Sentences with phrase «challenging cultural world»

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Christopher M. Schroeder, a seasoned U.S. internet executive and venture investor travelled to Dubai, Cairo, Amman, Beirut, Istanbul and even Damascus and met thousands of talented, successful, and intrepid young entrepreneurs willing to take on the political, cultural, legal and societal challenges to their worlds.

Theology from the Third World challenges not only language requirements but also major cultural concepts, assumptions and worldviews.

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 this connection, I have been particularly struck by Gustavo Gutiérrez's observation that, whereas much contemporary theology seeks to respond to the challenge of the «nonbeliever» who questions our «religious world» as Christians, in a continent like Latin America the primary challenge comes to us rather from the «nonperson» who questions us about our «economic, social, political and cultural world.»

We are challenged today at this point by the cultural and doctrinal exuberance of indigenous third - world expressions of Christianity, not to mention unprecedented contact with other world religious traditions on their own terms.

I believe one huge miracle is finally happening in the world that is getting people to integrate amongst each other, regardless of race, sex, religious belief, sexuality, cultural differences, etc. and that it is in this that more people are challenging what is understood of the world around us, our place in it, and how God works through all of it.

It further states that In the Third World, where all religions together face the challenges of enslaving social and cultural systems and the need to struggle for justice, religions should meet each other, exploring and sharing their liberative elements.

In this double issue of Attached Family, we take a look at the cultural explosion of breastfeeding advocacy, as well as the challenges still to overcome, with features such as: The Real Breastfeeding Story, Extended Breastfeeding Around the World, When Breastfeeding Doesn't Work, Breastfeed, Chicago!

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.

Mrs. Mahama said the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), report in the year 2015, indicated that sub-Saharan Africaremains the home to the largest out of school population of children in the world and although Ghana continue to face its our own challenges, it had achieved universal enrolment of children in primary school.

the energy - food - water nexus as the three pillars upon which civilization rests and the political, cultural, technological, and economic challenges faced in the Middle East and around the world in relation to water, food, and energy security; and

However, if this sounds as if the most important film festival in the self - proclaimed cultural capital of the world is basically just a bunch of leftovers, we challenge anyone not to be tempted by the delectable, if familiar, offerings.

Environmental management and the challenge of achieving sustainable development is a global problem that requires looking at the political, economic, cultural, and educational phenomenas of the current paradigm, from a poly - logic phenomenology that perceive different levels of Reality which form the world and cosmos humanly known.

These are skills of three kinds: cross-cultural efficacy, an interest and positive disposition toward cultural difference; foreign language skills; and knowledge of world history, geography and global processes such as trade, international law, environmental and health challenges.

These are crucial skills for young people to build an immunity to fake news and to challenge the cultural biases and stereotypes that erode social cohesion all around the world.»

Moving beyond school It's the career pathways emerging from art craft and design through further and higher education and links to the outside world of the creative, cultural, and digital and heritage industries that are seriously misunderstood, and the barriers to those aspirations are increasingly challenging for young people to surmount.

Students answer ten questions that test their ability to demonstrate understanding of vocabulary related to politics and government, direct object pronouns, conjugated verbs and infinitives, and cultural and political challenges in the 21st century Spanish - speaking world.

Cultural heritage on the agenda Tourism in all its many forms is the biggest employer in Scotland and the country is justly proud of its competitive advantage in providing one of the warmest welcomes in the world, a reputation for fine food and drink, a range of activities to challenge even the most adventurous and accommodation to suit every budget.

They engage, support, and challenge students and focus on real - world problems and diverse cultural contexts.

Critical student needs: How technology can support math learning Based on conversations with with a diverse group of educators and edtech decision - makers, we believe that technology is especially well poised to create an impact on middle and high school math by making learning accessible to students of all abilities and cultural backgrounds, providing age - appropriate scaffolding for underdeveloped foundational concepts, enabling rich social interactions with peers and teachers, encouraging growth mindset, metacognition and agency, and creating opportunities to apply knowledge to real - world challenges.

At a time when religious and cultural differences are at the heart of major challenges at home and abroad, it is imperative that schools equip students to live in a world of diverse religions and beliefs.

Evoking both Barbara Kingsolver and Andrea Barrett, this enthralling fiction, wise and generous, explores some of the crucial social and cultural challenges that, over the years, have come to shape our world.

It's vitally important to remember that most people have not considered the immense difference between a world seen through the lens of a traditional relational database system and a world seen through the lens of a Hadoop Distributed File System.This paper broadly describes the cultural challenges that accompany efforts to create and sustain big data initiatives in an evolving world whose data management processes are rooted firm...

