The difficulties to define the Topic: the wide area, the diversity on approaches and treatments, the selection of topics –always arbitrary-, the understanding of juvenile cultual phenomena, location of the problems, just to point out the immediate ones.
Of course, a biggest difficulty is the actual topic of this state of art: juvenile culture. If youth is almost irreducible to one concept, delimitation and definition of juvenile culture becomes a truly investigatory exercise. We recognize three big lines:
1- Culture, identity and tradition regarding modernization proposal.
2- Cultural productions of youth
3- Juvenile cultural consume
Massive means of communication are no longer the priority on this deliberations, instead, cultural consumption appears; the tradition-modernity conflict is now seen from the perspective of globalization and, the cultural productions tend to move towards actual juvenile spaces, rather than movements.
This amazing phenomena called youth, -so dynamic for its changing nature, so strange and close at the same time- worries us, most likely because it reflects clearly the human condition.
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This is the third edition of the Youth Supplement to UNFPA’s State of the World Population Report. The 2008 Report focuses on the interactions among culture, gender, and human rights and the critical importance of culturally sensitive approaches for effective development policies and programmes. Available here |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 November 2008 )
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What began as a conversation between artists at an exhibition is now a fledgling organisation geared towards opening the doors of the imagination and letting everyone see the wealth of talent in Jamaican youth. Not only does the programme want to provide materials that will aid students to create great art, but it also wants to provide the guidance and advice needed to encourage children to use their energy to forge careers in art. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 January 2008 )
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 During the inter-regional meeting in Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, July 2005, Small Islands Voice partners put forward a proposal for an inter-regional cultural exchange among young islanders from the Caribbean region and the Pacific. Previous exchanges, such as between the Maldives and Seychelles, have shown that island to island exchange activities have multiple benefits including the sharing of sustainable island lifestyles, education for sustainable development, and culture (drama, art, music, language). |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 June 2007 )
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 Program to benefit thousands of children from country’s poorest strata.
The Inter-American Development Bank today approved a $150 million loan to support Venezuela’s National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras in its efforts to provide musical training to Venezuelan youth.
The IDB loan is part of a $211 million program that also includes a $ 61 million in funds from the Venezuelan government.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 June 2007 )
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Culture? What is thing we call culture? Is it the same as identity? Culture and cultural difference have been at the heart of human behaviour throughout history. It is thought that reaching an understanding of the complex and dynamic nature of culture is key to achieving real acceptance of diversity and difference. But what impacts on culture? Is our understanding of it changing? How can young people ensure that their cultural diversity is valued and protected? |
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Brooklyn Caribbean Youth Fest: "Heritage is Timeless". Brooklyln Caribbean Youth Fest: "Heritage is Timeless" is a marvelous family-friendly event featuring culture at center-stage. This wonderful showcase highlight performances of folk and contemporary art of the Caribbean region and it is FREE to the public. The reason for developing Brooklyn Caribbean Youth Fest is based on the belief that hopelessness is not a choice we must give to our youth. We must enrich their lives with positive choices to create a path for success. In this age of rush and electronics, the arts depict cultural evolutions, illustrating achievements of past and present experiences. |
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