Covering the last 90 days

Culture

Culture on Scoop.it is moving through language, heritage, design, food, music, film, festivals and the daily arguments over identity. In the last 90 days, the category spans 42 topics and 96 posts, from Indigenous language tools and African contemporary art to Canadian place names, Central Asian craft, virtual exhibitions and local event streams.

The feed is supplied by 38 curators, mixing specialist topics with broader culture-watch pages. Some follow language and education, some gather contemporary African design or visual arts, and others track workplace culture, city life, music, folklore, vintage objects or regional heritage.

What feels most alive now is the link between preservation and access. Culture is not only being remembered; it is being made usable on phones, taught in classrooms, argued over in place names, shown in museums, staged in fashion and carried by young people reconnecting with language and tradition.

Key figures

42 topics
38 curators
722033 views
October 16, 2026 last activity

Cross-cutting issues

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Preservation now depends on platforms as much as memory

Indigenous language access and African cultural production show that heritage work now moves through phones, museums, fashion and youth networks.

More Indigenous Languages Come to iPhone and iPad Keyboards in New Apple Update cnet.com

The World of Indigenous Languages brings the infrastructure question into view. A post on Apple adding more Indigenous languages to iPhone and iPad keyboards treats language access as something built into everyday devices, not kept apart in specialist archives. The curator note points to languages with very small fluent-speaker communities, including Cherokee, and frames keyboard support as a meaningful development.

English Wider Reading and Language and Culture show the same story arriving through mainstream news. Coverage of African mother tongues focuses on young people using language to reconnect with roots and relatives. Its appearance across two different topics suggests that language survival is being read both as a linguistic issue and as a broader cultural one.

Afrodizziak adds the arts and institutions. Posts on a young Gambian artist reviving traditional printmaking, museum culture in Benin, Ivory Coast fashion designers and young artists in Ethiopia show preservation as active production. Heritage is not presented only as recovery. It is also fashion, exhibitions, contemporary art and public visibility.

Taken together, these topics show a shift from preservation as safekeeping to preservation as access. Keyboards, youth media, museums, fashion platforms and contemporary art spaces all become part of the same cultural system. The common question is who gets the tools, venues and language to carry culture forward.

Curators to follow

Edwin Rutsch
Tracks empathy in leadership, healthcare and organizational culture through workplace-focused articles and symposium listings.
Susan Myburgh
Follows contemporary African design, with attention to artists, museums, fashion and cultural visibility across the continent.
Charles Tiayon
Gathers updates on Indigenous languages, including digital tools and resources that affect everyday language use.
RSFC English
Selects mainstream coverage of English, dialect, slang, mother tongues and the social meaning of language change.
Here Magazine
Connects food, place names, Indigenous cultural programs, local arts and translation as expressions of language and culture.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Culture category cover on Scoop.it?

This page brings together Scoop.it topics on arts, language, heritage, local identity, festivals, music, design, folklore and cultural change. The material also reaches into workplace culture, technology, education and travel when those areas affect how communities represent themselves or pass on traditions.

How current is the culture material shown here?

The material covers the last 90 days and includes 96 posts across 42 topics. Activity in the category is current through October 16, 2026, with recent selections on Indigenous language technology, African contemporary culture, language debates and place-based identity.

Why are language and dialect so prominent in culture coverage?

Language is a strong thread because several topics treat it as cultural infrastructure. Posts cover Indigenous language keyboards, African mother tongues, English dialects, slang, AAVE, accents and classroom intercultural resources. The coverage shows language as identity, access, education and public recognition at once.

How does technology fit into culture here?

Technology appears where it changes cultural access or visibility. Indigenous language keyboards make minority languages usable on everyday devices, while online coverage helps young people reconnect with mother tongues. Virtual art spaces, digital media and classroom resources also show how cultural work now circulates through platforms.

What kind of African cultural coverage is included?

African culture appears through contemporary design, printmaking, museums, fashion, music and language. Recent posts highlight a Gambian artist reviving traditional printmaking, museum culture in Benin, Ivory Coast fashion designers and young artists in Ethiopia, alongside coverage of African mother tongues and cultural celebration.

Does the category include local identity and place names?

Yes. Several topics treat place as a cultural argument rather than a backdrop. Recent selections include Canadian recipes, the origin of Lake Ontario’s name, removal of landmark names tied to a colonial politician, Indigenous cultural programs, a Métis resilience artwork and cross-cultural community landmarks.

Topics to discover

The World of Indigenous Languages
Posts focus on language resources and updates in indigenous languages, including major tech integration and tools (e.g., Apple iOS/iPad keyboard support, Google Translate for African languages) and AI for multilingual coverage—placing the theme in Internet/Technology. Several posts also emphasize conferences, cultural heritage preservation, and illustrated dictionaries for Indigenous languages, aligning with Culture and (as a broader supportive angle) Sustainability.
Language and Culture
The posts focus on cultural topics such as food traditions (Canadian recipes), music and celebrations, and slow/indigenous fashion. Several items also connect names and place-based heritage (e.g., Lake Ontario’s name, removing landmark names due to colonial racism), which ties culture to geography and broader social issues.
English Wider Reading
The topic centers on English language use and reading across diverse sources, reflected in recent posts about dialects, mother tongues, and word change (e.g., The Guardian, The Independent, Daily Mail). Since the links are drawn from mass-news and commentary outlets and also include TV/radio/film-related tags, it strongly fits “Media” and “Culture.”
Afrodizziak
The topic centers on “Contemporary African design” with tags like “African art, African design, African crafts.” Recent posts include coverage of artists, museum culture, printmaking, and “fashion designers,” indicating strong overlap with Art/Culture/Design and some fashion-specific content.
Empathy in the Workplace
The sample posts focus on empathy as a leadership and workplace capability (e.g., Satya Nadella on empathy, “Why empathy is a crucial leadership skill”). Multiple entries frame empathy within organizational or culture change and leadership practice, including patient experience and empathic leadership symposiums.
Art & Culture in Second Life - art Exhibitions, Literature, Groups & more
The topic is explicitly about art and cultural activities in Second Life, with tags like “sculpture” and sample posts focused on art exhibitions (e.g., “New exhibition…”, “AI Art Gallery”), galleries, and related community hangouts. Since it’s centered on Second Life (an online virtual world), it also fits Internet and broadly Culture, with some mentions of literature and groups in the topic description.

Topics

Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture
All the positive news and events from Cayo, with a special focus on culture, past, present, and future.
Empathy Movement Magazine
The latest news about empathy from around the world - CultureOfEmpathy.com
CulturalVIBINg
Products
Indigenous Stories and Education
Language and Culture
Black Stories and Inspiration
Gender and art
On women artists, feminist art and gender issues in art (for related news items see also scoop 'ART AND GENDER')
Deshroot
English Wider Reading
Empathy in the Workplace
International News about Empathy in the Workplace - for more see CultureOfEmpathy.com
Afrodizziak
Contemporary African design