Sentences with phrase «interesting lectures from»

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His biography contains elements of an epic novel: growing up the son of a jailed Trotskyist labor leader in whose Chicago home he met Rosa Luxembourg's and Karl Liebknecht's colleagues; serving as a young balance of payments analyst for David Rockefeller whose Chase Manhattan Bank was calculating how much interest the bank could extract on loans to South American countries; touring America on Vatican - sponsored economics lectures; turning after a riot at a UN Third World debt meeting in Mexico to the study of ancient debt cancellation practices through Harvard's Babylonian Archeology department; authoring many books about finance from Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire [1972] to J is For Junk Economics: A Guide to Reality in an Age of Deception [2017]; and lately, among many other ventures, commuting from his Queens home to lecture at Peking University in Beijing where he hopes to convince the Chinese to avoid the debt - fuelled economic model off which Western big bankers feast and apply lessons he and his colleagues have learned about the debt relief practices of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia.

Ranade agreed that «the Christian civilization which came to India from the West was the main instrument of renewal» of India which finds expression in the new love of municipal freedom and civil virtues, aptitude for mechanical skill and love of science and research, chivalrous respect of womanhood etc.; and it is interesting that his lecture on his new concept of «Indian Theism» (a redefinition of Visishtadvaita in the light of Protestant Christian thought) as the basis of national renewal of India was delivered in the chapel of the Wilson College Bombay.

Hartshorne's notes from Whitehead's lectures of 1925 - 26, published here and edited by Roland Faber, are the earliest testimony of his serious interest in Whitehead.

Still making extensive use of the traditional lecture method, I first of all try to keep the subject matter interesting, with frequent examples from lived experiences, much in the manner of this book.

In concluding the lectures, I should like to suggest that process - thought requires supplementation from at least three other areas of contemporary study and to urge that this supplementation will make it even more interesting to Christian thinkers.

That claim - which, if analyzed, probably suggests a God more interested in stability than freedom - may be true, but it calls for some theological argument, and such argument is markedly missing from the lecture.

(In the course of the nineteenth century interest in hermeneutics continually diminished, and lectures on hermeneutics disappeared from the lecture lists.

His lecture was apparently printed in The Guardian shortly thereafter, from which it was reproduced in other publications over the next few weeks: in Light: A Journal Devoted to the Highest Interests of Humanity, both Here and Hereafter, in The Medium and Daybreak, and (partially) in Morning Light.1

Shift your conversations from lectures and advice - giving to asking your teen's opinions and ideas about a newsworthy or controversial topic, giving them the sense that you are genuinely interested in what they think and believe.

Showcasing the latest ideas and technologies, the lectures cover a range of engineering disciplines, ranging from general interest to the more technical.

Graduate students with a strong interest in teaching can usually find opportunities to lecture, often with guidance from an experienced professor.

It shall be a part of the business of these general meetings to receive the Address of the President of the last meeting; to hear such reports on scientific subjects as, from their general importance and interests, the Standing Committee shall elect; also to receive from the chairman of the Sections abstracts of the proceedings of their respective Sections; and to listen to communications and lectures explanatory of new and important discoveries and researches in science, and new inventions and processes in the arts.

I don't doubt that I could learn many things from him, and the video clip that was suggested is interesting, but because I'd have to check his facts and inferences extra carefully, and because the lectures don't do a particularly good job of citing primary source material, the learning process would likely be much less efficient.

The audio commentary by director Danny Boyle is probably the DVD's only highlight, while an additional commentary track (by Dr. Brian Cox from the University of Manchester) is probably about as interesting as one of his lectures.

Visitors will also find the lecture notes for her children's literature class and some interesting handouts from workshops she has presented, along with a complete novel guide to James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.

Information from lectures alone, no matter how interesting, is difficult to retain.

This question is driving most authors nuts: on one hand, book fairs seem like the heart of publishing industry, where experts from all fields meet, network, make deals and give amazingly interesting lectures.

For authors interested in signing with a speakers bureau — or for publicists looking to give advice to authors — my not very specific suggestions would be to get advice from someone who has worked with a lecture agent / speakers bureau and also to simply Google «speakers bureau «for some general information.

She was mostly interested in Brad Pitt, but that didn't stop me from lecturing her about the lessons the film holds for investors.

[Another of the complex lectures from last week's GameFest in Seattle that's well worth recapping on GSW - thanks to Christian Nutt (notes) and Michael Zenke (write - up) for encapsulating some really interesting concepts on just how art direction and gameplay imperatives blend.]

Choose from Sabrina, Roman Holiday, Funny Face or Love in the Afternoon, which are complemented by a series of lectures providing interesting insights into the Hollywood star and fashion favourite (various dates in July and August, please see the National Portrait Gallery website).

