Sentences with phrase «cultural references made»

's deep storylines, humour, character interactions and cultural references made it a hit with players and critics alike; now given a suitable remastering for the 21st Century, you'd be remiss to miss some afterlife action.

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Speaking at the San Antonio Conference, Lesslie Newbigin made reference to his own cultural background in these terms: «As I look back on my own life as a missionary in India, I realize now in a way that I never did at that time that I was not only carrying the gospel but that I was also a carrier of this so - called modern world - view which I now see to be breaking down because it is false.

But even Leo XIII in Rerum Novarum makes reference to a panoply of earlier encyclicals that furnish the larger social, political, cultural, and religious context for tackling any of these economic matters.

The institutions of urban religion are made up of people whose frames of reference have been shaken by some combination of structural and cultural change.

3) Age difference can make some general chat and cultural references a bit more difficult.

While the movie includes narration (by Charles Osgood) drawn from the book, it also allows the stars opportunity for topical pop - cultural references as well as narrative detours, as when the mayor goes in for a Who - Root Canal «Sticking» «Who» in front of everything,» he gripes, «doesn't make it hurt less») or Horton's clover lands in a field of clovers, whereupon he sets out to locate his speck - adorned lower out of the thousands stretching before him.

she says, witlessly, about Hill House's outré decor), miscast indie - style player Owen Wilson as Luke -LRB-» Teletubbies freak me out,» he says, idiotically, as if a pop - cultural reference will make The Haunting hip for the kiddies), and Lili Taylor as Eleanor.

A richer plot, life lessons and loving Chinese cultural references rendered by turns sweet, scary and charming, with yet more fantastical kung fu, make this an engaging winner.

It dispenses facts in the moment, crediting sourced music and filming locations and making sense of cultural references.

In which case, his barrage of f - bombs and references to mothers named Martha feel a little too familiar, and just far enough behind the curve of what is being discussed in the cultural conversation that they don't land with the same merciless cruelty that made the previous film, well, if not better, then somehow more incisive.

Meanwhile, it has also become a part of the nation's very cultural fabric, as witnessed by the countless references to the game made in movies and on television shows.

It starred Harvey Keitel (who had helped get it made after reading the script), Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Lawrence Tierney and Tarantino himself, and was a tour - de-force, heavily stylized crime thriller where the fast - paced dialogue was laced with pop - cultural references.

The plaudits have generally made reference to his Continue reading Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan →

While subtlety wasn't expected, the never ending mugging at the camera, poorly scripted references to varied cultural phenomenon of that time (photography, burking, mob protection), and stream of celebrity cameos (Bill Bailey, Ronnie Corbett) gives the impression that Landis was more concerned in operating the cinematic equivalent of a «shock and awe» campaign, rather than making a solid piece of genre entertainment.

There is no specific cultural reference in the online training content that makes certain employees feel isolated or alienated

... teachers who learn about, honor, and leverage the cultural knowledge, experiences, and frames of reference of their students — and their students» communities — make learning more relevant and effective.

Culturally responsive teaching is a theoretical framework created by Geneva Gay that relies on «using the cultural knowledge, prior experiences, frames of reference, and performance styles of ethnically diverse students to make learning encounters more relevant to and effective for them.»

[16] It is a complete reprint of the strip, including side notes about cultural and political references made in the strip, «Headlines» breaks to identify the top stories of the day, and commentary from Breathed.

According to its description, Detention makes use of folklore, mythology, and cultural references as a part of its story.

It makes me feel like Insomniac was so afraid people wouldn't like the game at a mechanical level that they jammed all these cultural references and crude humor in, by way of trying to make absolutely sure Sunset Overdrive appealed to geeks and hipsters and core gamers simultaneously.

While some works in the volume are overtly political — Ai Weiwei's irreverent CCTV Spray (2012) guides readers in making a spray - can device that can block out surveillance cameras — others more subtly reference the complex nature of cultural exchange in a rapidly globalizing world.

Non-Chinese artists making work about Chinese culture or concepts, collaborations between Chinese and non-Chinese artists drawing on cultural references.

His wide - ranging inquiry into technology's role in image making, and how those mediations infiltrate and shape collective memory, has resulted in works that are at once specific in their historical and cultural references and broadly accessible.

His work references a diversity of mark making in the digital era, and often addresses topics such as online escapism and our shared cultural image - bank.

