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Tagged With: War

Josephine Baker : from dancefloor to Pantheon

Dancer, singer … spy: France’s Panthéon to honour Josephine Baker The performer will be the first Black woman to enter the mausoleum, in recognition of her wartime work Jon Henleyin Paris Sun 28 Nov 2021   ‘Resistance heroine’: Josephine Baker entertains the troops at a London victory party in 1945. Photograph: Jack Esten/Getty Images   … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_2-1-Being heard, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, B1B2-2. Private Space & Public Space, B1B2-3. Art & Power, LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest | Tags: , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Josephine Baker : from dancefloor to Pantheon

Building a better future for Ireland.

Empire shaped Ireland’s past. A century after partition, it still shapes our present. Michael D Higgins Thu 11 Feb 2021 13.00 GM Only by remembering complex, uncomfortable aspects of Britain and Ireland’s shared history can we forge a better future Michael D Higgins is president of Ireland Ireland is currently engaged in a process of … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMCT°_1-1-Unity and plurality, AMCT°_2-1-Frontier and space, AMCT°_3-2-Rivalries and interdependencies, B1B2-1. Identities & Exchanges, B1B2-7. Diversity & Inclusion, B1B2-8. Territory & Memory | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Building a better future for Ireland.

The History of Bombs : Is it Art ?

‘the brilliance of this intervention lies in the fact that you don’t need to know it’s art to find it interesting’  The Guardian A seductive and terrifying array of fetishised weapons of mass destruction is mapped across the main hall of the Imperial War Museum in this powerful intervention that – like the museum itself … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: A2B1-6. Creation & Relation to Arts, A2B1-8. Past within Present, AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, AMCT°_2-1-Frontier and space, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, AMCT°_3-3-Common inheritance and diversity, B1B2-3. Art & Power, LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest | Tags: , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur The History of Bombs : Is it Art ?

WOMEN AT WAR : the British sisters who nursed the French Army

WOMEN AT WAR a very rich site which gives an insight into the role women played during WWI

Catégories: AMCT°_3-3-Common inheritance and diversity, B1B2-5. Fictions & Realities | Tags: , , | Commentaires fermés sur WOMEN AT WAR : the British sisters who nursed the French Army

Heroes ? Soldiers’ mothers’ viewpoints

CE. A poem by Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967), a famous English poet, writer and soldier who served during WWI. THE HERO ‘Jack fell as he’d have wished,’ the mother said, And folded up the letter that she’d read. ‘The Colonel writes so nicely.’ Something broke In the tired voice that quivered to a choke. She half … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, B1B2-2. Private Space & Public Space, B1B2-5. Fictions & Realities, B1B2-8. Territory & Memory, LLCE1°_2-1-Love and friendship, LLCE1°_2-2-Relation between the individual and the group, LLCET°_2-1-Expressing emotions, LLCET°_2-2-Self-representation | Tags: , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Heroes ? Soldiers’ mothers’ viewpoints

Power of Words and Images

PROTEST SONGS convey messages of peace : James Blunt’s No Bravery ?   Spoof ads combine the power of words and humour.   The art of Rhetoric and Propaganda : discover the world of advertising strategies to understand how words and images can make buy, think or act.   ADVERTISING can also be a tool to … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_2-1-Being heard, AMCT°_1-2-Public and individual freedoms, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, B1B2-3. Art & Power, B1B2-4. Citizenship & Virtual Worlds, LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest, LLCET°_1-3-The art of debate | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Power of Words and Images