Sentences with phrase «important cultural role»

Within this immersive installation, which paid tribute to the important cultural role of Viennese coffee houses, Rosenberger honored little - known Jewish writer Gina Kaus (1893 — 1985).

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This role and framework is important also for another crucial reason: if buyer personas are developed and created through the prisms of marketing and sales research orientation, they will tend to be self - referential views of target buyers (an inside - out view) as opposed to a means for discovering not so obvious and hidden meanings that make up social and cultural contexts.

For like Whitehead and Dewey, Kadushin understood that the concept of organic thinking offered an approach to logic and the foundations of knowledge that was an alternative to the perversions of the sort of blind faith in natural science that had come to dominate the intellectual cultures of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; an alternative that did not attempt to devalue science or replace it with a nonrational mysticism, but which did attempt to place scientific thought into a broader cultural context in which other forms of cultural expression such as religious and legal reasoning could play important and non-subservient roles.

For we must not ignore the fact that these very expressions had played an important role in the myths of the «dying - and - rising god» which were still very much alive in the wider cultural environment of Israel.

The foreign debt continues to be an issue and new voices have began to sound the need to look for ways to face it; (ii) At the national level two questions are concentrating increasing attention: one is the reassessment of the necessary role of the state to correct the distortions of a runaway market (currently discussed in Europe and in the discussions about the role the initiatives of «an active state has played in the economic development of Asian countries); the other is the need for a «participative democracy over against a purely representative formal democracy: in this sense the need to strengthen civil society with its intermediate organizations becomes an important concern; (iii) the struggle for collective and personal identity in a society in which forced immigration, dehumanizing conditions in urban marginal situations, and foreign cultural aggression and massification in many forms produce a degrading type of poverty where communal, family and personal identity are eroded and even destroyed.

It is this approach that now plays an important role in justifying the extraordinary concentration of endowment assets and cultural prestige in just a few schools at the top of our university system.

This is part of a pro-active project that demonstrates how this unique area has resonated with artists in the past and continues to inspire makers and performers working across a vast array of art forms, firmly emphasising the Lake District's important role within the UK's rich cultural life.»

Cultural factors also play an important role in parenting styles and child outcomes.

Looking at fatherhood across time and cultural settings is important as it broadens our understanding of the changing role of fathers, and contributing factors to their different level of engagement within the family.

[4] In addition to strong family values, India has a very strong cultural and national identity that cuts across religious beliefs, which has played an important role in preventing radicalization.

In a new take on an old polemic, Ridley acts as mediator between biological and cultural determinists, arguing that genes and the environment play equally important roles in shaping human destiny.

Cultural habits play such an important role in how people live in their houses.

Lead author William Taylor, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, says that this model «enables us for the first time to link horse use with other important cultural developments in ancient Mongolia and eastern Eurasia, and evaluate the role of climate and environmental change in the local origins of horse riding.»

Given the important role of culture in shaping the development of aspects of gender identity, the authors point to the need for parents, teachers, and others who interact with youths to be aware of cultural differences in gender norms.

Twenge and colleagues were interested in understanding how cultural change over the last 40 years has affected social capital — the cooperative relationships that are critical for maintaining a democratic society — in which public trust plays an important role.

Mirsky: Tigers played a very important role in your cultural upbringing.

As important, by examining the political, technological, and even cultural history of this quest during the post-World War II era, this book highlights the essential role played by space exploration in shaping our understanding of life back on Earth.»

It is the first learned society in the USA and has played an important role in American cultural and intellectual life for over 250 years.

Beaded necklaces like these add to the rich tapestry of Ghana's timeless cultural traditions, playing important roles in birth and marriage ceremonies.

The knowledge and acceptance that cultural variability exists, and the curiosity to understand different communities that generates as a result also plays an important role.

Cultural differences also play a very important role in the relations between British and Polish people.

It plays an important role in developing and introducing Sign Language, organizing various cultural and sports events and helping Deaf and partially deaf people to find work and to rehabilitate them.

It (along with Tongeren) is the oldest city in Belgium and it has played an important role in the country's cultural history.

One important goal included building leadership by identifying roles and styles required to improve the «instructional core»; considering beliefs, cultural changes, and education strategies to promote high student achievement; reflecting on the effects of race, class, and culture within the district.

This PLE is called «Developing Organizational Cultural Competence» because of the important role that culture and language have in ELL education.

