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Clive Castro

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Research paper thumbnail of Digeridoo's Deculturation: A loss in character of an Oceanic instrument

According to the online dictionary of Merriam-Webster the term Deculturation is " : the process o... more According to the online dictionary of Merriam-Webster the term Deculturation is " : the process of divesting a tribe or people of their indigenous traits <for many native peoples brought involuntarily and reluctantly into contact with western civilization, acculturation is all too often deculturation> ". 1 The Aboriginal instrument the yidaki more commonly known to us as the Digeridoo throughout the years has suffered a loss in identity it is now disconnected from its origins and divorced from its native culture. At my gap year in Australia in 2011 I was amazed by the harmonic and hypnotizing sounds of the instrument, almost everyone had a didgeridoo even for decoration purposes usually purchased in local fairs and even garage sales. It was to my surprise that the stages and history of the didgeridoo is far more intricate. My article will focus on the instruments linear globalization and its loss of identity. 1 Merriam Webster [online] [Accessed on 11/06/2016] Available on

Research paper thumbnail of Edward Hopper: “Nighthawks”

Research paper thumbnail of Jazz Age

My essay is about the Jazz Age, I’m currently studying Artistic Studies and doing a minor in Mode... more My essay is about the Jazz Age, I’m currently studying Artistic Studies and doing a minor in
Modern Language thus the reason I picked this topic is to correlate my artistic educational
background with American Century history. My main goal in this work is to analyze the History
of Jazz age in the 20th century and its future influence in our contemporary world. Ill focus and try
to summarize “The Jazz Age”1 a term conceptualized by novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Research paper thumbnail of Digeridoo's Deculturation: A loss in character of an Oceanic instrument

According to the online dictionary of Merriam-Webster the term Deculturation is " : the process o... more According to the online dictionary of Merriam-Webster the term Deculturation is " : the process of divesting a tribe or people of their indigenous traits <for many native peoples brought involuntarily and reluctantly into contact with western civilization, acculturation is all too often deculturation> ". 1 The Aboriginal instrument the yidaki more commonly known to us as the Digeridoo throughout the years has suffered a loss in identity it is now disconnected from its origins and divorced from its native culture. At my gap year in Australia in 2011 I was amazed by the harmonic and hypnotizing sounds of the instrument, almost everyone had a didgeridoo even for decoration purposes usually purchased in local fairs and even garage sales. It was to my surprise that the stages and history of the didgeridoo is far more intricate. My article will focus on the instruments linear globalization and its loss of identity. 1 Merriam Webster [online] [Accessed on 11/06/2016] Available on

Research paper thumbnail of Edward Hopper: “Nighthawks”

Research paper thumbnail of Jazz Age

My essay is about the Jazz Age, I’m currently studying Artistic Studies and doing a minor in Mode... more My essay is about the Jazz Age, I’m currently studying Artistic Studies and doing a minor in
Modern Language thus the reason I picked this topic is to correlate my artistic educational
background with American Century history. My main goal in this work is to analyze the History
of Jazz age in the 20th century and its future influence in our contemporary world. Ill focus and try
to summarize “The Jazz Age”1 a term conceptualized by novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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