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Useless Activity
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Author : Christopher Webb
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2022-07-01
Useless Activity written by Christopher Webb and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Using a broad range of archival material from Washington University, St. Louis, the University of Glasgow, and the British Library, Useless Activity: Work, Leisure and British Avant-Garde Fiction, 1960-1975 is the first study to ask why the experimental writing of the 1960s and 1970s appears so fraught with anxiety about its own uselessness, before suggesting that this very anxiety was symptomatic of a unique period in British literary history when traditional notions about literary work – and what 'worked' in terms of literature – were being radically scrutinised and reassessed. The study is divided into five chapters with three of those dedicated to the close analysis of work produced by three writers representative of the 1960s British avant-garde: Eva Figes (1932–2012), B.S. Johnson (1933–1973), and Alexander Trocchi (1925–1984). The book argues that these writers’ preoccupations with concepts related to work, such as leisure, debt, and various forms of neglected labour like housework, allow us to rethink the British avant-garde's relation to realism while posing broader questions about the production and value of post-war literary avant-gardism more generally. Useless Activity proposes that only with an understanding of the British avant-garde’s engagement with the idea of work and its various corollaries can we appreciate these writers' move away from certain forms of literary realism and their contribution to the development of the modern British novel during the mid-twentieth century.
The Usefulness Of Useless Knowledge
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Author : Abraham Flexner
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2017-02-21
The Usefulness Of Useless Knowledge written by Abraham Flexner and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-21 with Reference categories.
A short, provocative book about why "useless" science often leads to humanity's greatest technological breakthroughs A forty-year tightening of funding for scientific research has meant that resources are increasingly directed toward applied or practical outcomes, with the intent of creating products of immediate value. In such a scenario, it makes sense to focus on the most identifiable and urgent problems, right? Actually, it doesn't. In his classic essay "The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge," Abraham Flexner, the founding director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and the man who helped bring Albert Einstein to the United States, describes a great paradox of scientific research. The search for answers to deep questions, motivated solely by curiosity and without concern for applications, often leads not only to the greatest scientific discoveries but also to the most revolutionary technological breakthroughs. In short, no quantum mechanics, no computer chips. This brief book includes Flexner's timeless 1939 essay alongside a new companion essay by Robbert Dijkgraaf, the Institute's current director, in which he shows that Flexner's defense of the value of "the unobstructed pursuit of useless knowledge" may be even more relevant today than it was in the early twentieth century. Dijkgraaf describes how basic research has led to major transformations in the past century and explains why it is an essential precondition of innovation and the first step in social and cultural change. He makes the case that society can achieve deeper understanding and practical progress today and tomorrow only by truly valuing and substantially funding the curiosity-driven "pursuit of useless knowledge" in both the sciences and the humanities.
The Useless Book The Absurd Activity Book
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Author : Ricky Roogle
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2022-06-27
The Useless Book The Absurd Activity Book written by Ricky Roogle and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-27 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Don't expect anything useful from this book. It is packed with Lots of absurd but varied occupations and activities that will amusingly enrich the reader's time. Hold on tight for a creative rollercoaster ride through a world of artistic creativity. Further books of Ricky Roogle: ***** The pointless book ***** The grilled book
War Department Appropriation Bill For 1933 Military Activities
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1932
War Department Appropriation Bill For 1933 Military Activities written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1932 with categories.
The Big Book Of Even More Therapeutic Activity Ideas For Children And Teens
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Author : Lindsey Joiner
language : en
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Release Date : 2015-11-21
The Big Book Of Even More Therapeutic Activity Ideas For Children And Teens written by Lindsey Joiner and has been published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-21 with Education categories.
Following on from The Big Book of Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children and Teens, this book provides EVEN MORE imaginative and fun activity ideas, lessons, and projects for use with difficult and challenging children and teens aged 5+. From ice breakers and group starters to bibliotherapy and monthly character education activities, there are over 90 ideas designed to unleash the creativity of children and teens, and teach social skills, strategies to control anger and anxiety, conflict resolution, positive thinking skills, and more. They make use of art, scientific experiments, expressive arts and books, and many come with photocopiable handouts. The activities can be used in a variety of settings, and they are adaptable for use with both individuals and groups. This is a practical resource bursting with ideas, and it will be invaluable for anyone working with children and teens, including school counselors, teachers, social workers, youth workers, arts therapists, and psychologists.
Nietzsche And Music
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Author : Aysegul Durakoglu
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2022-06-24
Nietzsche And Music written by Aysegul Durakoglu and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-24 with Philosophy categories.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was not only a philosopher who loved and wrote about music; he was also a musician, pianist, and composer. In this ground-breaking volume, philosophers, historians, musicians, and musicologists come together to explore Nietzsche’s thought and music in all its complexity. Starting from the role that music played in the formation and articulation of Nietzsche’s thought, as well as the influence that contemporary composers had on him, the essays provide an in-depth analysis of the structural and stylistic aspects of his compositions. The volume highlights the significance of music in Nietzsche’s life and looks deeply at his musical experiments which led to a new and radically different style of composition in relation with his philosophical thought. It also traces the influence that Nietzsche had on many other musicians and musical genres, from Russian composers to current rock music and heavy metal.
Prize Essay And Lectures Delivered Before The American Institute Of Instruction Including The Journal Of Proceedings
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Author : American Institute of Instruction
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
Prize Essay And Lectures Delivered Before The American Institute Of Instruction Including The Journal Of Proceedings written by American Institute of Instruction and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with Education categories.
List of members included in each volume, beginning with 1891.
Lectures Delivered Before The American Institute Of Instruction Including The Journal Of Proceedings Slight Variations
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Author : American Institute of Instruction
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
Lectures Delivered Before The American Institute Of Instruction Including The Journal Of Proceedings Slight Variations written by American Institute of Instruction and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with Education categories.
Lectures Discussions And Proceedings
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Author : American Institute of Instruction. Meeting
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
Lectures Discussions And Proceedings written by American Institute of Instruction. Meeting and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with Education categories.
The Child As Musician
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Author : Gary E. McPherson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-09-24
The Child As Musician written by Gary E. McPherson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-24 with Psychology categories.
The new edition of The Child as Musician: A Handbook of Musical Development celebrates the richness and diversity of the many different ways in which children can engage in and interact with music. It presents theory - both cutting edge and classic - in an accessible way for readers by surveying research concerned with the development and acquisition of musical skills. The focus is on musical development from conception to late adolescences, although the bulk of the coverage concentrates on the period when children are able to begin formal music instruction (from around age 3) until the final year of formal schooling (around age 18). There are many conceptions of how musical development might take place, just as there are for other disciplines and areas of human potential. Consequently, the publication highlights the diversity in current literature dealing with how we think about and conceptualise children's musical development. Each of the authors has searched for a better and more effective way to explain in their own words and according to their own perspective, the remarkable ways in which children engage with music. In the field of educational psychology there are a number of publications that survey the issues surrounding child and adolescent development. Some of the more innovative present research and theories, and their educational implications, in a style that stresses the fundamental interplay among the biological, environmental, social and cultural influences at each stage of a child's development. Until now, no similar overview has existed for child and adolescent development in the field of music. The Child as Musician addresses this imbalance, and is essential for those in the fields of child development, music education, and music cognition.