Sentences with phrase «common cultural references»

Indeed, we can not be said to be fully literate without knowledge of an array of common cultural references that add color and shades of meaning to speech and writing.

I grew up in the age of Martina Navratilova vs Chris Evert and John McEnroe vs Everyone, though, and that match was a common cultural reference point.

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The title's not - so subtle biblical reference is a hint at Stursberg's view of the Ceeb as the place that business common sense forgot, and the book serves largely as a catalogued defence of his belief that audience numbers, not an ambiguous cultural mandate, would define the network's success.

It also helps account for the many times the taking of wine or alcoholic drink is referenced neutrally, as nothing but a common cultural practice.

Do we need common points of cultural references for our society to endure?

Combining art historical, political, and pop cultural references she introduces a complex vision of what it means to be a woman and expands common definitions of beauty.

Contemporary heir to the pop artists, Da Corte combines these common consumer objects with pop cultural references, personal family narratives — and even other artists» work — in vibrant sculptures, paintings, videos, and immersive installations.

The artists represented in the exhibition, Andrea Bowers, Blane De St. Croix, Margarita Cabrera, Zhi Lin, Hung Liu, and Tony de los Reyes each employ different styles and references and span different historic periods, geographic locations, cultural influences, and gender perspectives, but are seamlessly bound together by the common threads of memory, history, identity, and humanity.

In our opinion references to enjoyment of rights and interests in respect of the land in these passages, confirm that the native title rights and interests that are recognised and protected by the common law are those which involve physical presence on the land, and activities on the land associated with traditional social and cultural practices.