Uneven Geographies: Art and Globalization [Nottingham] Uneven Geographies: Art and Globalization :: May 8 - July 4, 2010 :: The Geopolitical Turn: Art and the Contest of Globalization Conference, May 8 :: Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB, UK. Uneven Geographies focuses on projects by artists concerned variously with visualising the transnational mobility of capital, goods and people in today’s global networks. Its point of departure is the assumption that the opaque and labyrinthine workings of worldwide economies tend to frustrate attempts to represent the historic conditions and expanding geographies that define current forms of globalization. Artists have consequently turned to the invention of innovative ways of imaging and narrating, analysing and reconceptualizing the processes and relations of globalization - whereby geopoetics mediates geopolitics. Curated by TJ Demos and Alex Farquharson (Director, Nottingham Contemporary)
Les chemins buissonniers de la connaissance - Planète - Le Monde LE MONDE | • Mis à jour le | Par Pierre Le Hir Une bêtise de Cambrai. La soixantaine de très sérieux participants (chercheurs, philosophes, juristes, artistes) au colloque sur la sérendipité organisé du 20 au 30 juillet à Cerisy (Manche) par le CNRS, a reçu, comme mise en bouche, cette friandise. L'exemple est trivial. C'est au Conte des princes de Serendip (Ceylan en persan), dupoète Amir Khusrau (XIIIe siècle), que remonte l'origine du mot. Pourtant, la sérendipité jalonne toute l'histoire des sciences. Les percées médicales dans lesquelles la "chance" a joué un rôle décisif sont légion, constate Morton A. Déjà, Héraclite notait : "Si tu n'espères pas l'inespéré, tu ne le trouveras pas. Pourquoi consacrer dix journées entières à débattre de la sérendipité ? "De la sérendipité dans la science, la technique, l'art et le droit. de Pek Van Andel et Danièle Bourcier, éd.
Two Types of Travel Writing: Travel Literature Comes In How-To and Narrative Styles | Suite101.com Travel Writing as Narrative Books or articles in the travel narrative form are nonfiction accounts of a writer’s particular experience. As exemplified in the Best American Travel Writing series published by Houghton Mifflin, travel narratives are creatively written to entertain readers, not unlike fiction stories do. They draw a reader through the experience as if s/he had been along side of the writer on the road. In short, narrative writing for travel is about portraying the truth of an experience, including the uglier moments that how-to writing tends to gloss over. Examples of authors and books that fit into the travel narrative genre are: How-To Travel Writing While narrative focuses on the human experience of travel, how-to travel writing – also known as prescriptive writing – is a resource for readers who want to visit a location. One of the biggest names in the travel guide business is Lonely Planet. There are several other travel guide book publishers, as well:
U.S. Geography of Personality: The United States of Mind? When I moved from upstate New York to California some five years ago, the culture shock was almost as significant as when I had moved from Russia to Israel, then to Canada, then to the UK, then to Norway, and then to the United States. This time the language, the currency, and the shape of power outlets were the same, but people appeared quite different in how they handled themselves, socialized with others, or approached life’s problems. Neurotic New Yorkers versus Laid-Back Californians? Perhaps. Though in some ways, my former neighbors in Ithaca, New York seemed more laid-back and less neurotic than my new neighbors in Mountain View, California. Where upstate New Yorkers appeared more friendly and more willing to resolve issues by relying on the common sense, Californians seemed more concerned with rules and appearances. Their study also shows that “the personality dimensions are not randomly distributed, but geographically clustered” (p. 350).
Serendipity - Big Picture - Blog LeMonde.fr Oublions Obama pour une fois (il est Chinois aujourd'hui, plongé dans Mencius). Parlons serendipity. C'est l'un des mots qui intriguent le plus quand on arrive aux Etats-Unis: Intraduisible. L'un des dix mots les plus difficiles à traduire de la langue anglaise. - "Hasard heureux", dit mon dictionnaire. C'est le concept qui manque, en fait, en français. Dans le Monde de samedi, mon collègue Pierre Le Hir fait le compte rendu d'un colloque entier (dix jours !) L'esprit français est-il trop rationnel pour penser que le hasard est acceptable ? D'après Pierre, "c'est au Conte des princes de Serendip (Ceylan en persan), du poète Amir Khusrau (XIIIe siècle), que remonte l'origine du mot. Quelques exemples de découvertes fortuites: la tarte tatin (enfournée à l'envers), le stéthoscope (dont Laennec eut l'idée en jouant avec des enfants; la péniciline, la vulcanisation du caoutchouc.. Corine Lesnes est correspondante du "Monde" à Washington depuis 2006.
100 Useful Web Tools for Writers | College Degrees All kinds of writers, including poets, biographers, journalists, biz tech writers, students, bloggers and technical writers, take a unique approach to their jobs, mixing creativity with sustainability. Whether you’re a freelance writer just scraping by or someone with a solid job and more regular hours, the Internet can provide you with unending support for your practical duties like billing, scheduling appointments, and of course getting paid; as well as for your more creative pursuits, like developing a plot, finding inspiration and playing around with words. Turn to this list for 100 useful Web tools that will help you with your career, your sanity and your creativity whenever your write. Getting Organized Thanks to the Internet, disorganized writers are no longer a cliche. Keep track of appointments, interviews and deadlines with these handy web-based tools. Finding Inspiration Beat down writer’s block by using these online idea prompts and inspirational tools. Getting Gigs Getting Paid
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Desiderata -- written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s -- Not "Found in Old St. Paul's Church"! -- see below Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Insights... Would you like to have a 9" x 12" wood plaque with the text of "Desiderata" to hang on your wall or to give as a gift? The Confused History of "Desiderata" In the Public Domain or Copyrighted? Details About Our Plaques