The world's oldest - known cave paintings suggest that man has been in South Africa for the last eighty - thousand years, and whilst the last two centuries proved to be particularly turbulent and challenging South Africa has changed for the better and is embracing a new era of cultural tolerance and optimism.

One of our most popular trips in the region for those looking to combine the cultural highlights of the Sacred Valley with the challenge of one of the world's be... Read More

One of our most popular trips in the region for those looking to combine the cultural highlights of the Sacred Valley with the challenge of one of the world's best known hikes.

For a small nation, cultural exchange with the world is vital and this offers new challenges and

Whether introspective and deeply personal or engaged with broader social and cultural issues, each artist demonstrates the importance of art and culture in our everyday lives, challenging our preconceptions and opening up new ways of engaging with the world around us.

They challenged their collective invisibility in the art world and engaged with the social, cultural, political and aesthetic issues of the time.

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Born Artist's Show Ushers in a New Era at SBMA, The Santa Barbara Independent, 31 March Pote, Mariana, AfricanWorld, 23 December Dawson, Jessica, Yinka Shonibare, skewing history with his images, The Washington Post, 20 November Judkis, Maura, Yinka Shonibare MBE: «As Artists, We are Liars», Washington City Paper, 13 November Geldard, Rebecca, Time Out, 6 November Lewis, Sarah, Yinka Shonibare: Brooklyn Museum, New York, Artforum, October Cole, Teju, Shonibare's fantasies of empowerment, 234 next.com, 10 July Hoffman, Barbara, Headless Bods, New York Post, 10 July Genocchio, Benjamin, The Rich Were Different (and Perhaps Still Are), The New York Times, 10 July Kazakine, Katya, Adam Smith, Ocelots Channel History in Artist's Textile World, Bloomberg.com, 8 July Lacayo, Richard, Decaptivating, TIME Magazine, 6 July Rosenberg, Karen, Fashions of a Postcolonial Provocateur, The New York Times, 3 July McLaughlin, Mike, Show blows away art world, The Brooklyn Paper, 2 July Olowu, Duro, Style.com/Vogue, July McCartney, Alison, Class, Culture and Identity in Party Time, NJ.com, 26 June Tambay, Defining Blackness Series, Shadow and Act, 21 June Sontag, Deborah, Challenging cultural stereotypes, International Herald Tribune, 19 June Sontag, Deborah, Headless Bodies from Bottomless Imagination, The New York Times, 17 June Bergman, Amerie, Yinka Shonibare MBE @ Museum of Contemporary Art, White Hot, June Later, Paul, Postcolonial Hybrid fuses art and politics, Flavor Pill, Summer How schoolchildren shaped the new Trafalgar Square plinth, The Times, 22 May Knight, Yinka Shonibare at Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Christopher, The LA Times 6 April Hunter, Alice, Encountering Excess, Art of England, Issue 56, April Jeno, Heather, Hip, British - Born Artist's Show Ushers in a New Era at SBMA, The Santa Barbara Independent, 31 March Pote, Mariana, AfricanWorld, Bloomberg.com, 8 July Lacayo, Richard, Decaptivating, TIME Magazine, 6 July Rosenberg, Karen, Fashions of a Postcolonial Provocateur, The New York Times, 3 July McLaughlin, Mike, Show blows away art world, The Brooklyn Paper, 2 July Olowu, Duro, Style.com/Vogue, July McCartney, Alison, Class, Culture and Identity in Party Time, NJ.com, 26 June Tambay, Defining Blackness Series, Shadow and Act, 21 June Sontag, Deborah, Challenging cultural stereotypes, International Herald Tribune, 19 June Sontag, Deborah, Headless Bodies from Bottomless Imagination, The New York Times, 17 June Bergman, Amerie, Yinka Shonibare MBE @ Museum of Contemporary Art, White Hot, June Later, Paul, Postcolonial Hybrid fuses art and politics, Flavor Pill, Summer How schoolchildren shaped the new Trafalgar Square plinth, The Times, 22 May Knight, Yinka Shonibare at Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Christopher, The LA Times 6 April Hunter, Alice, Encountering Excess, Art of England, Issue 56, April Jeno, Heather, Hip, British - Born Artist's Show Ushers in a New Era at SBMA, The Santa Barbara Independent, 31 March Pote, Mariana, Africanworld, The Brooklyn Paper, 2 July Olowu, Duro, Style.com/Vogue, July McCartney, Alison, Class, Culture and Identity in Party Time, NJ.com, 26 June Tambay, Defining Blackness Series, Shadow and Act, 21 June Sontag, Deborah, Challenging cultural stereotypes, International Herald Tribune, 19 June Sontag, Deborah, Headless Bodies from Bottomless Imagination, The New York Times, 17 June Bergman, Amerie, Yinka Shonibare MBE @ Museum of Contemporary Art, White Hot, June Later, Paul, Postcolonial Hybrid fuses art and politics, Flavor Pill, Summer How schoolchildren shaped the new Trafalgar Square plinth, The Times, 22 May Knight, Yinka Shonibare at Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Christopher, The LA Times 6 April Hunter, Alice, Encountering Excess, Art of England, Issue 56, April Jeno, Heather, Hip, British - Born Artist's Show Ushers in a New Era at SBMA, The Santa Barbara Independent, 31 March Pote, Mariana, African Art?

