-Racists"
a video of a real-life racist, cultural clash on the street,
relevant news stories
banned cartoons.
and many more intercultural videos recently posted on the web

Want to watch some of these? Click on the title of this post or click the 'read more' link below.

The Intercultural News - Weekly Roundup (Aug 19, 2007)

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:37:55 -0500

This is The Intercultural News ...
A review of news stories from around the web and from around the world for the past week.
Brought to you by InterculturalU.com.

This issue includes over 150+ relevant intercultural news stories from the worlds of politics, crime, sports, entertainment, business, education, etc.

The top stories from this past week...

Do we need to expand our national hate crimes law? - Chicago Sun-Times *
Diversity debate continues -- Political scientist: Does diversity really work? - NPR *
Schwarzenegger appointee resigns amid 'hate speech' flap - Sacramento Bee *
BBC removes 'bastard' slur about Jesus - United Press International *
Study links race and umpires' calls - Los Angeles Times *
Racism in workplace should be reported - The Arizona Republic *
Diversity at work - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer *
Was Elvis a racist? Let the record sing for itself - Houston Chronicle *
Don Imus settles with CBS, takes steps to resume broadcasting career - BlackNews.com *
Want your kids to succeed? Send them to a 'white' high school - DiversityInc.com *
Living under the ‘white gaze’ - The Herald *
Brits Travel Abroad Alone 'Looking For Sex' - Life Style Extra *
Featured Stories - This Week... The Study Abroad Scandal

For links to these stories and many more intercultural news stories, click the title of this post or click on 'read more' below.