The Language of Art and Cultural Heritage

The Language of Art and Cultural Heritage
Author: Ana Pano Alamán
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2020-03-04
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1527547981

Communicating art and cultural heritage has become a crucial and challenging task, since these sectors, together with tourism heritage, represent a key economic resource worldwide. In order to activate this economic and social potential, art and cultural heritage need to be disseminated through effective communicative strategies. Adopting a wide variety of digital humanities approaches and a plurilingual perspective, the essays gathered in this book provide an extensive and up-to-date overview of digital linguistic resources and research methods that will contribute to the design and implementation of such strategies. Cultural and artistic content curators, specialised translators in the fields of art, architecture, tourism and web documentaries, researchers in art history and tourism communication, and cultural heritage management professionals, among others, will find this book extremely useful due to its provision of some concrete applications of innovative methods and tools for the study and dissemination of art and heritage knowledge.

The Franco-Algerian War through a Twenty-First Century Lens

The Franco-Algerian War through a Twenty-First Century Lens
Author: Nicole Beth Wallenbrock
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2020-02-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1474262821

The Franco-Algerian War (1954–62) remains a powerful international symbol of Third Worldism and the finality of Empire. Through its nuanced analysis of the war's depiction in film, The Franco-Algerian War through a Twenty-First Century Lens locates an international reckoning with history that both condemns and exonerates past generations. Algerian and French production partnerships-such as Hors-la-loi, (Outside the Law, Rachid Bouchareb, 2010) and Loubia Hamra (Bloody Beans, Narimane Mari, 2013)-are one of several ways citizens collaborate to unearth a shared history and its legacy. Nicole Beth Wallenbrock probes cinematic discourse to shed new light on topics including: the media revelation of torture and atomic bomb tests; immigration's role in the evolution of the war's meaning; and the complex relationship of the intertwined film cultures. The first chapter summarizes the Franco-Algerian War in 20th-century film, thus grounding subsequent queries with Algeria's moudjahid or freedom-fighter films and the French new wave's perceived disinterest in the conflict. This book is an invaluable resource for scholars seeking to understand cinema's role in re-evaluating war and reconstructing international memory.

Dictionnaire Larousse poche +

Dictionnaire Larousse poche +
Author: Collectif
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1067
Release: 2017-06-07
Genre: French language
ISBN: 9782035936219

La nouvelle édition millésimée du best-seller des dictionnaires de français de poche en intégra, avec ajouts de noms communs et de noms propres. Un dictionnaire très complet de langue française avec 72 000 définitions, des exemples d'emploi, les principales expressions... les difficultés d'emploi, tous les niveaux de langue. Un dictionnaire de culture générale également avec 8 500 noms propres actualisés : personnalités, lieux, événements... Et de nombreux articles encyclopédiques dans tous les grands domaines de savoir : histoire, sciences, littérature, géographie, etc. Des tableaux précis et complets en annexe, la liste de tous les mots concernés par la réforme de l'orthographe, les proverbes les plus célèbres de la langue française, de nombreux tableaux de conjugaison.

501 French Verbs

501 French Verbs
Author: Christopher Kendris
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 770
Release: 2016-03-08
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1438068158

Always study with the most up-to-date prep! Look for 501 French Verbs, ISBN 9781506260655, on sale July 07, 2020. Publisher's Note: Products purchased from third-party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitles included with the product.

Sonic Experience

Sonic Experience
Author: Jean-François Augoyard
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2006-04-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0773576916

Never before has the everyday soundtrack of urban space been so cacophonous. Since the 1970s, sound researchers have attempted to classify noise, music, and everyday sounds using concepts such as Pierre Shafer's sound object and R. Murray Schafer's soundscape. Recently, the most significant team of soundscape researchers in the world has been concerned with the effects of sounds on listeners.

An Anglo-Norman Reader

An Anglo-Norman Reader
Author: Jane Bliss
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Total Pages: 1044
Release: 2018-02-08
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1783743166

This book is an anthology with a difference. It presents a distinctive variety of Anglo-Norman works, beginning in the twelfth century and ending in the nineteenth, covering a broad range of genres and writers, introduced in a lively and thought-provoking way. Facing-page translations, into accessible and engaging modern English, are provided throughout, bringing these texts to life for a contemporary audience. The collection offers a selection of fascinating passages, and whole texts, many of which are not anthologised or translated anywhere else. It explores little-known byways of Arthurian legend and stories of real-life crime and punishment; women’s voices tell history, write letters, berate pagans; advice is offered on how to win friends and influence people, how to cure people’s ailments and how to keep clear of the law; and stories from the Bible are retold with commentary, together with guidance on prayer and confession. Each text is introduced and elucidated with notes and full references, and the material is divided into three main sections: Story (a variety of narrative forms), Miscellany (including letters, law and medicine, and other non-fiction), and Religious (saints' lives, sermons, Bible commentary, and prayers). Passages in one genre have been chosen so as to reflect themes or stories that appear in another, so that the book can be enjoyed as a collection or used as a resource to dip into for selected texts. This anthology is essential reading for students and scholars of Anglo-Norman and medieval literature and culture. Wide-ranging and fully referenced, it can be used as a springboard for further study or relished in its own right by readers interested to discover Anglo-Norman literature that was written to amuse, instruct, entertain, or admonish medieval audiences.