This essay will examine the two exhibitions as examples of an «aesthetic of disappearance» that brought artists to invent an alternative «art world» that challenged dominant cultural institutions, social hierarchies, and media power systems.

As for artists who work across cultural boundaries, their challenge is to make art that is at once both deeply personal and broadly meaningful while addressing the issues and experiences of the different worlds in which they live.

«Creative Time Global Residency: Reports From the Field», New York, NY, December 3, 2013 «Urban Imprint: The Art and Science Shaping Our Cities,» hosted by The University of Chicago, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York, NY, November 14, 2013 «Cultural Investment: Creating a Civic Identity Through the Arts,» CityLab: Urban Solutions for Global Challenges, NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY, October 7, 2013 «One State Together in the Arts» One State Illinois Conference, Quad Cities, IL, June 24, 2013 «Theaster Gates in Conversation with Romi Crawford,» Black Collectivities, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 4, 2013 «LINC Legacy and Advancements in the Field,» hosted by the Ford Foundation, May 2013 «Constituency Engagement — Culture - Initiated Redevelopment: Strategies in Innovative Constituent Engagement,» Association of Black Foundation Executives, Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL, April 6, 2013 «Creating Heat - The Artist as Catalyst: Theaster Gates at TEDxUNC,» University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, February 9, 2013 «Building CapaCity Session,» World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland, January 26, 2013 «Creative Resilience Session,» World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland, January 25, 2013 «Transformative Art: Theaster Gates,» World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2013

This anti-institutional gauntlet organized by the Bruces, as they are collectively known, challenging the cultural authority ascribed to the Whitney Biennale has been best described by sculptor, professor, and director of the Granoff Center at Brown University Richard Fishman as «the expansive, 400 - plus artist, quasi invitational, slightly guerilla exhibition that seemed to offer an antidote to the walls and silos of the art world.»

However, the challenges in diversifying the syllabus «mirrored the broad cultural bias found in the art world,» where 65 % of the content is grounded in Western art.

It's so important that we have more female artists around the world using their creative voices in public spaces, especially when they are sending messages that challenge existing norms and cultural boundaries like what Frances is doing.

In the late 1970s, this resident of Jerusalem became one of the first artists to position himself both outside of and in relation to Western cultural contexts and to incorporate the challenges of a globalized world in his work.

Autumn Casey (b. 1987, Dallas) draws on a variety of personal relics and pop - cultural ephemera, both abject and singular, to challenge and question her subjectivity of the world at large.

Architectural renderings and aerial views of urban grids enter the work as fragments, losing their real - world specificity and challenging narrow geographic and cultural readings.

In the early 1980s artist Lubaina Himid curated three exhibitions of young Black and Asian women artists, who challenged their collective invisibility in the British art world, engaging with contemporary social, cultural, political and aesthetic issues.

The 7th World Water Forum was also composed of cultural events, a Water Showcase, the World Water Challenge, water prize ceremonies, side events, a water exhibition and fair, as well as a Citizen's Forum, including a Youth and Children's Forum, to raise citizens» awareness in favor of water.

We run campaigns, provide education, inspiration, practical tools, creative ideas, and leadership to challenge our cultural acceptance of fossil fuels, and to get New Zealand and the rest of the world back on track to 350ppm and, consequentially, climate safety.

The more we can move toward embracing the best of all worlds, and choosing our tools according to what works best, not what fits our own cultural, ideological or political preconceptions, the better chance we have of meeting the challenges that await.

I think fundamentally the biggest challenge for developers is cultural: a lot of them are fixated on creating an alternate fantasy world, and are viscerally offended that their players keep breaking the immersion with all this cruddy banal real world commerce.

Her dream is to debunk myths and prominent cultural beliefs that disrupt intimate connections between partners, and help create a world where it is easy to find a therapist who can work effectively with relational intimacy challenges.

Bringing full effect to the Declaration has been a challenge for many states around the world, but it is obligatory under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that each nation takes key steps towards the realisation of our human rights.