Of course Mesopotamia might have been the cradle
of civilization, but modern world revolves around American culture, represented
by Coca-Cola, McDonalds, and ignorant people who know nothing about the rest of
the world; French are eating frogs, and Jamaicans are the most relaxed people on the planet; Indians work hard on tea plantations
so that Englishmen could indulge with their 5 o’clock cup of orange pekoe with milk;
Brazilians party every day, while Chinese work up a sweat at the rice fields;
Egyptians have a big attraction towards geometrical figures, and Germans are
all victims of Freudian psychological analysis; Russians drink, Greeks dance,
Koreans produce computers, and Bulgarians flood the world with local yoghurt.
Does the
picture look familiar? Is it the world you know and live in? Oversimplification
of world’s cultures helps us to grasp the essentials of other countries and
form our particular attitude towards people living abroad. However the same
oversimplification can be the source of misunderstandings, wrong expectations,
and even offence in situations when other people pretend to know you by resting
their knowledge upon stereotypes.
StereotART is an on-line based project designed for the
young generation. Its main objective is to overcome generalizing and
stereotyping among nations through works of art and works of creativity
performed by the participants. Let the study of another culture be fun and
entertaining!
What is
the project “StereotART” about?
The project
StereotART brings together two teams from two different countries of the
North-East Asia region. Through creative activities participants engage into engrossing
learning process, communicate to each other, share ideas and world vision, and build
firm ties of respect, friendship and understanding among all team members.
WHEN:
January 8 2012 – March 4 2012 (8 weeks in total).
WHERE: Anywhere
you like! At any place with the Internet connection.
WHO: College
students with creative view of the modern world and the will to change the
current state of international affairs through direct action and digital diplomatic
activities. All those who have the sense of art are highly welcomed! Knowledge
of English language is preferable for making the exchange effective, but not
mandatory.
HOW to get involved:
this information is classified till December 5. Since then all the requirements will be disclosed!