Cultural facial expression

Reading facial expressions is a common means of interpreting what people are thinking or feeling, particularly across a language barrier. Before approaching the clerk at the desk, you stop to study her face, trying to assess her level of friendliness and happiness. In reality, a person's ability to correctly register the emotion on another's face hinges entirely on how those emotions are presented. For the record, though humans are pretty lousy at identifying each other's expressions, robots do it really well these days. Spatiotemporal location of emotional intensity representation in Western Caucasian and East Asian culture. Second, Easterners represent emotional intensity with distinctive dynamic eye activity.

A third overhead mixed-media space, Cultural Commons, is composed of large, moving, iconic images that reinforce and amplify the exhibitions themes, stories, and people profiled on the entire 4 th floor, which includes three other culture exhibitions. This section explores the styling impulse of Americans of African descent from clothing and hair styling choices to the politics of skin color. Image and Identity This section explores the styling impulse of Americans of African descent from clothing and hair styling choices to the politics of skin color. Aspects of African American culture, including language, styling, and foodways in turn has become a part of other American groups. Culture and Cuisine Here the magnitude of the African American hand in the food and foodways of the United States and beyond is explored. Skip to main content.

The Power of the Word; and Movement: Skip to main content. Each of the three exhibition areas reflects pillars of African American cultural expression: Fashion designers and beauty products are presented, as well as the effects of colorism or skin color discrimination. Privacy Terms of Use Back to Top.