Sentences with phrase «challenging cultural themes»

The way he has brought together the art historical traditions of John James Audubon and the great naturalists of the past with profound and often challenging cultural themes has established him as a uniquely American artist.

Not exact matches

The main theme of the Conference was, «Christians in Technical and Social Revolutions of Our Time», and its purpose was to look at the problems of the modern world in technological revolutions as it affects the economic, political and cultural life of the peoples, communities and states and to consider the challenge and relevance of theology to the social revolutions of our time.

In Ghana, the day will be commemorated under the adapted theme «Economic empowerment of rural women: A tool for sustainable development in a changing world of work,» which according to the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ms Otiko Afisah Djaba, was chosen to help rural women and girls to achieve their ambitions and also challenge the negative traditional and socio - cultural practices, discrimination and difficulties that confront the rural woman by changing the world of work for all women in Ghana.

For a critical - thinking challenge, have students create a T - chart that compares one of the themes, as represented in the books, with their own cultural heritage.

While there is no theme this year as such, we're hunting for work that experiments and explores in general, crossing disciplinary boundaries, challenging established notions of time and space, cultural production, and the objet d'art itself.

The gallery values a cross referencing approach both through exhibitions curated around themes in art and a cultural program focusing on unique events involving artists across all disciplines — visual arts, performance and music, which are meant to challenge perceptions.

Themes can range from the emergence and preservation of ethnic communities to conversations about post-colonial geopolitics, forming identities in a new and foreign environment, looking beyond geographical alignments, and the challenges and success of embracing cultural differences.

In this work I am interested in challenging the stereotypes associated with working - class people by highlighting themes of community, cultural pride and the individuals» quest for identity.»

The common themes include: a shared negative experience of colonisation and cultural disruption, including in many cases catastrophic declines in physical, spiritual and cultural health and wellness over multiple generations; the consequent desire among First Nations to regain Indigenous self - determination and self - governance in order to nurture healthy and happy future generations; the need to understand cultural differences in how the meanings of health and wellness are understood and applied at the community, family and individual levels, and to therefore identify culturally appropriate responses, including traditional modalities and safe systems of care; the significance of cultural diversity between different Indigenous groups or communities within both countries; the differing needs and circumstances for Indigenous health and wellness in urban, regional and remote settings; and the challenges of delivering health services to remote communities in often harsh environments.

Results: Three overarching themes were identified from Stage One, including: (1) «Experiences of learned helplessness» (e.g. the association between child conduct problems and family conflict and social isolation); (2) «Perceived benefits and mechanisms of change» (e.g. the links between positive outcomes and a number of factors, including key parenting skills, social support, longer - term resilience and commitment, and facilitative organisational practices); and (3) «Challenges in programme implementation» (e.g. cultural discomfort with praise and positive attention, conflict with partners; and organisational difficulties with fidelity, attrition and sustainability).