Sentences with phrase «cultural themes such»

Whether operating locally or further abroad in South Africa, Gerald Machona, Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude and Michele Mathison are receiving the attention their work merits, as a result of their continual investigation of pertinent contemporary, cultural themes such as democracy, intolerance, social trauma and the decaying urban environment, all which exist as a consequence of the progressive development of Southern Africa and Zimbabwe in particular.

This collection includes tours which cover wider cultural themes such as food, drink and design, as well as art and architecture, to give participants a real sense of place.

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Can we reconceive theological education in such a way that (1) it clearly pertains to the totality of human life, in the public sphere as well as the private, because it bears on all of our powers; (2) it is adequate to genuine pluralism, both of the «Christian thing» and of the worlds in which the «Christian thing» is lived, by avoiding naiveté about historical and cultural conditioning without lapsing into relativism; (3) it can be the unifying overarching goal of theological education without requiring the tacit assumption that there is a universal structure or essence to education in general, or theological inquiry in particular, which inescapably denies genuine pluralism by claiming to be the universal common denominator to which everything may be reduced as variations on a theme; and (4) it can retrieve the strengths of both the «Athens» and the «Berlin» types of excellent schooling, without unintentionally subordinating one to the other?

AHRC Associate Director of Programmes Gary Grubb said: «I welcome the Panel's affirmation of the international standing and leadership of UK historical and cultural geography which is also reflected in their important contributions to AHRC's themes and programmes such as «Landscape and the Environment» and «Connected Communities».»

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Cecilia Aldarondo is an award - winning documentary director and producer whose films explore intimate, universal themes such as death, memory, family conflict, and cultural difference.

It's nice for this kind of thing to be explored in a light hearted way for once as the theme of racial and cultural integration is usually met with such a negative attention in film.

So it is perhaps of no surprise that there are favorite themes that readers return to again and again — such as billionaires, cowboys or babies — but also that other trends come and go, depending on the current cultural climate and how it affects what reading experience women are looking for.

This is the moral and cultural void which has inspired in Charity such dismal feelings of ennui and longing for escape — a theme prevalent also in Ethan Frome.

- Water sports including - Water polo, water aerobics, ocean kayaking, paddle boating, boogie boarding and windsurfing - Daily scheduled yoga classes (60 min)- A range of lifestyle classes such as cooking and painting (60 min)- Evening entertainment including live music and traditional dance - Games lounge with billiards, table tennis, air hockey, video games - Full access to the fitness centre - Themed buffet dinners with a cultural show - Selection of welcome drinks, fruit basket, cold towel, hotel souvenir, private check - in and welcome briefing - Wide selection of beverages included between 11:00 am — Midnight (discount on other beverages including Champagne and imported wines)- Extended check out until 2:00 pm

Delight the kids with nature theme parks such as SeaWorld and San Diego Zoo, and enjoy its lively cultural hub; Balboa Park.

Themes change daily, and range from surfing lessons and other water sports, sandcastle building, treasure hunts and kite flying, as well as cultural Balinese highlights such as traditional dance lessons with local kids at the resort's Ganesha Cultural Centre, Balinese coconut frond art and offerings - making, cooking classes, and bonfire and marshmallows in the evening on the resort's coconucultural Balinese highlights such as traditional dance lessons with local kids at the resort's Ganesha Cultural Centre, Balinese coconut frond art and offerings - making, cooking classes, and bonfire and marshmallows in the evening on the resort's coconuCultural Centre, Balinese coconut frond art and offerings - making, cooking classes, and bonfire and marshmallows in the evening on the resort's coconut grove.

Depicting fantastic beasts and having themes of metamorphosis, identity, and magic as recurring, she blends various cultural influences such as Celtic literature, Renaissance painting, Central American folk art, medieval alchemy, and Jungian psychology.

Rigidly comparing and contrasting works drawn from the broad period of the 1950s through to the 1990s, the show explores such shared themes as social and political power; the acceptance of cultural differences; mortality; and the tumultuous realities of celebrity.

