Hip hop is more than music; it’s a cultural movement that incorporates different elements of art. Four foundational elements characterize hip hop culture. The original four main pillars of hip hop include DJing/turntablism, MCing/rapping, Bboying/breaking, and visual/graffiti art. These forms of expression have also developed into further subcultures with lasting legacies. The intersection of…
Edited by Martin Biddle with a catalogue of the known coins of the mint by Yvonne Harvey, this volume records and illustrates the minting of silver pennies in Winchester between the reigns of Alfred the Great and Henry III, a period of three and a half centuries. At the Mint, which was situated in the area of the High Street to the east of where the city’s cross now stands, at least 24 millio…
The purpose of the anthology is to provide stories with ample and accurate astronomy spanning a range of topics covered in introductory courses. Instructors in high school and college may find these stories useful, as some students may learn concepts more easily through story than from lecture. Fans of science fiction with good science should also enjoy these stories. Contributions include both…
The arts offer tremendous potential for enriching, enlivening and propelling learning that transforms individuals and communities. Arts learning fuels transformative education that helps increase students’ capacity and motivation to build a more peaceful and sustainable world. However, to fully realize that potential, teachers must mindfully structure and support educational experiences to op…
Film has long been defined as a temporal art, most famously by André Bazin and Andrei Tarkovsky. Yet more fundamentally it has always been a spatial art, transporting its audiences imaginatively to spaces and places other than those they literally inhabit. In the digital era, this spatial illusion and paradox has been greatly expanded – by the predominance of domestic film viewing, along wit…
Risible explores the forgotten history of laughter, from ancient Greece to the sitcom stages of Hollywood. Delia Casadei approaches laughter not as a phenomenon that can be accounted for by studies of humor and theories of comedy but rather as a technique of the human body, knowable by its repetitive, clipped, and proliferating sound and its enduring links to the capacity for language and repro…
Among our most cherished modern assumptions is our distance from the material world we claim to love or, alternately, to dominate and own. As both devotional tool and art object, the Byzantine icon is rendered complicit in this distancing. According to well-established theological and scholarly explanations, the icon is a window onto the divine: it focuses and directs our minds to a higher unde…
This book argues that the impressive range of belongings that can be connected to Duchess Matilda Plantagenet allows us to perceive elite women’s performance of power, even when they are largely absent from the official documentary record.
Existing fi lm scholarship that draws from the fi eld of cognitive science has char-acterized commercial fi lmmakers as practical psychologists, who are experts at shaping our senses and ‘preying (usually in a good sense) on our habits of mind in order to produce experiences’ (Bordwell 2011). A skilled fi lmmaker will elicit emotional responses, draw the viewer’s attention to the appropri…
I forget who first jokingly defined sculpture as something you bump into when you step back to look at a painting. I n any case, like most witticisms, this one contains a germ o f truth: both the general public and scholars pay more attention to painting than to sculpture. There are undoubtedly many reasons for this. We are a society geared to experiencing things on a flat plane rather than in …
Getting a little bored with easy sudokus? Or fed up with sudokus that require you to guess the solution? Or sudokus that have more than one solution? Or sudokus of which the degree of difficulty is given in very inflated terms like excruciating or extreme? In this book we have none of that. We have proper difficult sudokus with only one solution, that can be solved by direct reasoning. It is ju…
There are as many ways of looking at art as there are viewers of art. That huge diversity is one indication that we humans are highly distinctive lot of creative people. It does not mean, however that there are no universal principles of perception and cognition that apply to all of us as we view and appreciate art. This tutorial on art is presented in the spirit of trying to find general princ…
Versace posed and provoked the basic issues of fashion's role. Versace tantalized us with vulgarity. In this, he adapted a strategy from the fine arts in the twentieth century, including elements of the banal and coarse in his sensibility. The collage, smarmy joke, offensive imagery, and ready-made object pertinent in the juggernaut of modern art are evidence of an attempt to be vulgar. Versace…
By the mid-1950s, rock and roll had become wildly popular across the color line. A number of factors contributed: This was in part because white teens secretly tuned in to black radio stations to hear the new sound. Scrambling to fill airtime due to increasing competition from television, white radio networks were more willing to turn to music which was outside of the mainstream, including up-a…
A drop goal is scored by a drop kick during general play from any position in the field of play and counts one point. Two points will be awarded for a successful field goal kicked during general play from outside the opposition 40 metre line. A drop goal shall be awarded notwithstanding that the ball touches or has been touched in flight by an opposing player. A kick at goal after a try may be …
A series of graphic patterns inspired by geometry from the field of play. Courts, jumps, fields, tracks and lanes. Lines that guide and transform the lives of athletes around the globe. Each is divided into and filled with Olympic colours to create a playful and artful interpretation of the Olympic stage. A visual representation of all nations coming together at the Games?–?the world united o…
These are just a few of the many highlights of the tangible results of Olympic Agenda 2020. The achievements demonstrate that we have reached the objectives that we have set for ourselves in 2014. With the whole picture now in full view, we can say with satisfaction: we have changed. We have strengthened the IOC and the Olympic Movement by making the Olympic Games fit for the future; we have sa…
Charting the increase in the use of games for the dissemination of extremist propaganda, radicalization, recruitment, and mobilization, this book examines the "gamification of extremism." Editors Linda Schlegel and Rachel Kowert bring together a range of insights from world-leading experts in the field to provide the first comprehensive overview of gaming and extremism. The potential nexus betw…
