Photograph of the Day
Photograph of the Day – Up for grabs
Last night of my exhibition tonight and all the 1500+ photographs are up for grabs. Yes folks it’s TtV Takeaway night. I’ll be sad to see the exhibition go but as i’ve said elsewhere it’s about the sharing nature of the internet hence the giveaway. The collaborative possibilities of social networking led to 27+ exponents [...] more »
Photograph of the Day – Education through celebration!
Flyer that was brought to my attention yesterday on the inside it says “If you’re visiting Northern Ireland in July make time to enjoy an old tradition with a beautiful new look OrangeFest. Edit to add photograph of the interior of leaflet There’s a brief history section a little bit about culture from which my [...] more »
Photograph of the Day – Let the hanging begin
For those interested i’m installing my exhibition today and tomorrow. I’ll be displaying 1050 portraits which hopefully will show not just the diversity of Belfast and it’s changing face(s) but also the people i photographed using the 2 camera technique ‘Through the Viewfinder’. There is also going to be a wall of TtV photographs sent [...] more »
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Against Remembrance – Seminar & Book by David Rieff
Is the best way to overcome the legacy of conflict simply to forget about it? Author and journalist David Rieff spoke on this subject last week in a seminar at the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) at Trinity College Dublin. Rieff has recently written a book titled, Against Remembrance (published in Ireland by Liffey [...] read our review »
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Children of the Revolution (Bill Rolston)
What was life like for children of political activists during the Troubles? A new book by Bill Rolston and published by Guildhall Press during the summer has collected together the stories of twenty Children of the Revolution whose parents’ activities – and in many cases, imprisonment – had a significant affect on childhoods and life [...] read our review »
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Debating the Churches’ Role in the Peace in Northern Ireland
This morning’s Sunday Sequence featured a substantial debate (about 35 minutes into the recorded programme) on a new book,Religion, Civil Society and Peace in Northern Ireland (Oxford University Press 2011), written by sociologists John Brewer, Gareth Higgins and Francis Teeney. The debate was framed in an opening vignette by presenter William Crawley in uncompromising terms, [...] read our review »
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