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Liz Sparg deposited Generation to Generation in the group
Narrative theory and Narratology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoThis book brings together thirteen contributors from diverse backgrounds – mean and women born in Cameroon, England, Scotland, South Africa, Zambia. What they all have in common is years of service within their respective communities, working individually and within projects and programmes, with both young people and adults to build social c…[Read more]
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Ian Willis deposited Cultural and heritage tourism adds $6.4 million a year to the local economy in the group
History on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoNew research shows that cultural and heritage tourism is worth around $6.4 million per year to the Camden Local Government Area.
Destination NSW (2019) defines cultural and heritage tourism as ‘a tool of economic development that achieves economic growth through attracting visitors from outside a host community, who are motivated wholly or in p…[Read more] -
Ian Willis deposited Convicts in the Cowpastures an untold story in the group
History on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoThe story of European settlement in the Cowpastures is intimately connected to the story of the convicts and their masters. This story has not been told, and there is little understanding of the role of the convicts in the Cowpastures district before 1840. Who were they? What did they do? Did they stay in the district?
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Ian Willis deposited Types of public art in the Macarthur Region in the group
History on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoPublic art in all its forms is present across the Macarthur Region. The Camden, Campbelltown and Wollondilly Local Government Areas on Sydney’s southwest metropolitan fringe cover the Macarthur region.
Some of the Macarthur region’s public art is hidden in plain sight, and we pass it every day without a thought. This post examines the types of…[Read more] -
Ian Willis deposited Public art at Campbelltown brightens up the Queen Street precinct in the group
History on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoKeep your eyes open in central Campbelltown for inspiring public art installations that brighten up dull spaces around the town.
The Campbelltown Arts Centre, in conjunction with Campbelltown City Council and the NSW Government, have a program to re-invigorate the city centre using public art. -
Ian Willis deposited The Camden Fibro Cottage – a not so humble abode in the group
History on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoThe humble fibro cottage in Camden in the 1950s and 1960s is integral to the town’s 20th-century history. The fibro house was representative of the baby-boomer era when drive-ins, Holdens, Chiko rolls, black & white TV, rock & roll and vinyl LPs were the norm. Fibro is evocative of long hot summer holidays by the beach with adolescent love, boogie…[Read more]
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Jeffrey Blevins deposited Introduction: Logic and Literary Form in the group
Narrative theory and Narratology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoAlthough literature and logic share a number of surprising symmetries and historical contacts, they have typically been seen to occupy separate disciplinary spheres. Declaring a subfield in literary studies-logic and literature-this introduction outlines various connections between literary formalism and formal logic. It surveys historical…[Read more]
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Sonia D. Andras deposited Allo, allo, ici le Bucharest du pedigree! The nationalization of women’s fashion in interwar Bucharest (OA) in the group
History on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoThe newly formed Greater Romania engaged in a process of modernization, with Bucharest as its flagship metropolis, striving to be recognized internationally and reach economic stability. Women’s fashion became a marker in substantiating Romania’s self-assertion as a modern state, with great emphasis on creating a viable textile industry. This occ…[Read more]
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Sonia D. Andras deposited Crafting Illusions: Fashion as a Means of Decoding Social and Cultural History in Interwar Bucharest (OA) in the group
History on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoThis paper examines the influence of urban fashion ideas disseminated worldwide from France and how they impacted the Romanian ideas of style and beauty, as well as the nature of the communication between Paris and the Little Paris. My aim is to decode the interwar Romanian interpretation of the new woman notion and assess what type of role…[Read more]
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Sonia D. Andras deposited Creating City Chic. The Parisian Influence on Interwar Bucharest Fashion (OA) in the group
History on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoThis paper examines the influence of urban fashion ideas disseminated worldwide from France and how they impacted the Romanian ideas of style and beauty, as well as the nature of the communication between Paris and the so-colled ”Little Paris”. My aim is to decode the interwar Romanian interpretation of the new woman notion and assess what typ…[Read more]
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