Parent leaders offered important insights on the roles they have played in helping to engage other parents and families helping them navigate the system and become part of their own leadership pipeline as parents from increasingly diverse cultural communities.

Teachers and school leaders who share racial and / or socioeconomic backgrounds with our students are positioned to be effective role models, and are able to bring an important perspective to our schools that enhances cultural competence.

«Every school board member, superintendent, principal, teacher, custodian, secretary, coach, and counselor, has an important role to play in creating a welcoming school environment where parents and families from diverse cultural backgrounds are acknowledged and treated as viable stakeholders in their children's schools.»

In my perspective, the publishing industry is a valuable tool for cultural diplomacy, and, as the main industry association representing publishers around the world, the IPA has an important role to play in diminishing political and cultural chasms.

Ian Chapman, c.e.o and publisher of Simon & Schuster UK Libraries are vital cultural institutions that promote education and literacy and help to bring our authors to readers, and this initiative is an expression of our commitment to the important role they play.»

Libraries are vital cultural institutions that promote education and literacy and help to bring our authors to readers, and this initiative is an expression of our commitment to the important role they play.»

«Libraries play an important role in our civic and cultural life, and Sony believes that it's important to support public library systems as they expand their services and digital offerings, particularly eBooks,» said Phil Lubell, vice president for Sony's Reader business.

In particular, Kukje has played a critical role in introducing Korean artists to important collectors, museums and cultural venues around the world, and many Korean artists supported by Kukje Gallery have exhibited in international biennials and major museum exhibitions.

His work is largely focused on the role media art can play as a tool for understanding one of the most important intellectual and cultural developments of our times — the technological extension of the human condition.

Her works raise important questions about cultural and sexual stereotypes, personal symbolism and the role of pleasure and beauty, in both art and life.

In acknowledgement of the important role arts organisations outside of London play within the UK cultural scene, a different regional organisation joins the collective each year, with Focal Point Gallery presenting a selection of their editions (Hilary Lloyd, Bridget Smith, Benedict Drew, Hannah Sawmill, Volker Eichelmann, Scott King and Keith Farquhar, Dawn Mellor, Clunie Reid, Milly Thompson, David Mabb) at the stand in 2017.

More and more, we find that fairs such as Frieze complement what we do in our bricks and mortar space, playing a vital role in our program and serving as important platforms to strengthen relationships and create new ties across the international cultural community.»

Through the «Korea Artist Prize,» which will continue long into the future, the selected artists will receive motivation to create more art in the short - term and play an important role in constructing the basic infrastructure for cultural art in the future.

In engaging with Ireland's past and Palestine's present, it posed important questions on the role of the artist in responding to the social, cultural and political legacies of colonialism and conflict.

By bringing them back to a place of honor at center stage, Weems reminds us of the important role these women had in shaping 20th - century American cultural identity.

Jukurte adds, «Syrian art has not only played a very important role in the region's art history and cultural development, it has also remained under - appreciated on the world stage.»

It celebrated its 10th anniversary and played an important role in the European Capital of Culture Maribor 2012, which brought much attention to the exceptional cultural offer of Ptuj.

Challenging the traditional fair layout, Maleki organized the floor in a playful, yet efficient way, outfitting the space in classic green astro turf to remind us of Istanbul's parks that used to play such an important role in the cultural and social life of the Ottoman Empire and the early days of the republic.

By turning the camera on herself, Sherman raises challenging and important questions about the role of women in society and the representation of cultural stereotypes.

This work has been led by art historian, critic and curator, RoseLee Goldberg, whose unique approach to the role of Founding Director and Curator of Performa has initiated expanding knowledge and understanding of this important area of cultural history.

Ms. Graham's desire to contribute to the cultural, spiritual and intellectual development of society while simultaneously recognizing the important role women play in that development, also led to the establishment of the Bette Clair McMurray Foundation, which awarded grants to other nonprofit organizations for programs that shared the same mission.

One of our most important roles is to represent the richness of cultural production in this city, and we are very excited to showcase the dynamism that is Vancouver.»

These masks furthermore evoke a history of cultural appropriation including, significantly, the important role West African masks played in the development of twentieth century European modernism.

Our panelists will share their experiences with the design of technological and virtual spaces, the role of performance, why ephemeral spaces are important, and how to make room for cultural spaces in likely and unlikely places.

In the United States, artist - endowed organisations such as the Joan Mitchell Foundation are on the rise and are playing an increasingly important role in the cultural landscape as government funding declines.