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The standardization of world culture, with local popular or traditional forms driven out or dumbed down to make way for American television, American music, food, clothes and films, has been seen by many as the very heart of globalization.

The role of culture is that it's the form through which we as a society reflect on who we are, where we've been, where we hope to be.

As we become this one global culture, in some ways it's things like the weather and nature that still hold our culture as unique to where we are.

I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive.

Culture is a way of coping with the world by defining it in detail.

Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really get acquainted with the rest of the world. America is the only place you can do that, but we don't have sense enough to take advantage of that.

All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about.

Wherever I go, I bring the culture with me, so that they can understand that it's attainable. I didn't do it any other way than through hip-hop.

I grew up in Africa surrounded by a lot of culture. It's made me aware that the world is a big place.

New Orleans, more than many places I know, actually tangibly lives its culture. It's not just a residual of life; it's a part of life. Music is at every major milestone of our life: birth, marriage, death. It's our culture.