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Frida Kahlo and the perils of fandom
In the final room of Tate Modern’s landmark Frida Kahlo exhibition, the artist’s brows are everywhere: on a pair of Crocs, on a bejewelled rubber duck, on a gigantic pack of sanitary pads that comes with a limited-edition Mason jar. Frida: The Making of an Icon, billed as the first major exploration of Kahlo’s rise to global fame, is a blockbuster: more than 41,000 tickets were sold before it opened in the summer, making it the highest pre-selling exhibition in the Tate’s history.
Disagreement among Friends
On a weekend trip to Brighton, three friends and I are watching some standup comedy in a small, hot room. We’re almost the only people there, and the comedian picks us out and asks how we know each other. A friend next to me answers, and I can hear the smile in their voice; we like telling this story. “Christian camp!” It’s a good conversation starter, let alone a good comedy starter, because it feels like a complicated story.
Addressing Chronic Absenteeism Requires a Collaborative Approach
Guest VIewpoint Positive, proactive communication with families can help educators address the root causes of chronic absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism has been an ongoing challenge for K–12 districts, and pandemic learning disruptions have only heightened the issue. Educators are looking for ways to promote consistent attendance and meaningful engagement. Most schools reopened for the 2021–2022 school year, but millions of students were still missing class.
Edinburgh Fringe reviews: The Half Moon
STTF-26-08-23-FringereviewsHalfMoon-SCOTThere's four-star theatre aplenty in our latest bag of Fringe reviews, including an unforgettable look at the lives of four generations of Belfast women, an emotive tale about migration, and a quiet meditation on young womanhood Pleasance Dome (Venue 23) until 28 August ON A simple platform stage against a burning sky, writer Alice Malseed and actor Ruby Campbell take us through the lives of four generations of Belfast women, in this new play produced...
Promoting sustainable diets using eco-labelling and social nudges: a randomised online experiment | Behavioural Public Policy | Cambridge Core
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Shifting Narratives of the Self – Students’ Experiences of Chronicity and Multiplicity in the Management of Chronic Illness at University - Grace Spencer, Kathryn Almack, 2023
Get full access to this article View all access and purchase options for this article. References Alsubaie MM, Stain HJ, Webster LAD, et al. (2019) The role of sources of social support on depression and quality of life for university students. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth 24(4): 484–496. Andrews M, Squire C, Tamboukou M (2008) Doing Narrative Research. London: SAGE. Balfe M (2007) Diets and discipline: The narratives of practice of university students with type 1 diabetes.
Sponge Baker to Slater Creator
I’ve never really understood cooking – I firmly established myself as a sponge-baker aged 11, bookmarked a veggie chilli recipe, and called it a day. Compared to the delights of leftover cake-mix or an inhalation of icing sugar, real, proper cooking seemed oniony, long-winded, and a bit unglamorous; I was happy to fill myself up with something carby and let the pudding do the talking.
Welcome to the movement
Shaping Disciples Who Practice the Jesus Way in a Judgmental World February 23 & March 2, 2023 Join Professor Mark Baker, author of Centered-Set Church, along with other practitioners and implementers in a practical exploration of the attitudes, practices, postures, and beliefs of centered-set churches and leadership cultures.
Behind the BT - Cherwell
Robert Bristow has been in the thick of Oxford student drama for 20 years in his role as BT studio manager; I spoke to him about theatre under the pandemic, standout shows, and his advice for aspiring student thesps… How did you come to work at the BT, and how long have you been there? “I trained and worked as an actor during the 80s and 90s, mainly working with companies where we had to do all our own stage management and administration.
'The Most Important Thing to Do is to Keep Creating': In Conversation With The Cast And Crew of 'Songs From The Old World'
It is no secret that Covid-19 has put a strain on the UK’s live theatre, especially given recent restrictions legally limiting public indoor gatherings to six people. This is doubly true of student theatre, and the upcoming term promises to be a testing one for Oxford’s student production companies, given the necessity of hosting auditions and rehearsals, communicating with cast and crew and creating engaging theatre almost entirely on a virtual basis.
Blasted: Sarah Kane's Vision Today
Trigger Warnings- Rape and Violence Sarah Kane’s first play, Blasted, begins with the ageing Ian grooming his young girlfriend Cate in an expensive hotel room. It escalates into bombings, rapes, the gouging out of eyes, and it ends with a baby being eaten.
Stage Adaptions: Midnight's Children
Iconic, encyclopaedic, and kaleidoscopic, Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children has garnered a healthy sense of both wariness and respect from critics and readers alike over the course of its 39 years. It was, after all, dubbed the ‘Booker of all Bookers’, and its sprawling 446-page exploration of Indian politics spans nearly 7 decades, got Rushdie sued for libel by the Indian Prime Minister, and re-invented the post-Independence Indian English canon. It is nothing if not ground-breaking.
Uncertainty in the school playground: shifting rationalities and teachers’ sense-making in the management of risks for children with disabilities
Recent theoretical debates highlight the competing risk logics and varying rationalities mobilised in response to dangers and approaches to risk management. Yet the concept of uncertainty, and how it informs perceived risks, is relatively less well understood. Debates of this kind are illuminated in contexts where risks are managed as part of everyday practice.
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