Oxford French Mini Dictionary

Oxford French Mini Dictionary
Author: Oxford University Press
Publisher: OXFORD
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2009
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0199534365

This new edition of the Oxford French Mini Dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of all the essential day-to-day vocabulary with over 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations. Now in colour and with an extended phrasefinder, this dictionary is easy to use and ideal for travel and quick reference. The latest words in each language have been added, reflecting all aspects of life today, from computing and technology to lifestyle and business.The newly updated centre section comprises an easy-to-use phrasefinder with superfast access to all the words and expressions for everyday situations - shopping, travelling, asking for directions, or finding a place to stay. The conversion charts for distance, weights and measures, and clothing and shoe sizes make travelling abroad easier than ever before. New guides to roadsigns and a new section on health and beauty make this compact and portable dictionary ideal for holiday makers and travellers, as well as general users andbusiness people.

Exilee and Temps Morts

Exilee and Temps Morts
Author: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2022-09-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0520391594

In her radical exploration of cultural and personal identity, the writer and artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha sought “the roots of language before it is born on the tip of the tongue.” Her first book, the highly original postmodern text Dictee, is now an internationally studied work of autobiography. This volume, spanning the period between 1976 and 1982, brings together Cha’s previously uncollected writings and text-based pieces with images. Exilee and Temps Morts are two related poem sequences that explore themes of language, memory, displacement, and alienation—issues that continue to resonate with artists today. Back in print with a new cover, this stunning selection of Cha’s works gives readers a fuller view of a major figure in late twentieth-century art. Copublished by Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French

The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French
Author: Michael Mould
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 650
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1000199940

Now in its second edition, The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French reveals the hidden cultural dimension of contemporary French, as used in the press, going beyond the limited and purely lexical approach of traditional bilingual dictionaries. Even foreign learners of French who possess a good level of French often have difficulty in fully understanding French articles, not because of any linguistic shortcomings on their part but because of their inadequate knowledge of the cultural references. This cultural dictionary of French provides the reader with clear and concise explanations of the crucial cultural dimension behind the most frequently used words and phrases found in the contemporary French press. This vital background information, gathered here in this innovative and entertaining dictionary, will allow readers to go beyond a superficial understanding of the French press and the French language in general to see the hidden yet implied cultural significance that is so transparent to the native speaker. This fully revised second edition includes: a broad range of cultural references from the historical and literary to the popular and classical; an enhanced analysis of punning mechanisms used in the press; over 3,000 cultural references explained with updated examples; a three-level indicator of frequency; new and expanded chapters on the French of Quebec, institutional and academic references, and English borrowings in the areas of IT and medical science; over 600 online questions to test knowledge before and after reading. The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French is the ideal reference for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of French seeking to enhance their understanding of the French language. It will also be of interest to teachers, translators and Francophiles alike. French students in khâgne, Sciences-Po and schools of journalism will also find this book valuable and relevant for their studies. Test questions and solutions are available at www.routledge.com/9780367376758, in addition to three online chapters. These bonus chapters explore figurative expressions involving the names of animals, the language of the law and slang terms.

Divine Names on the Spot

Divine Names on the Spot
Author: Fabio Porzia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789042951617

'Ancient Greek and Semitic languages resorted to a large range of words to name the divine. Gods and goddesses were called by a variety of names and combinations of onomastic attributes. This broad lexicon of names is characterised by plurality and a tendency to build on different sequences of names; therefore, the Mapping Ancient Polytheisms project focuses on the process of naming the divine in order to better understand the ancient divine in terms of a plurality in the making. A fundamental rule for reading ancient divine names is to grasp them in their context - time and place, a ritual, the form of the discourse, a cultural milieu...: a deity is usually named according to a specific situation. From Artemis Eulochia to al-Lat, al-'Uzza and Manat, from Melqart to "my rock" in the biblical book of Psalms, this volume journeys between the sanctuary on Mount Gerizim and late antique magical practices, revisiting rituals, hymnic poetry, oaths of orators and philosophical prayers. While targeting different names in different contexts, the contributors draft theoretical propositions towards a dynamic approach of naming the divine in antiquity.'