Part 2 - Culture and Arts - Country & Culture Study - LibGuides at Kennett High School

Culture and Manners

Culture Crossing
Cross cultural Etiquette and Understanding. This page is very user-friendly, and allows world travelers and others to contribute content. It is edited, but you should verify facts found from this source.
Country Culture Guides
Geared towards the business traveler, it provides lots of useful practical tips about culture.

Books from our Library

Search our collection of books by going to Clever and clicking on either Follett Destiny (old school catalog) or Destiny Discover (Netflix version).

Looking for pictures and multimedia?

National Geographic
Photos don't get much better than these!

Remember, as you are researching in the different databases and on the different websites and you find photos that might be usable, save them into a folder for future use. You can also scan images from the books.

Artstor
"Artstor now provides access to more than one million images in public collections, at library.artstor.org. This content can be searched and downloaded for free, with a zoom feature allowing careful examination of works. Extensive item details give students ideas for further research." From School Library Journal.
AP Photo Archive
From the main menu, click on Biography-> Click on AP Images. Search on something specific, for example "Great Wall of China."
World Digital Library
A collection of primary sources from images to maps from around the world. Some of the items are historic, while others are contemporary. Coverage varies by country, so take a look.
Creative Commons
Multimedia from the public domain that you can use without worry of copyright and fair use infringement.

Culture and Arts around the World

Culturegrams
STRONGLY SUGGESTED FOR PART 2. Use the sections on the arts to get a quick overview and a starting point for your arts exploration.
Gale OneFile: High School Edition
HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Search "country art" and then click "Subjects" on the right.
Encyclopedia Britannica
General encyclopedia coverage,every country's profile has information about the arts.
Gale's Global Issues in Context
There is a lot of art gold, but you must mine for it. You need to know what you are searching, for example, KITE AND VIETNAM.
National Geographic Magazine
The online companion to the magazine. We have the print edition going 100 years!
Music around the World from PBS
Music videos.
Ted Talks Music Around the World
Museums of the World
Searchable by country. All kinds of museums are included in this directory.
Looking for ideas?
A sampling of traditional art forms.
Smithsonian Folkways
Lots of ideas here, some of the content is fee-based. You can always use this resource for identifying and learning about music, and then search Pandora/Spotify/You Tube for recordings.

World Art

Artists Directory of the World
Art History
Great resources about the history of art. Click on lesson plans, then you can browse the various topics.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Tying to come up with architectural masterpieces to explore in further detail? Check out this list.
Heilbrunn TImeline from the Met
Combines essays, actual art, and an art history timeline. Excellent resource for visual arts.

Latin American Art

Latin American Art Directory
Puerto Rican Encyclopedia
In Spanish.
History of Dress in Mexico
Mexican Muralism
Mexican Muralists
Use Biography in Context to learn about the muralist whom you are studying. Search by name, Diego Rivera, for example.
Latin American Dance History from Britannica

African Arts

African Studies Center
Country specific, but interesting links to art by country, lots of great images.
Overview of African Art
Overview of African Music
Body Adornment in Africa
African Crafts
Proverbs and Riddles

Islamic Arts

Islamic Arts Directory
A directory of web links related to Islamic Art.
Middle Eastern Culture
Specific links to literature, music, and art.

Asian Arts

Indian Arts
East Asian History and Culture
A huge web directory, heavy focus on China.

Country & Culture Study: Part 2 - Culture and Arts

Link to Home Access document