![]() ![]() In Athens a “Golden Chain” of learning is about to be severed after many centuries. In Constantinople we see the last great Roman emperor. Violet’s travels through the past takes us on a picaresque tour of this significant year. In this episode of Travels Through Time the historian Dr Violet Moller takes us back to one of the most crucial years of all: 529, when the Roman Empire was in its latter days and a new Christian world was emerging. Often knowledge was lost at specific moments of conflict or tumult in the human story. Just seven out of around eighty plays by Aeschylus survive, seven out of the hundred and twenty written by Sophocles and a similar proportion of those by Euripides. In many cases only a fraction of what was once known has reached us today. ![]() The passage of knowledge between the Ancient World and today’s modern one, has not been smooth. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It is the more conservative scholars who apply an anachronistic, premodern paradigm of art as illustrating an institutional (historical) message. As a painter of modern life, Vermeer’s greatness lies in the domestic, familial character of his art. In place of “high” historical or allegorical content, Vermeer characterizes Painting through his playful relation to his model as a particular individual that he knows intimately. In neither case does she take her job very seriously. ![]() These include a blue and yellow “garment of changing color,” likely the same textile artfully wrapped around her head as Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring, who therefore might also personify Painting. ” The girl personifies Painting, holding attributes associated with Painting, while others are arrayed on the table before her. Scholars have also mistranslated documents in which Vermeer’s widow and mother-in-law described a painting “in which ‘Painting’ is being depicted. But the mature Vermeer did not paint history. ![]() Since 1949, the girl has been called Clio, the muse of history writing, following the conventional notion that history was the highest category of art. ![]() ![]() ![]() This reading is part of the larger Washington Women in Theatre 20th Anniversary Festival. Based on the writings of feminist writer Shaw and actress Ellen Terry, the show will feature performances from Susan Lynskey, Holly Twyford, Terrence Currier and Lawrence Redmond. Washington Women in Theatre Celebrates 20 Years at June New Play Festival features Art Infinite: The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Shaw, a Staged Reading on Jat 7:30 p.m. Featured playwrights include Amy Conley, Anu Yadav, Barbara Papendorp, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, Carolyn Gage, Dani Stoller, Judy Klass, Linda Sherbert, Lynn Sharp Spears, Milbre Burch, Miyuki Williams, Mundy Spears, Susan Lansky, Tuyết Thị Phạm. Tickets and more information can be found here. ![]() Washington Women in Theatre 20th Anniversary Festival of staged readings will showcase new voices of women+ playwrights in the DC community, and beyond at American University on June 9-12 and 15-18. ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, when talking about Grandpa Mose, the author says, "they sweat, they bled, they cried." This allowed the reader (child) to understand that slavery was a bad thing and why the celebration is so important. I was a little surprised at some of the graphic descriptions used, but was impressed at how well it got the point across. I enjoyed the story itself and the way the Emancipation Proclamation is explained so simply to the reader using the fictional characters. A lot of things have changed for the better since then and each year on Juneteenth, they celebrate and remember. So, every June 19th or Juneteenth, they marched for their rights their right to vote, for better jobs, schools and equal opportunity. Grandpa Mose was a slave and dreamed about freedom, until June 19, 1865, when Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was passed and he and the other slaves finally had their freedom! However, even though the slaves were free, they were not equal to the white people. Her father tells her that tomorrow, she will help celebrate Juneteenth, which was a time when her Great Great Great Grandfather Mose was told "no" much more than she ever will. ![]() It was about a young girl named Mazie, who was constantly being told "no". ![]() ![]() ![]() … unlike previous published books on the same subject, Eckert and McConnell-Ginet's has been written in an accessible style, making the volume particularly manageable and engaging to newcomers. '… comprehensive introduction to the study of gender and language use. '… it is written in an accessible and user-friendly style … students reading this book as a course textbook are able to analyse and question the relation between language and gender in very complex and sophisticated ways'. Source: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 'This volume authored by Eckert and McConnell-Ginet is particularly welcome … the work is well accessible to non-linguists.' ‘With its regular summaries, unambiguous explanations, and entertaining examples, this remains a good basic text, fascinating for those who know nothing of the subject, and useful for students in other disciplines needing an introduction to the study of language and gender.’ Mary Bucholtz - University of California, Santa Barbara ![]() ‘… invaluable to language and gender specialists and their students alike.’ Janet Holmes - Victoria University, Wellington ![]() ![]() ‘This is the textbook on language and gender we have all been waiting for.’ ![]() ![]() ![]() It showcases all of Tea Obreht's talents as a writer, as she subverts and reimagines the myths of the American West, making them entirely - and unforgettably - her own. Mythical, lyrical, and sweeping in scope, Inland is grounded in true but little-known history. He sees lost souls who want something from him, and he finds reprieve from their longing in an unexpected relationship that inspires a momentous expedition across the West. Lurie is a former outlaw and a man haunted by ghosts. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, who is convinced that a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home, and her husband's seventeen-year-old cousin, who communes with spirits. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life - her husband who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons who have vanished after an explosive argument. ![]() Shortlisted for the Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize 2020Ī MAN SEARCHING FOR A HOME HE CAN'T FIND. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Napping House is a book designed to help children begin to understand patterns and is a cumulative rhyme. Scholastic has given us permission to use their DVDs to create videos for teachers, parents and students to use with Deaf children. Scholastic has created a set of DVDs called "Storybook Treasures" where they have animated and created stories to be watched and read. The Napping House is a great story that was written by Audrey Wood and illustrated by Don Wood. The video can also be viewed directly on YouTube. 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They have a BFA in Illustration from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Shop for Camp - A Click Graphic Novel by Kayla Miller Hardcover online at an affordable price in Ubuy Nepal. Will the two be able to patch things up before the final lights out?Ībout the Author: Kayla Miller is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator living and working in New York. ![]() The stress of being Willow's living security blanket begins to wear on Olive and before long, the girls aren’t just fighting, they may not even be friends by the time camp is over. Olive is sure she’ll have the best time at camp with her friend Willow – but while Olive makes quick friends with the other campers, Willow struggles to form connections and latches on to the only person she knows – Olive. Raina Telgemeier and Frazzled fans, rejoice Author-illustrator Kayla Miller is back with Olive in this emotional and honest story about navigating new. ![]() The second book in the New York Times bestselling "Click" series. A graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier about stepping out of one's comfort zone, navigating new experiences, and the satisfaction of blazing your own trails. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a great feature for the child who likes to seek out additional information on what they read.Īnimal Toolkit is full of information and presented in a way that will keep the reader engaged. The end of the book gave more information on the animals featured. For some of the illustrations, I felt like they got lost in the dark background. I just wish that the background of each page wasn't black. ![]() Around each illustration, there are small blurbs that provide the reader with fun and interesting information. Numerous illustrations helped show how the animal used the tool. Each animal and tool was given a page or two depending on the information. The layout of this book worked really well. ![]() I was fascinated with how Egyptian Vultures use a rock to open up Ostrich eggs and how Mandrill monkeys use hair as floss. From the smallest known species of snake to the sleepiest mammals, Animal Facts By the Numbers provides readers of all ages with the ultimate animal trivia knowledge. A lot of the examples of animals using tools were new to me. In this latest stunning, informative reader in Steve Jenkinss By the Numbers series, we dive deep into the world of animals and insects. Chimpanzees, for example, use sticks to get termites. Animal Toolkit shows how animals use everyday objects as tools in ingenious ways. ![]() ![]() ![]() Martin Wilshire, Health and Safety Director, Multiplex.Host: Jimmy Quinn, Immediate Past President, IOSH ![]() Professor Anne Harriss, London South Bank University and the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM)Ĭatching the wave of social sustainability – How we're catching the wave at Multiplexġ7 February 2022, 13:00-14:00 GMT | 14:00-15:00 CET.Professor Tim Marsh, Managing Director, Anker & MarshĬatching the wave of social sustainability – Wellbeing made betterġ7 March 2022, 13:00-14:00 GMT | 14:00-15:00 CET.Neil Lennox, Founding Director, Bede Safety Consultants Limited.Griet Cattaert, Head of Labour Rights, United Nations Global Compact.Host: Stuart Hughes, Vice-President, IOSH Catching the wave of social sustainability - OSH reporting – what next for sustainability?Ģ8 April 2022, 13:00-14:00 BST | 14:00-15:00 CEST ![]() |