Sebagai negara besar, Indonesia memiliki warisan budaya yang begitu kaya dengan ciri khas masing-masing daerah. Warisan budaya itu memiliki nilai kearifan lokal yang terkandung dalam berbagai cabang seni, salah satunya adalah tari. Untuk memahami nilai kearifan lokal yang ada dalam seni tari, diperlukan penjelasan berupa sejarah, deskripsi karya tari dan penjelasan lain yang berisi filosofi, ma…
Kebudayaan merupakan warisan fakta-fakta budaya yang memiliki makna apabila dituangkan melalui konsep pikir, perasaan, berkeindahan secara bebas. Dengan demikian, kebudayaan dapat membentuk tingkah laku manusia yang harmonis secara bebas. Kebudayaan pada dasarnya merupakan proses mencapai tingkah laku yang sempurna. Kaitan berkebudayaan dengan kehidupan bermasyarakat atau berkebangsaan sebagai…
Clothing has long been used as more than just a way to coverpeople’s bodies. Different types of clothing clearly reveal status, especially in the past but even today, and also the wearers’ personalities. This need to conceal and also to reveal relies on a range of different clothing types and will often bechosen by wearers to do both. One of the most puzzling aspects of clothing is fashion.…
Fashion is a hard word to describe, but it generally refers to clothing and clothing trends. When people think about fashion, they generally think about high fashion – items of clothing that are unique, trend setting, and not readily available. High fashion clothing can often be seen on the red carpet being worn by celebrities. Custom, one-of-a-kind high fashion garments are referred to as ha…
We have taken the most popular origami designs from around the world and placed them within the pages of this book. When most people think of "origami," the picture that usually jumps to mind is that of the paper crane. The crane, which represents luck, hope and happiness, has come to be a highly recognized symbol in the West of the ancient paper-folding tradition.
How do the Moroccan sound archives of the writer Paul Bowles from the 1970s sound today with the musicians of that time? What does an earthquake in Agadir have to do with a Japanese science fiction film? What sound do stones have? And what do we learn about environmental pollution by listening to the agar agar algae? Drawing on critical sound studies, ethnographic research, and artistic practic…
Snowboarding is addictive! If youre reading this, its highly likely that you're aware of this already and know first-hand how addictive snowboarding can be. You may even be an addict yourself. For many, the addiction to snowboarding begins the first time they slide down a snow-covered hill sideways, linking their first turns. This can occur within hours of picking up a snowboard, or it can take…
The history film has played an exceptionally powerful role in shaping our culture’s understanding of the past, an influence that derives not simply from the cinema’s unequaled ability to re-create the past in a sensual, mimetic form, but also from its striking tendency to arouse critical and popular controversy that resonates throughout the public sphere. American films centered on the past…
The judging begins with the entrance into the arena and ends after the final Landing of the (last) Vaulter on the ground. If more than one Individual Vaulter or Pas-de-Deux enter together to vault on the same Horse, the Entry, Salute and Trot Round (until the bell signal) will be taken into account for all Vaulters on that Horse. The time allowed for the Test begins the moment the first Vaulter…
Mount Miwa in Yamato (present-day Nara Prefecture) is a sacred mountain, thought to be manifested spirit according to the indigenous animistic religious beliefs of Shinto. Pre-Nata-period Shinto (pre-645) focused on nature worship in sacred sites-roped-off clearings surrounding unusually-shaped mountains, trees, rocks, waterfalls and other natural phenomena. The present Omiwa Shrine at the base…
As with all written histories of the garden, this one begins with the most ancient civilizations and thus dedicates much attention to the Roman Empire. is way, the ordinary has little that is ritual or can be foreseen and one can witness the true origins of gardens which arrived from western culture. ese origins were not lost in the centuries which passed by each other, but were a constant so…
This book does not deal with all forms of dance equitably; it is primarily about the movements of classical ballet, not because of a judgment as to the inherent value or worth of that style of dance, but because of the relatively well defined and accepted “vocabulary” of movements and positions. Although there are variations in the style with which balletic movements are carried out by diff…
The loss of hedgerow trees, changes to woodland management and increasing urbanisation have all contributed to a decline in the availability of natural sites for cavity-nesting species like Blue Tit and Starling. Species that nest alongside people, such as House Sparrow and Swift, have lost out to changing building regulations, which have reduced the opportunities for birds to nest under roof t…
Over the past 100 years or so, American popular music has gained acceptance at home and abroad. It has become the music that many, especially the young and young at the heart, listen to virtually all of the time. In the United States, the vast array of popular music forms are aired by more than 90 percent of all radio stations. Internationally, both American versions of popular songs and versio…
Boxing has become important to me rather late in life (I took it up when I was 48!). I believe it connects to something primal, and I think many males, and perhaps a lot of females, too, share a desire that has something to do with gaining physical courage.As co-author Alan Lachica says, boxers put it on the line and there you face an array of intense emotions including fear and your physical l…
You create and manipulate your documents and files using various elements, such as panels, bars, and windows. Any arrangement of these elements is called a workspace. (The workspaces of the different applications in Creative Cloud look similar so that you can move between the applications easily.) You can adapt Illustrator to the way you work by selecting from several preset workspaces or by cr…
The Ancestors of the Samurai The word 'samurai', which is commonly used for all varieties of ancient Japanese warrior, actually signifies the military elite of old Japan, a knightly caste who commanded armies, and also led their followers into battle. Their military and political skills eventually enabled them to control civilian governments, developing, through almost constant civil warfare, a…
The anthology Explorative Perspectives in Music and Education resulted from the MiU22 conference and seeks to support diverse dialogues. The publication, which is multimodal and interdisciplinary, explores how academic, artistic, and pedagogical research and performative work within the realm of music and education intertwine with the central theme. The anthology aims to objectively explore the…
As for colours I would say I tend not to use them. I usually focus on black and white images, sometimes with various tones of gray, but when I do use colours I like to use toned down, unsaturated colours to create a more atmospheric feeling in my work.
