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Balinese reflections on modernity and identity in the twentieth century

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Stuart Hall points out that identity is a ‘’production’’, which is never complete, always in process, and always constituted within, not outside, representation’. This raises two points: that identity is not a fixed, final and static label for individuals or groups of people, as has conventionally been understood, but a changing, fluid, dynamic process; and that identity can be traced from a variety of forms of representation. Hall’s position is supported by Simon During who emphasizes that more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

2nd International Communication Studies Conference

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linguistlist.org –

Sunday, July 8, 2012 - 9:00am - Friday, July 13, 2012 - 5:00pmThe aim of the 2nd International Communication Studies Conference is to deliberate on the advances in academic, business, and professional communication in the global community. Organized by the Communication Studies Skills Unit, Centre for Academic Development, University of Botswana, the conference will be in two parts: 1) a pre-conference workshop and 2) the communication conference.Pre-conference workshop will run from July 8 - more...

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D C on May 09, 2012

UN celebrates legacy of jazz as a force of social transformation

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The United Nations on 27 April, 2012 kicked off celebrations for the first annual International Jazz Day with a concert in Paris, which will be followed by another in New Orleans on Saturday, and another at UN Headquarters in New York. The International Jazz Day, which falls on 30 April, seeks to spotlight the historic influence the jazz music genre has had in connecting people and igniting social change.“Jazz makes the most of the world’s diversity, effortlessly crossing borders and bringing more...

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D C on April 30, 2012

Huff Post: The Best of TED 2011

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18 of 2011's most impactful TEDTalks combined with new blog posts written by the people who delivered them, examining how their ideas were impacted by being shared with a global audience. The HuffPost blogging community was also invited to weigh in on the issues and ideas raised by the talks.Why 18? It's a bit of an inside joke. TEDTalks are famously limited to no more than 18 minutes -- that way, no one has the chance to get bored. So 18 seemed like the perfect number for our countdown.Each of more...

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John Daly on February 20, 2012

Introducing WikiLoot: Your Chance to Fight the Illicit Antiquities Trade

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The idea behind WikiLoot is simple:1. Create an open source web platform, or wiki, for the publication and analysis of a unique archive of primary source records and photographs documenting the illicit trade in looted antiquities.2. Use social media and other tools to engage a broad network of contributors — experts, journalists, researchers, dilettantes and curious citizens — to collaborate in the analysis of that material.The inspiration for WikiLoot is the vast amount of documentation seized more...

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John Daly on March 14, 2012

Ancient wonders captured in 3D

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Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in archival detail.

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D C on November 20, 2011

The Spirit of UNESCO

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Students have a hell of time grasping the spirit of UNESCO, the vital principle animating not only the formal organization but also the huge community of people and organizations that choose to affiliate with UNESCO in order to advance its mission. UNESCO’s founders told us in the UNESCO Constitution that UNESCO was about building structures in the minds of men, about changing the zeitgeist that had led to two world wars and the holocaust. UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova restates that more...

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John Daly on September 14, 2011

Kenya at 50: Unrealized rights of minorities and indigenous peoples

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To mark Kenya’s 50th anniversary of self-rule, this report reviews the current status of minority and indigenous groups in Kenya. Focusing on Kenya’s 2010 Constitution, this report pays particular attention to how legal and policy changes over the last five years have addressed the social, economic and political challenges confronting minorities. The present state of minority and indigenous groups within Kenya’s dynamic context has been shaped by conflicting forces of regression and progress more...

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D C on March 12, 2012

The memory of the world in the digital age: Digitization and preservation

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26 - 28 September 2012, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaThe conference will bring together professionals from the heritage sectors, as well as a range of government, IT industry, rightsholders and other stakeholders to assess current policies in order to propose practical recommendations to ensure permanent access to digital documentary heritage.Ensuring digital continuity of content requires a range of legal, technological, social, financial, political and other obstacles to be overcome. It more...

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D C on January 12, 2012

Survey on Culture as Development Tool

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weitzenegger.de –

Do you know any programs or projects of international development cooperation, which have successfully used media or arts for social and economic development? I am looking for evidence on creativity and culture contributing to the achievement of development goals. I'm particularly interested in the effects on employment, social cohesion, good governance, human rights, democracy, gender equality, education and health.

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Karsten Weitzenegger on March 21, 2012

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Communicating research for evidence-based policymaking

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Evidence-based policymaking depends, first of all, on the existence and availability of reliable evidence. No less importantly, it requires that researchers and policymakers communicate with each other effectively. Without fresh, reliable evidence to base their decisions on, policymakers have only tradition and ideology to guide them. European Union policymakers have recognized that a massive research effort is required to accurately assess the bloc’s problems and propose coherent strategies more...

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D C on January 24, 2012

Home Internet for remote indigenous communities

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The report documents the circumstances and experiences of 3 remote Indigenous communities in central Australia: Kwale Kwale, Imangara and Mungalawurru. Residents in these communities provided significant insight into the social, economic and cultural aspects of communications access and use. This important evidence is used in the report to examine the drivers and barriers to home internet for remote communities. The report also discusses existing policy approaches to internet access, with a more...

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D C on September 06, 2011

UNESCO Project: Linking Culture, Education and Sustainability: Good Practices from Around the World

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insight.glos.ac.uk –

The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014) provides an opportunity to understand and integrate Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue perspectives into learning and education systems.In September 2010, the UNESCO Section of Policies for Culture initiated the project “Linking Culture, Education and Sustainability: Good Practices and Experiences from Around the World” which aims to collect, analyse and share successful education and learning more...

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John Daly on August 17, 2011

Occupational diversification among Dalits in rural India

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The caste system – a system of elaborately stratified social hierarchy – distinguishes India from most other societies.Following the introduction, Section-II of the paper provides a description of the nature of the link between the Indian caste system and occupational structure, along with a summary of previous studies that have looked at occupational mobility over time, mostly within the anthropological/ sociological tradition. In Section III, the authors set out patterns in changes in rural more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 11, 2012

2011 in Culture: A Pillar for Sustainable Development

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2011 was a time for celebrating past accomplishments while affirming UNESCO’s global leadership in promoting the role of culture for sustainable development through international advocacy, reinforced standard-setting and operational activities.

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Moushumi Biswas on December 26, 2011

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