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Defaced!

A survey of how money has been altered or destroyed as protest and art, from the suffragettes to Banksy.

Catégories: B1B2-3. Art & Power, LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest, LLCET°_1-2-Polemical art | Tags: , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Defaced!

Six Ways J.M.W. Turner Painted a Changing World

J.M.W. Turner may have regarded himself first and foremost as a landscape painter, but his art tells us a lot about the volatile and rapidly modernising times that he lived through. His lifelong interest in the inventions, conflicts, politics, society, culture and science of his time influenced many of his most original works and transformed … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, B1B2-3. Art & Power | Tags: , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Six Ways J.M.W. Turner Painted a Changing World

The truth is out: Britain’s immigration system is racist. Now let’s fix it.

All parties, including my own, have been complicit in making bigoted laws. Acknowledging this is the first step to rectifying it. Diane Abbott Mon 30 May 2022 A protest march in London against the 1971 immigration bill. Photograph: Frank Barratt/Getty Images The unspoken rationale underlying British immigration policy since the second world war has always … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_2-1-Being heard, 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 | Tags: , , , | Commentaires fermés sur The truth is out: Britain’s immigration system is racist. Now let’s fix it.

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

An example of urban design and renewal in London

Blue Market, Bermondsey – how to revive your local outdoor trading hub for £2m Stallholders in south-east London have been instrumental in driving an exemplary urban design project to regenerate the community By Rowan MooreSun 7 Nov 2021 Bermondsey’s ‘charming and relaxed’ Blue Market with the clock tower at its centre: ‘The care and thought … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: A2B1-3. Villages, Neighbourhoods & Cities, AMCT°_2-1-Frontier and space, AMCT°_2-3-Rethinking cities | Tags: , , | Commentaires fermés sur An example of urban design and renewal in London

Is whistleblowing investigative journalism or spying?

How a proposed secrecy law would recast journalism as spying Duncan Campbell and Duncan Campbell Home Office plans would remove the public interest defence for whistleblowing, and could put reporters in jail ‘Endorsed by the home secretary, Priti Patel, the consultation into secrecy argues that press disclosures can be worse than spying.’ Photograph: Jessica Taylor/Reuters … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_2-1-Being heard, AMCT°_1-2-Public and individual freedoms, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, B1B2-4. Citizenship & Virtual Worlds | Tags: , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Is whistleblowing investigative journalism or spying?

Poetry is not only a question of words…

Enchanted Forests and Magic Worlds British woods and moors at night in pictures by Jasper Goodall Grimoire mon beau grimoire plaquette de l’exposition 

Catégories: B1B2-5. Fictions & Realities, LLCE1°_1-2-Freaks, fairies and fancy worlds, LLCET°_2-1-Expressing emotions, Yoda's Favorites | Tags: , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Poetry is not only a question of words…

Power of words and sounds

The power of words and sounds through radio broadcast https://youtu.be/MdnvJ1uK8hs

Catégories: AMC1°_2-2-Informing and being informed, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, B1B2-2. Private Space & Public Space, B1B2-4. Citizenship & Virtual Worlds, B1B2-5. Fictions & Realities | Tags: , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Power of words and sounds

G7 leaders depicted in Mount Recyclemore e-waste sculpture

G7 leaders depicted in Mount Recyclemore e-waste sculpture Cornwall art installation created from 20,000 pieces of discarded tech highlights growing threat it poses to environment Mount Recyclemore, the giant sculpture of the G7 leaders, sits on a clifftop near Carbis Bay in Cornwall. Photograph: Hugh R Hastings/Getty Steven Morris Thu 10 Jun 2021 The seven … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: A2B1-7. Saving the Planet & Designing our Futures, AMCT°_2-2-From the protection of Nature to ecological transition, B1B2-3. Art & Power, B1B2-8. Territory & Memory, LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest | Tags: , , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur G7 leaders depicted in Mount Recyclemore e-waste sculpture

Anglo-Trivia : how much do you know about the English-speaking world?

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Catégories: Yoda's Favorites | Tags: , , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Anglo-Trivia : how much do you know about the English-speaking world?