In your ambitious triptych I Still Face You, for example, you make references to California Pop Art, Piero della Francesca, hard - edge painting — different kinds of styles that refer to different cultural perceptions.

Leigh's commitment to experimentation with traditional forms, and her embedding of a multiplicity of historical, social, and cultural references into her work, under - scores the necessity of reaching across multiple continuums in order to make an art that is truly by the people and for the people.

«Mutu's work explores the contradictions of female and cultural identity and makes reference to colonial history, contemporary African politics and the international fashion industry.

«I liked them, but they seemed like they would be more interesting if someone else made them, someone who could better exploit their historical and cultural references,» he's said.

Biggers» syncretic practice positions him as a collaborator with the past, adding his own voice and perspective to those who made and used the antique quilts, African sculptures, and cultural imagery he references.

The paintings that Wallace made in the 1990s grew increasingly complex, deftly incorporating objects, video, and cultural and art historical references.

By presenting bold and striking African American women in historical compositions, Thomas offers an alternative to mass media imagery and simultaneously makes thoughtful allusion to pop cultural references like Blaxploitation and suburban kitsch.

Jayson Musson, who plays Hennessy Youngman yet refers to him as his cousin, maintains a separate artist identity, making abstract paintings that reference pop cultural motifs such as Bill Cosby's notorious sweater patterns.

Using cultural matter as his material - medium, he references art, history and theory to form a spatial and temporal narrative arc made up of intercommunicating texts, combined with an interest in the sculptural possibilities of cinematic structures and mise en scène.

Making reference to domesticity, language and ideas of nationhood, both artists explore their cultural and social lineages in relation to broader understandings of political traumas including conflict, war and imperialism.

In 2010, Scanlan told Bomb Magazine that he invented Donelle Woolford after creating a number of collages in his studio and deciding «they would be more interesting if someone else made them, someone who could better exploit their historical and cultural references.»

Meandering between image and object, Atterbury makes reference to cultural and geographical points of origin.

These documents make reference to a multigenerational experience of adoption within Kite's family, as well as to her subsequent experience of Oglala Lakota cultural heritage and world views.

Initially trained as a painter, since the 1990s Sheela Gowda has increasingly developed a sculptural and installation practice that explores how materials can make specific reference to the social and cultural context of India.

These works don't set out to make specific cultural references explicit but the materials I use and the forms they take do of course carry with them their own set of references and identities.

The false luxury of some of his pieces, achieved by using industrial materials made to look deceptively lavish, and his references to well - known archetypes make viewers feel comfortable with their own cultural history.

In this this auction the centerpiece was the «The Golden Calf» which sold for # 10,345,250 with buyer's premium and was cited as a reference to Hirst's representation of cultural excess, worshipping false idols and likely Hirst's own myth making.

One theme of the collection is cultural cross-pollination; many works are Spanish or make reference to Spain and its former colonies.

His heavily laboured canvases are filled with popular cultural references and challenge the viewer to make connections between the seemingly unrelated content, a mechanism used in an attempt to represent the true complexity of our culture».

Producing all the costumes, make up and sets and playing all the characters herself, Maclean creates disturbing yet hilarious narratives that blend appropriated present day pop cultural material with a multitude of narrative references.

Fernández's conceptually - based, research intensive process of art making often contains many layers of diverse cultural and historical references; she uses devices such as proportion and unconventional material to draw the viewer into her work, evoking an individualised experience of engagement that prompts questions of both place and way - finding.

Fernández's conceptually - based, research - intensive process of art making often contains many layers of diverse cultural and historical references; she uses devices such as proportion and unconventional material to draw the viewer into her work, evoking an individualized experience of engagement that prompts questions of both place and way - finding.

These are often made from memory and draw on a wide range of cultural references from history, fashion, and Hollywood to mythology, news imagery, sports and literature.

His work not only makes great use of sustainable materials, but often includes cultural references to African traditional crafts which gives a depth and texture not always found in contemporary design.

A colleague on a private email discussion group I am involved with made reference to an interesting article in the International Herald Tribune from October 8, 2005, by Joost Smiers and Marieke van Schijndel called «Imagine a World Without Copyright» which posits, in part, that a world without copyright law would free up the public domain and prevent cultural monopolies... [more]

School staff can provide meaningful support by incorporating each student's cultural knowledge, prior experiences, and frames of reference into the classroom to make learning more relevant for them.