culture
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Athens-Clarke County
Rook and Pawn Bartender Divulges Impact of COVID-19
Abigail Burrow, a bartender at The Rook & Pawn, describes her personal experience navigating her job at Athens’ unique board game bar. She provides Iris Hersey with the unique perspective of being the person behind the bar during a time when some find it hard to justify even being…
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Doing Journalism
The Lead: Laura James On Global Cultural Trends
Welcome back to another pre-recorded episode of The Lead amid the developing COVID-19 crisis. I was really excited to revisit this episode along with our final episode of the season because they both feature a topic not frequently discussed on the podcast: culture and lifestyle journalism. This episode features Grady…
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Diversity
Being a Woman in a Confucian Household: The Expectations Placed on Three Women’s Shoulders
You must be thin, petite and light-skinned with long, black hair and big, round eyes. You must be quiet, small and submissive. Those were the traits Esther Lim, 25 from Suwanee, Georgia, grew up hearing—that’s how they were expected to look and act. “You basically [have to] look like a…
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Diversity
Hair Cuts and Community: Drawing Parallels Between American, German Black Barbershop Cultures
The barbershop and the hair salon are places we go to get our hair cut, trimmed, extended, colored and pressed. For those of us in the American black community, it’s also a safe space. After visiting Germany for about three weeks, I fell in love with the diversity of…
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In-Depth
The Viktualienmarkt, the Place to Be on a Sunny Day in Munich
Colorful booths line the cobblestone streets, the scent of lavender and curried meats fill the air, locals and tourists indulge their appetites with food from the many vendors situated around a small garden with picnic tables. Lebkuchenherz, or gingerbread hearts, hang from the sides of tents and add a dose…
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Athens-Clarke County
International Students Speak Out About Campus Internationalization Efforts
Adjusting to the lifestyle of a college student is hectic at best for anyone. For many, college is a new place to call home full of new peers to become friends and classmates. However for others, like Jianing Xu and Zhenyao Jian from China or Leo Quaye from Ghana, this…
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In-Depth
#TakeoverTourism: Safety a Factor in Influencer Social Posts
You scroll through Instagram—flashes of beautiful beaches, waterfalls, cityscapes, and famous faces take over your feed and overwhelm you with wanderlust and inspiration. Envy and the fear of missing out might send you looking for the next flight to one of the picturesque places you see on your screen, so…
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Uncategorized
CaribSA to Host Annual Cultural Night
The University of Georgia Caribbean Student Association (CaribSA) will host its annual cultural night this Friday and Saturday at Morton Theater from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. The night will feature a play, fashion show, and cultural dances like the one shown below in order to highlight a topic relevant…
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Barrow County
New Cultural Arts Venue Coming to Barrow County
BARROW– The Barrow County School System and Board of Commissioners are coming together to build a new cultural arts venue for citizens. The center will be located at the Sims Academy of Innovation and Technology campus in Barrow County. Based on the current plans, the amphitheater feature a five-tiered lawn with…