Oscar Brenifier: Welcome. Oscar Brenifier Oscar Brenifier, holds a Bachelor of biology degree (University of Ottawa) and a PhD in Philosophy (Paris IV – Sorbonne). For many years, in France as well as in the rest of the world, he has been working on the concept of ‘philosophical practice’, both from a theoretical and practical viewpoint. He is one of the main promoters of the project of philosophy in the city, organizing philosophy workshops for children and adults and philosophy cafés, working as a philosophy consultant, etc. He has published about thirty books in this domain, including the ‘Philozenfants’ series (Editions Nathan), which has been translated into over twenty-five languages. Oscar Brenifier & Isabelle Millon Ninth International Summer Seminar – 2014 “Practicing Philosophy” La Chapelle St André (Burgundy) – France August 4th – 10th, 2014 English language only All practitioners interested in presenting their work and holding a workshop during this event are invited to send their proposal.
Jonathan Haidt | Profile on TED.com. George Saunders. A professor at Syracuse University, Saunders won the National Magazine Award for fiction in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2004, and second prize in the O. Henry Awards in 1997. His first story collection, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, was a finalist for the 1996 PEN/Hemingway Award. In 2006 Saunders received a MacArthur Fellowship. In 2006 he won the World Fantasy Award for his short story "CommComm".[1] His story collection In Persuasion Nation was a finalist for The Story Prize in 2007.
In 2013, he won the PEN/Malamud Award[2] and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Early life and education[edit] Saunders was born in Amarillo, Texas. Career[edit] From 1989 to 1996, Saunders worked as a technical writer and geophysical engineer for Radian International, an environmental engineering firm in Rochester, New York. Saunders's fiction often focuses on the absurdity of consumerism and corporate culture and the role of mass media. Works[edit] Fiction[edit] Nonfiction[edit] Anthologies[edit] Ken Robinson. Resource Guides to Careers, Academic Programs, Networking, Events, Research, Funding (and more) in Peacebuilding, International Development and Related Fields. Clay Shirky. Clay Shirky (born 1964[2]) is an American writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies.
He has a joint appointment at New York University (NYU) as a Distinguished Writer in Residence at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and Assistant Arts Professor in the New Media focused graduate Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP).[3] His courses address, among other things, the interrelated effects of the topology of social networks and technological networks, how our networks shape culture and vice-versa.[4] Education and career[edit] Shirky was the first Professor of New Media in the Media Studies department at Hunter College, where he developed the MFA in Integrated Media Arts program. In the Fall of 2010, Shirky was a visiting Morrow Lecturer at Harvard University's John F. Views[edit] In his book Here Comes Everybody, Shirky explains how he has long spoken in favor of crowdsourcing and collaborative efforts online. [edit] Deb Roy - MIT Media Laboratory. Bluefin Labs : Real-Time TV Audience Response Through Social Media.
Deb Roy: The birth of a word. Samah Hadid. The element ? Sir Ken Robinson.