Definitions
What is culture?
Set of distinctive beliefs, systems, values, norms, and traditions shared by a certain population.
This literary concept explores how characters navigate between multiple cultural identities
What is code-switching?
A systemic barrier that limits representation of marginalized voices in publishing
What is institutional racism?
Author of "The House on Mango Street"
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
The transmission of traditions, beliefs, and practices from one generation to another.
What is cultural heritage?
A concept describing cultural spaces where different identities and experiences intersect
What are borderlands?
It is said that ____ reflects the culture of a society.
Art (movies, tv, literature, etc.)
Is most of Europe considered as part of the Eastern countries or Western countries?
Western
Wrote "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," exploring racial dynamics
Who is Mark Twain?
A key theoretical framework exploring how personal identity is shaped by intersecting social categories like race, gender, and class.
What is intersectionality?
The word communication and community both have origin in this other word...
Common.
Sepia (brownish, yellow)
Example of an Eastern country that was considered a territory of the United Kingdom
India and Australia
First African American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
Who is Toni Morrison?
Writing (Alphabet)
A subculture is...
A smaller cultural group that shares beliefs, customs, and other elements.
Which invention broke the barriers of space and time?
Video calls (high speed internet and technology)
Example of a Western country that has a low democracy index because of their communist past.
Cuba and Venezuela
A Nigerian author known for "Americanah" and exploring diaspora experiences
Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
The UVM's motto (slogan) is...
"Por siempre responsables de lo que se ha cultivado"
Which generational population are you considered? (boomers, gen x, etc...)
Gen Z. (Centennials)
What are the three kinds of media?
Printed, broadcasted, and online
These two countries in the East are very different: The one above is governed by a dictator, and the one below is considered one of the best democracies in the world.
North and South Korea.
Author who critically examined race in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Who is Harper Lee?
Describe the mexican flag.
It's divided in three columns - Green, white and red. And in the middle there's an eagle in a nopal, holding a snake in its mouth.