Promoting interculturalism through art education : a case study Portugal and Latvia

This study examines art student’s awareness, understanding and practices of intercultural art education in higher institution of art. Specifically, the research focused on Art Academy of Latvia, Riga. The purpose was to promote “interculturalism’’ among students and to acquaint them with the knowledge and skills of developing and reflecting on their cultural values and that of others’. For 10 weeks, 7 students in the Art Academy of Latvia explored the Traditional African Ceramics. My research included data gathered from student questionnaires, class discussions, interviews, observations, student artwork and photographs from their personal activities. I likewise took note of the students’ practical works and their approach to African-based ceramics. First, in literature review, I discuss my purpose of study, why the study is important, limitations, statements of problem, and further research. Secondly, I examine culture and paradigms of cultures, comprehensive context of the African history and traditions of the African ceramics, the importance of intercultural art education. Then, I describe how the case study in Latvia was carried out among 7 participants’ who are students from 2nd year – masters’ level. The case study involved 7 students from the department of graphics, glass, ceramics and painting with the aim of promoting intercultural learning among art students. The case study reveals participants’ attitude towards intercultural education and reveal the importance of intercultural education in higher institutions of art as well as other institutions of learning. Although the participants were positive attitude towards other culture, the study reveals that creating awareness through intercultural art and exposing students to other culture enhances their creativity ability to explore other culture and they are more likely to be opened in sharing their experiences and their cultural perspective. Experiencing culture based- art create awareness of other cultures

The QE placebo. CEPS Commentary, 12 June 2015

After pointing out several surprising coincidences and contradictions that arise in nearly every aspect of the QE debate, Daniel Gros arrives at the conclusion in this CEPS Commentary that evaluating the policy’s effectiveness is more of an art than a science, which leaves plenty of room for distortion and bias.

European security after the Paris attacks. CEPS Commentary, 24 November 2015

The November 13th terrorist attacks in Paris have prompted the European Union to activate the mutual assistance clause contained in Art. 42.7 of the EU Treaty. Member states are now entering the unchartered territory of large-scale conflict: will they join a French-led coalition of the willing, or is the military intervention against Daesh being Europeanised? This Commentary explores implications of the Paris attacks on European security and recommends coordinated and comprehensive responses to be taken within the EU framework.

Observations sur les ouvrages de MM. de l'Académie de peinture et de sculpture : exposés au Sallon du Louvre, en l'année 1753, et sur quelques ecrits qui ont rapport à la peinture.

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L'art de conserver sa santé /

Mode of access: Internet.

Traité des accouchements contenant des observations importantes sur la pratique de cet art ... / par M. Puzos ... ; corrigé & publié par M. Morisot Deslandes ... ; précédé d'une dissertation de l'editeur .... & suivi de la traduction d'une Dissertation latine de M. Crantz ... sur la rupture de matrice

Contiene con portadilla propia: "Dissertation sur la rupture de matrice"

Histoire critique de l'éloquence chez les Grecs : contenant la vie des orateurs rhéteurs, sophistes et principaux grammairiens grecs qui ont fleuri depuis l'origine de l'art, jusques au troisième siècle après J.C., avec des remarques historiques et critiques.

Mode of access: Internet.

Geschichte der Apologetik, oder, Historische Darstellung der Art und Weise : wie das Christenthum in jedem Zeitalter bewiesen, angegrissen und vertheidigt ward /

No more published. [cf. Allg. d. Biogr. v. 39, p. 62.]