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Russian state-run TV network turns down former U.S. ambassador's offer to host his own show. From Global Voices.v
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Russian state-run TV network turns down former U.S. ambassador's offer to host his own show. From Global Voices.v
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Post-colonial theory has reshaped the ways we read world literatures, but has yet to make
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Łukasz Grabuś reviews the anthology of Heiner Goebbels' texts Przeciw Gesamtkunstwerk prepared by Lukáš Jiřička (Korporacja Ha!art, Cracow 2015) and the book Rewolucja cyfrowa w muzyce. Filozofia muzyki by Harry Lehmana (Fundacja Bęc Zmiana, Cracow 2016). He introduces the context of the work of both authors and describes the earlier reception of their ideas (Lehmann) and works (Goebbels). Grabuś criticises the lack of scholarly commentary in the anthology of Goebbels' texts, written in different forms over the period of many years. He points out the breakthrough potential of Lehmann's book – the philosopher proclaims the end of “absolute music” and predicts the birth of “relational music”, resulting from the digital revolution
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The article presents the accomplishments of the Council for the Polish Language at the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences during its twenty years of existence. The most important people in the Council’s history are portrayed, together with essential facts about this institution. An overview is provided of the most significant areas of activities, such as the organization of the Forum on the Culture of the Word, book publishing, cooperation with the international organization EFNIL, the training of European Union translators, cooperation with major state authorities and institutions. The daily activities of the Council are also described (e.g. extensive correspondence carried out with institutions and individuals). The article concludes with a reflection on the role of the Council in developing policies on the modern usage of the Polish language.
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The theories of development are becoming significant during the period of growth of industrial society in 19 century. They are trying to explain the dynamics of the developing capitalist society and the processes of modernization. In the 20th century there is a twofold process – from one side the theories of development are becoming more concrete and from the other side the development becomes an object of social policy an element of social practice. The basic development theories which could be found in the neoliberal framework or radical theories based on Marxism are still the most influential ones. Development theories after World War Second have been focused on post-colonial societies and namely have been theories on underdevelopment, dependency theories, national development. By the turn of the century we have been witnessing the more inclusive character of development theories – new approaches trying to incorporate processes like sustainable development, human needs and human rights, diversity, network society, globalization.
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The purpose of this paper is to outline the challenges that higher education faces regarding the teaching of the digitally savvy generations. Analyzed are the main Generation Y’s characteristics and the implications they have for colleges and universities. The paper delineates the main differences between teachers and learners in the 21st century and points out what ‘Digital Immigrants’ should do to teach ‘Digital Natives’ successfully.
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The article analyzes the initial stage of formation of the book of fairy tales and prerequisites for the formation of its unique status in the Russian book culture of the classical period; demonstrates forms of „fairy” in the European and Russian traditions; shows the socio-cultural origins of foreign and Russian literary fairy tale, leading to the gradual development of a program written tale as a basic component of cultural communication, display cultural independence of the nation.
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The Text is on a project „Etnopsiholinguistic and Sociolinguistic features of Media language of the press in Bulgaria”, financed by Fund 'scientific research' to education and science. IN This report will be presented a representative survey of sociological agency „Gallup poll”. Questions, To be considered in connection with the bookmark attitudes in respect of the Bulgarian press, Are related to the content of the comments, the main role and function of newspapers. Justification of the results obtained is made with the aid of classic principles in Journalism, published in the book „Journalistic theory” (with author Maria Popova).
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This article outlines the role, functions and connections of mass-media as part of the means of mass communication in the upbringing of children and youths or what is the media-education interaction in the modern social environment. Media, as an institutionalised source of diverse communication have an everyday effect and sometimes a negative effect on our children, affecting their way of communicating and behavioural reactions. The reader’s attention is also drawn to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, which realises the need of a stable media communication with its people as a form of church-cognitive and educational communication, adding to the sacrament-blessed life in the orthodox community
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