’allemansrätten’, Norweigian music and Press and Radio History of Iran and Politics of Israel and Iran
Reflection on Cultural Presentations
The cultural presentation covered impressively eclectic pockets of study. The presentations succeded in avoiding repeating common knowledge an gave fresh insight to little covered areas in the American mainstream. Through an evening of presentation and discussion, both the audience members and the presenters left with a increased knowledge of world culture and politics.
Beginning with my own presentation, I was happy to conclude what was an in-depth and fruitful research into two unfamiliar political systems. While Israel and Iran take up countless news headlines, few venture to engage in the language and look behind the headlines to learn how the government structures operate. While picking up a new language can be a large commitment, it can never hurt to broaden one’s political horizons. In my presentation I hoped to provide a look into those seldom taught, seldom discussed areas of culture and politics.
The other presentations certainly increased my cultural and political spectrum. Between investigating the mentality behind the Nordic notion of public right to access land for recreational purposes, or in Swedish ‘allemansrätten’ and the availability of public radio entertainment in Afghanistan, I walked out of the event with information on topic I never knew existed.
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