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Managing Urban Cultural Complexity: Perspectives On The Place Of The Arts In Conflict Management (Reprint), Kjell Skyllstad Jan 2018

Managing Urban Cultural Complexity: Perspectives On The Place Of The Arts In Conflict Management (Reprint), Kjell Skyllstad

Journal of Urban Culture Research

Around the middle of the 1970s some musicians and music educators living in the Norwegian capital of Oslo met to discuss ways to create better harmony between the nature and extent of music activities in the capital and the increasing cultural complexity of its population caused by a sharp increase in immigration. This gave rise to the founding of the Intermusic Center, a pioneer organization working towards bringing the population at large into living contact with the rich cultural heritage of the variegated immigrant population. The competence earned through this pioneering work was later to form the professional basis for …


The Five Senses In Genre Paintings Of The Dutch Golden Age, Kitsirin Kitisakon Jan 2018

The Five Senses In Genre Paintings Of The Dutch Golden Age, Kitsirin Kitisakon

Journal of Urban Culture Research

This article aims to study one of the most popular themes in 17th-Century Dutch genre paintings - the five senses - in its forms and religious interpretations. Firstly, while two means of representation were used to clearly illustrate the subject, some genre scenes could also be read on a subtle level; this effectively means that such five senses images can be interpreted somewhere between clarity and ambiguity. Secondly, three distinct religious meanings were identified in these genre paintings. Vanity was associated with the theme because the pursuit of pleasure is futile, while sin was believed to be committed via sensory …


Seasia 2017 Conference - Unity In Diversity Bangkok December 2017, Kjell Skyllstad Jan 2018

Seasia 2017 Conference - Unity In Diversity Bangkok December 2017, Kjell Skyllstad

Journal of Urban Culture Research

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Valletta Fiesta Week - Celebrating The European Capital Of Culture Malta January 2018, Kjell Skyllstad Jan 2018

Valletta Fiesta Week - Celebrating The European Capital Of Culture Malta January 2018, Kjell Skyllstad

Journal of Urban Culture Research

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Journal Policies Jan 2018

Journal Policies

Journal of Urban Culture Research

No abstract provided.