Tangibles

Identity formation also occurs around the places we frequent and things we build and interact with. Particularly important places can include the homes we live in, the places where we worship and remember, and the places that we consider unique to our culture. This can also include the clothes we wear, tools we use, and handicrafts we take cultural pride in.  All of these things, being parts of our culture that can be touched and interacted with, are tangibles, or tangible parts of our culture.

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Dachas in Kyiv: Student Observations

During my Russian studies at Indiana University over the past two years, the concept of a “dacha” or Soviet-era summer home always intrigued me. While my family has taken multiple vacations during which we stayed in cabins in Indiana or the Great Smoky Mountains, we—like most Americans—were happy to return to our permanent home. Yet […]

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