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Banned books and digital resistance

As Calls to Ban Books Intensify, Digital Librarians Offer Perspective Posted on November 24, 2021 by Caralee Adams Image credit: Roger Nomer | The Joplin Globe From Texas to Virginia to Pennsylvania, there is a growing movement to challenge books in schools that some suggest are inappropriate for students. Concern goes beyond explicit content; it … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_1-1-Production and circulation of knowledge, AMCT°_1-2-Public and individual freedoms, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, B1B2-3. Art & Power, LLCE1°_1-3-Utopias and dystopias, LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest | Tags: , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Banned books and digital resistance

Penguin Modern Classics book-covers

How Penguin’s Modern Classics dared us to judge a book by its cover Jackets from the 1960s editions – Penguin After 60 years of the series celebrating contemporary fiction, have the early jacket designs stood the test of time – and how do you create a cover fit for a classic? by Killian Fox Sun … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: A2B1-6. Creation & Relation to Arts, A2B1-8. Past within Present, AMC1°_1-1-Production and circulation of knowledge, B1B2-3. Art & Power, LLCE1°_1-1-creative and visionary imagination | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Penguin Modern Classics book-covers

Racism on US Campus

Catégories: A2B1-4. Self-representation & Relation to others, A2B1-8. Past within Present, AMCT°_1-1-Unity and plurality, AMCT°_1-3-Equalities and inequalities, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, AMCT°_3-2-Rivalries and interdependencies, AMCT°_3-3-Common inheritance and diversity, B1B2-1. Identities & Exchanges, B1B2-2. Private Space & Public Space, B1B2-7. Diversity & Inclusion, B1B2-8. Territory & Memory | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Racism on US Campus

Language adapts to people not the contrary.

My English will never be ‘perfect’ – and that’s what keeps a language alive by Nesrine Malik As a child, I mixed English with Arabic. Now I know there’s no such thing as a fixed language that belongs to one special group. A sign for English lessons in Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Photograph: Alamy Mon 28 … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: 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, B1B2-1. Identities & Exchanges, B1B2-7. Diversity & Inclusion, LLCE1°_2-2-Relation between the individual and the group, LLCET°_2-3-Initiation and apprenticeship, LLCET°_3-3-Migration and exile | Tags: , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Language adapts to people not the contrary.

China is trying to rewrite history

By banning Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong, China is trying to rewrite history The Communist party is widening its attack on the legacy of 1989 – and criminalising a new generation of activists Fri 4 Jun 2021 by Louisa Lim ‘Last year, tens of thousands of Hongkongers defied a Covid-inspired ban to flock to the … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_2-1-Being heard, AMCT°_1-2-Public and individual freedoms, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, B1B2-8. Territory & Memory, LLCE1°_1-3-Utopias and dystopias | Tags: , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur China is trying to rewrite history

Cartooning the world

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Catégories: A2B1-6. Creation & Relation to Arts, AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, B1B2-3. Art & Power, LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest | Tags: , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Cartooning the world

Covid 19 : education of girls at stake

After Covid-19, millions of girls may not return to the classroom. We can help them Malala Yousafzai World leaders meeting this week should not be seeking a return to how things were, but committing to how they should be. Mon 14 Sep 2020 ‘Leaders can take the first steps toward transformative change by delivering a … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_1-1-Production and circulation of knowledge, AMCT°_1-3-Equalities and inequalities | Tags: , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Covid 19 : education of girls at stake

Learning from the screen vs learning from printed books?

Screen-based online learning will change kids’ brains. Are we ready for that? by Maryanne Wolf Best Of Guardian Opinion US We are starting to see technology’s effect on child development and adult reading skills – and the research isn’t optimistic Mon 24 Aug 2020 15.37 BST Last modified on Tue 25 Aug 2020  ‘With millions of students … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_1-1-Production and circulation of knowledge, AMCT°_1-3-Equalities and inequalities | Tags: , , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Learning from the screen vs learning from printed books?

A fascinating guided tour of 500 years of Medicine History

Featuring three thousand objects and covering an area equivalent to 1,500 hospital beds, Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries is the magnificent new home for the most significant medical collections in the world. Showcasing extraordinary medical artefacts from the collections of Henry Wellcome and the Science Museum Group, including the world’s first MRI scanner, Fleming’s penicillin mould, … Continuer la lecture »

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Steve McQueen unveils his epic portrait of London’s Year 3 pupils

Turner Prize-winning artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen unveils his epic portrait of London’s Year 3 pupils This epic display of portraits appears in a year when Britain’s education system has been challenged as never before. These photographs of all Year 3 pupils in London schools show the old ordinary life with entire classes posed … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: A2B1-3. Villages, Neighbourhoods & Cities, A2B1-4. Self-representation & Relation to others, AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, LLCET°_2-2-Self-representation | Tags: , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Steve McQueen unveils his epic portrait of London’s Year 3 pupils