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International Jazz Day
Miscellaneous

International Jazz Day

...become ‘Jazz. Born in America. Enjoyed Worldwide.’, a subtle shift in emphasis, perhaps in recognition of the way in which jazz is being ‘made’ in different ways across the globe, not just in its ‘birthplace’. Since 2011, Jazz Appreciation Month has culminated with the UNESCO International Jazz Day on 30th April, a global extension of the Smithsonian’s...
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Interdisciplinary study: disciples of disciplines?
Education & Development

Interdisciplinary study: disciples of disciplines?

...become apparent. Thus we see groups of disciplines such as humanities, social sciences, arts and natural sciences, emerging. Following the logic of this trajectory we can see how forms of interdisciplinarity might emerge. Holley identifies ‘three variations of knowledge production that extend across disciplinary boundaries ….. cross-disciplinarity, multidisciplinarity...
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Growing plants, growing communities: Climate Camp, Veggie Gardens and Local Politics
Society, Politics & Law

Growing plants, growing communities: Climate Camp, Veggie Gardens and Local Politics

...become the focus for a fascinating cooperation between local politics and international activism...This year, Climate Camp set up in my home town of Lewes. The Climate Camp activists chose an open-field site that has been cordoned off for a number of years – the old St Anne's school grounds, with its derelict building, boarded up, but still standing. And a fascinating...
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Introduction to the Amazon System
Nature & Environment

Introduction to the Amazon System

...becoming scarce and highly sought after. Use of resources to improve living standards The countries controlling the Amazon – Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana , Suriname and French Guiana (an overseas territory of France) – are totally justified in their push to achieve the same standard of living of developed countries, such as the US and...
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Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?
History & The Arts

Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?

...become common usage in other languages. Now take the plunge and explore what How and Wells have to say, by opening three browser windows and switching between three familiar chapters: How and Wells comment on Book 1 Ch. 6-8 Switch between Greek and English on the Hestia map Compare these with the Rap Genius commentary, and very different user interface. In dealing with...
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So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?
Society, Politics & Law

So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?

...become very difficult, as those nations importing goods will, again, have to add the customs. The UK will most likely have to find and establish their own agreements with those nations it wants to trade with but it will have a very isolated standing in agreeing the terms and conditions for these agreements. The European Union’s single market has the strength and...
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Ordinary dying and the Queen: Reflections on a case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ordinary dying and the Queen: Reflections on a case study

...become ‘normal’ or ‘ordinary’ and how does this then come to shape understandings of how someone should die or what gets called a good death? So, we too were drawn to reflect upon whether the Queen’s death should be considered and promoted as ‘ordinary’ or as a role model for dying in the 21st Century. Viewed as a social phenomenon the Queen’s death was...
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English monsters
History & The Arts

English monsters

...become so deeply associated with the cruel misuse of authority. The tragic history of the hero of Coriolanus (1607), described as ‘a very dog to the commonalty’, is marked by the failure of his relationship with the people of Rome most vividly represented in his treatment of the starving Citizens in a time of dearth. Amazingly, performances of the period occasionally...
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