Sentences with phrase «western society these events»

In western society these events are often misconstrued as pathological and out - of - place.

Not exact matches

Once you've filled your plastic cup — this affair is more backyard barbecue than society event — there's the meet and greet, an opportunity to check out the credentials of those around you: an aerospace industry executive, the economic development chief for a western U.S. state, a dean of engineering for a prestigious American university, several D.C. think tankers, lobbyists, lawyers.

The second event, presented by ARPICO (Society of Italian Researchers and Professionals in Western Canada), is billed as a public lecture.

Unprecedented in North Africa and Western Asia — where official censorship and a lack of government and private funding often pose challenges for contemporary art events — MP5 was backed by the Brussels - based non-profit Young Arab Theatre Fund, which is supported by the Ford Foundation and Open Society to foster contemporary art in the Arab world.

The current climate consensus, covering practically the entire intellectual élite of the Western world — from the world's top right - on stand - up comics right down to the past three presidents of the Royal Society — is a unique event in our experience, and we're floundering around when we talk of cults, groupthink, ecofascists, follow - the - money, etc..