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Tag: heritage

2 September 2022 Thinking

Old Words #7: The Shoreline and the Sea

In contrast to the previous episodes in this series, this essay is a discursive reflection on the meaning of heritage,

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13 September 2014 Experiences / Research

The Pinning Stones

Portraits from The Pinning Stones by Ray Smith On Thursday, the residents of Scotland decide whether to leave the United Kingdom

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19 June 2014 Experiences / For itself / Thinking

Joining the canon

As tribute records go, La Bande à Renaud, is not bad, but it is a little sad. There is a

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6 April 2014 Thinking

In search of gravitas

Gravitas, the heavy tread of moral earnestness, becomes a bore if it is not accompanied by the light step of

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18 March 2014 Thinking

Cui bloody bono?

The speech of women There is a paradox, acknowledged by the speaker herself, in a woman giving a lecture about

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9 March 2014 Experiences / Thinking

Well-worn touchstones

As you approach the Acropolis Museum in Athens you see the Parthenon’s reflection floating in the dark glass wall of

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7 March 2014 Talks / Thinking

A small boat on a dark sea

Text of a talk for the Greek EU Presidency conference, “Heritage First! Towards a common approach for a sustainable Europe” •

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2 March 2014 Thinking

Naked emperors

‘I want to change, but not if it means changing,’ a patient once said to me in complete innocence. This

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26 February 2014 Experiences

Artists did this

At Seville Cathedral today,  my breath was taken away by the power of a building designed, made and decorated by

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7 February 2014 Asides / Thinking

Beyond control

 I want the heart, I want the soul, I want control right now Badlands (1978) Bruce Springsteen ‘Shackled and Drawn’ During

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    1. François Matarasso on Radical Hope: Carol Bebelle on Belonging, Becoming, and Healing21 November 2022

      I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Fx

    2. fionahope on Radical Hope: Carol Bebelle on Belonging, Becoming, and Healing20 November 2022

      Thank you Francoise for this inspiring talk of Carol's Fiona and Mark xxxx

    3. anthonysargent0 on Watch the making of ‘La Gata Perduda’6 November 2022

      What a beautifully made film - it really captures the dynamic of this kind of intense journey ...

    4. Rebecca Manson Jones on A time of endings31 October 2022

      Thank you for all the work you share here. Wishing you well. Pondering the Twitter deletion. Haven’t been there much…

    5. François Matarasso on A time of endings28 October 2022

      Yes, of course - no change of plan 🙂

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