Originally shown in 2000 at the Shanghai Biennale, this work connects to the artist's interest in reproducing and recontexualizing significant monuments throughout history, infused with visual clues that address themes such as colonialism and cultural reappropriation.

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.

Nara has assembled a cult - like following centered around his child - like illustrations — however the themes surrounding his work touch on broader social and cultural topics, such as violence and the rigidity of social structures in Japan.

Influenced by her mixed cultural backgrounds, themes such as identity, female gender roles, and domesticity often occur in her work.

The intervention artworks will speak to themes both present and absent from the exhibition, such as NASA's lunar landing, the legacy of iconic post-war artists like Joseph Beuys and Robert Morris, the rise of collaborative artistic practices, and the cultural and political affects of the Civil Rights movement.

The presentations range from art - historic currents and themes to more popular cultural aspects such as gaming, music, fashion and web 2.0, and how these relate to media art.

Her painting expands on these themes by negotiating the in uence of a number of artists such as Jim Shaw, Alice Neel, Walter Robinson, and Gerda Wegener.This notion of intimacy is further explored by the equal power she invests in symbolic, personal, and pop cultural images, bringing into question the viewer's relationship with emotion and artistic subject matter.

In addition to our exhibition programs, Franklin Street Works also collaborates with organizations and individuals to create community events that bring people together to explore cultural and social themes via entry points such as art, food, and storytelling.

The works explore personal emotion and identity with themes including persecution, self - abandonment and sex, and cultural illusions, such as religion, myth and fables.

Continuously exploring the «geography of self,» his work combines traditional storylines and postmodern, often parodist, narrative strategies to approach themes such as belonging, identity politics, conflict, cultural traditions (be they real, imagined, invented), as well as the push to and resistance against modernization.

From among such themes as Italy and The Wild West, Bavaria was chose as the new look from the town, not because of any significant cultural connection, but mostly because the surrounding landscape resembles alpine Germany.

Within this context, Shawky has explored a variety of specific themes that are often rooted in regional issues yet have profound international relevance - themes such as modernization, cultural hybridization, and marginalization.

Nadim Samman — general curator of the biennial — suggests the theme reflects, like the work submitted to the open call, such cultural developments as «ecological collapse, the dissolution of distinctions between «nature» and technology, the inescapable topography of the network, and the interplay between transparency and opacity in the information age.»

Characterized by themes drawn from popular mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane cultural objects, the exhibition, Subculture Capital integrates subculture and mass culture, pop art and post modernism.

A series of lectures and special events will address current political questions on themes such as neo-colonialism, the causes for flight and migration, and the new rise in nationalism in Europe, posited from within the context of cultural and artistic positions.

Mike Kelley's writings include project descriptions and accompanying texts from his major works; a retrospective view of his radical rock band Destroy All Monsters; and essays on prevailing themes, such as caricature, in the cultural history of representation.

This ambitious production ties together several key themes that recur throughout the artist's oeuvre, such as cultural relics, preservation and entropy, and speaks to the multidisciplinary nature of his practice.

Mike Kelley based his 2005 — 6 Day is Done on a series of high school yearbook photographs of «extracurricular activities,» which Kelley transformed into a fractured, quasi-narrative musical that cycles through themes such as personal trauma, the structure of the institution, repressed memory, mass cultural ritual, and adolescence.

They are rethinking the global collection through the lens of blue, in order to illuminate shared cultural themes through the ages, such as trade, spirituality, symbolism, and material innovation.

The catalogue consists of a series of essays by British and American scholars who consider such themes as the critical reception of the Vorticists» exhibitions, the impact of World War I on the cultural politics of the movement, the reception of Vorticism in the United States, and the leading role of Ezra Pound in shaping the movement.

In Tier II workshops, topics build participants» understanding of new themes such as resilient families, social and emotional learning (SEL), and cultural competency.

To create a vintage American 1950s theme in your bedroom, find colorful fabrics for bed linen and pillows, and adjourn large prints of pop cultural icons from the era on the wall, such as Marilyn Monroe or Elvis Presley.