The Eiffel Tower (La tour Eiffel) is the famous, iron lattice structure located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer, Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower as the entrance to the 1889 Exposition Universelle, or World’s Fair. The tower is one of the most recognizable structures in the world and has become an iconic symbol of both Paris and …
A small house is an intentional community of 10, 12 or 14 residents and a staff of highly trained workers who live and work in a well-designed environment organized and operated around the guiding principles of autonomy and dignity. When successfully implemented, the Small House (SH) Model provides exceptional rehabilitative and hospice care and chronic disease management, with sufficient staff…
In post-and-beam framing, structural columns support horizontal members. Post-and-beam framing is typified by the use of large timber members. Traditional balloon framing consists of closely spaced light vertical structural members that extend from the foundation sill to the roof plates. Platform framing is the modern adaptation of balloon framing, whereby vertical members extend from the floo…
In the sequence and division of the smart materials shown here some special points had to be taken into account. Classification in accordance with influencing factors and changing properties does not make things absolutely clear, as with some smart materials changes may be triggered by two, three, or more different influences or in other cases stimulation by a single influence can result in sev…
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This posthumously published work by Lawrence Krader surveys the study of myths from ancient times (in classical Greece and Rome, Egypt, Babylon, Akkad, Sumer, China), in the Biblical traditions, of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Australia, and from Northeastern and Central Asia. It also covers the various approaches to the study of myth in Europe in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance …
The release of No Time To Die in 2020 heralds the arrival of the twenty-fifth installment in the James Bond film series. Since the release of Dr. No in 1962, the cinematic James Bond has expedited the transformation of Ian Fleming's literary creation into an icon of western popular culture that has captivated audiences across the globe by transcending barriers of ideology, nation, empire, gende…
Human fascination with the concept of communicating with light and shadows has its roots in antiquity. Aristotle supplied the earliest reference to the camera obscura—sunlight, passing through a small hole, projected an inverted image on the wall of a darkened room. Renaissance artists traced that projected image to create accurate drawings. Gemma Frisius published a drawing of a camera obscu…
This manual will help you make a movie. It is written like a basic recipe for chocolate; it gives you the basic ingredients and lays out the process. Whether you make fudge or M & M’s is your challenge. As a filmmaker, you also have a challenge: to tell your story with your vision, using your creativity and intelligence. Whether you are ambitiously learning how to make a movie on your own, o…
The usual means of giving form and expression to a building in classical architecture was through the use of the orders — in Greek architecture the Doric and Ionic as a rule (though the Corinthian Order was also a Greek invention) with the addition in Roman architecture of the Tuscan and the Composite. Variants of all five orders were used throughout the Renaissance. Their proportions and the…
When, as a young man, Hubert de Givenchy was invited to grand dances, he sat out because he didn’t dance. He has said he spent the time “looking.” There was much to catch his eye. The newly optimistic mood in Paris that followed the Liberation in the late 1940s heralded a flurry of balls, tactfully held in aid of war charities. Vogue Paris published in color the Bal des Oiseaux at the Pal…
At the waning of this century, we take the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Christian Dior's New Look to review the magnificent work he created in a little more than one decade at the century's heart. Few occasions in fashion history are as precise, and few are as worthy of consideration and celebration. It is difficult to analyze Dior today: the intervening four decades have irrevocabl…
Choosing this quote from Mary Shelley to open this Fashion Week report is no accident. It reflects the state of mind in which this Fashion Month was announced and how we approached it. Like a sort of "reset" button for an industry hit hard by an unprecedented pandemic that we no longer need to name ... However, it seems that, despite the notable absence of big names in fashion, who for various …