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Austria 2010 Eternal Tour festival: «From Abstraction to Activism,» Jerusalem and Ramallah, Palestine 2009 «Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be,» co-programmed by Brooke O'Harra and Sharon Hayes), Light Industry, Brooklyn, NY Artists on Artists Lecture Series: «Sharon Hayes on Merce Cunningham,» Dia Art Foundation, New York, NY, March 2, 2009 2008 «Nine Scripts from a Nation at War - In Conversation,» Conference with the 9 Scripts from a Nation at War artists Andrea Geyer, Sharon Hayes, Ashley Hunt, Katya Sander and David Thorne, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, England, June 9, 2008 «Spheres of Interest,» San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, May 2, 2008 «Looking Back From Abstraction to Activism,» Jerusalem and Ramallah, Palestine 2009 «Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be,» co-programmed by Brooke O'Harra and Sharon Hayes), Light Industry, Brooklyn, NY Artists on Artists Lecture Series: «Sharon Hayes on Merce Cunningham,» Dia Art Foundation, New York, NY, March 2, 2009 2008 «Nine Scripts from a Nation at War - In Conversation,» Conference with the 9 Scripts from a Nation at War artists Andrea Geyer, Sharon Hayes, Ashley Hunt, Katya Sander and David Thorne, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, England, June 9, 2008 «Spheres of Interest,» San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, May 2, 2008 «Looking Back from a Nation at War - In Conversation,» Conference with the 9 Scripts from a Nation at War artists Andrea Geyer, Sharon Hayes, Ashley Hunt, Katya Sander and David Thorne, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, England, June 9, 2008 «Spheres of Interest,» San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, May 2, 2008 «Looking Back from a Nation at War artists Andrea Geyer, Sharon Hayes, Ashley Hunt, Katya Sander and David Thorne, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, England, June 9, 2008 «Spheres of Interest,» San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, May 2, 2008 «Looking Back Now.

Leckey's interests might have shifted throughout the last decade — from an obsession with pop culture, subculture and the figure of the dandy in earlier films such as Parade (2003), and in his band collaboration DonAteller, with fellow artists Ed Laliq, Enrico David and Bonnie Camplin; to the high / low culture face - off of his BigBoxStatueAction performances (2003 — 11), in which Leckey's giant speaker stack confronts icons of modernist British sculpture, such as Jacob Epstein's Jacob and the Angel (1940 — 1); to his later multimedia performance lectures, the Internet - driven epiphany of dematerialisation In the Long Tail (2009) and its antithesis Cinema - in - the - Round (2006 — 8), with its more reflective inquiry into the physicality of images via, among others, Philip Guston, Felix the Cat, Gilbert & George, Homer Simpson and Titanic (1997).

This two - part lecture program taught by teaching fellow Elizabeth Buhe provides context and background to enrich independent exploration of the Whitney's spring and summer exhibitions Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney's Collection, Stuart Davis: In Full Swing, and Danny Lyon: Message to the Future.

Leckey, born in Birkenhead, is known for his interest in different aspects of popular culture and his Turner exhibition includes Cinema - in - the Round 2006 - 2008, a video work which is essentially an art lecture in which the artist expounds on his fascination with the life of images on - screen and takes in everything from Chuck Jones's Road Runner chasing Wile E Coyote, and Felix the cat, to James Cameron's Titanic and Homer Simpson.

McNeil speaks of why he became interested in art; his early influences; becoming interested in modern art after attending lectures by Vaclav Vytlacil; meeting Arshile Gorky; the leading figures in modern art during the 1930s; his interest in Cézanne; studying with Jan Matulka and Hans Hofmann; his experiences with the WPA; the modern artists within the WPA; the American Abstract Artists (A.A.A.); a group of painters oriented to Paris called The Ten; how there was an anti-surrealism attitude, and a surrealist would not have been permitted in A.A.A; what the A.A.A. constituted as abstract art; a grouping within the A.A.A. called the Concretionists; his memories of Léger; how he assesses the period of the 1930s; the importance of Cubism; what he thinks caused the decline of A.A.A.; how he assesses the period of the 1940s; his stance on form and the plastic values in art; his thoughts on various artists; the importance of The Club; the antipathy to the School of Paris after the war; how Impressionism was considered in the 40s and 50s; slides of his paintings from 1937 to 1962, and shows how he developed as an artist; the problems of abstract expressionism; organic and geometric form; the schisms in different art groups due to politics; his teaching techniques; why he feels modern painting declined after 1912; the quality of A.A.A. works; stretching his canvases, and the sizes he uses; his recent works, and his approaches to painting.

Critical Response with Laura Rascaroli Wednesday 22 July 2015, 6.00 - 7.00 pm, Lecture Room, IMMA Dr. Laura Rascaroli (Lecturer, UCC) discusses her research interests on film theory, spatiality and geopolitics in response to a choice of works selected from the exhibition Stan Douglas Mise - en - Scène at IMMA.

A set of papers is forthcoming, including a short reflection from me (see below), but you can view video of some interesting discussions and talks online, including lectures by the first Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, and Margareta Wahlström, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary - General for Disaster Risk Reduction.

As in previous years, there will be extensive live streams from «AGU On Demand» (free, but an online registration is required) of interesting sessions and the keynote lectures from prize - winners and awardees.

The topics of discussion — for it really was almost all discussion and very little one - way lecturing — ranged from how early career lawyers feel about the profession (and how we are in some ways letting them down) to the future of articling (a particularly hot topic in Ontario, as we all know) to how we might infuse a culture of entrepreneurship in how lawyers are trained (including some of the interesting experiments that are taking place at Ryerson) to the more fundamental challenges of incorporating experiential learning into the law school curriculum.