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Celebrating 20 Years of ECCO: Gale-ASECS Fellows Forge New Paths in Eighteenth-Century Studies with Digital Humanities

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. and FISHKILL, N.Y., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) celebrates 20 years of powering higher ed research, Gale, part of Cengage Group, and the American Society of Eighteenth Century Studies (ASECS) are releasing the impact report findings of how the five scholars of the Gale-ASECS Non-Residential Fellowship program used ECCO and Gale Digital Scholar Lab (the Lab) to advance their research.

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  • Last year, each fellow received $2,500 from Gale and were given access to the Lab, a cloud-based digital humanities (DH) tool and ECCO for a period of six months.
  • The goal of the fellowships is to help scholars expand the field of eighteenth-century studies for research or teaching, using DH methods to conduct their research.
  • Through a digital humanities intervention, Dr. Kozaczka sought to resolve the eighteenth-century legal disputes through the weight of data.
  • There is perhaps no better digital resource with which to assess the whole of British print culture in the eighteenth century."

Revolutionizing storytelling in Chinese stories: XIXI Pictures' emphasis on historical romance and realist tales

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

XIXI Pictures from China continues to break new ground in both areas, with its productions entering the global spotlight this year.

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  • XIXI Pictures from China continues to break new ground in both areas, with its productions entering the global spotlight this year.
  • This year, XIXI Pictures' productions, including the period drama The Youth Memories and the women's inspirational drama Alliance, have won several awards.
  • The upcoming historical fantasy drama The Last Immortal and the contemporary women's drama Her Islands are eagerly anticipated for their engaging trailers featuring twists and turns.
  • At Cannes, she delivered a speech on interpreting romance and reality and showcased exquisite costumes from The Last Immortal.

Revolutionizing storytelling in Chinese stories: XIXI Pictures' emphasis on historical romance and realist tales

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 16, 2023

XIXI Pictures from China continues to break new ground in both areas, with its productions entering the global spotlight this year.

Key Points: 
  • XIXI Pictures from China continues to break new ground in both areas, with its productions entering the global spotlight this year.
  • This year, XIXI Pictures' productions, including the period drama The Youth Memories and the women's inspirational drama Alliance, have won several awards.
  • The upcoming historical fantasy drama The Last Immortal and the contemporary women's drama Her Islands are eagerly anticipated for their engaging trailers featuring twists and turns.
  • At Cannes, she delivered a speech on interpreting romance and reality and showcased exquisite costumes from The Last Immortal.

Artmarket.com: Interview with digital artist Josh Pierce, whose NFT 'Flow' is on the cover of the Artprice 2023 Contemporary Art Market Report

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Monday, October 30, 2023

"Digital creation brings a wonderful breath of fresh air to the art world" enthuses thierry Ehrmann, CEO of Artmarket.com and Founder of Artprice.

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Artmarket.com: Interview with digital artist Josh Pierce, whose NFT 'Flow' is on the cover of the Artprice 2023 Contemporary Art Market Report

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 30, 2023

"Digital creation brings a wonderful breath of fresh air to the art world" enthuses thierry Ehrmann, CEO of Artmarket.com and Founder of Artprice.

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Gap Partners with LoveShackFancy on a Limited-Edition Collection for Every Generation

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Gap and LoveShackFancy announce a limited-edition, multi-category capsule collection of women's, men's, kids, and baby apparel and accessories for every generation. The collaboration shines at the intersection of culture and romanticism, merging Gap's iconic styles with LoveShackFancy's vintage-inspired florals and feminine silhouettes.

Key Points: 
  • "The collection is unique and unexpected, and I'm excited for customers around the world across every generation to experience a little piece of the magic created with LoveShackFancy."
  • "Re-imagining iconic Gap classics for all generations through our LoveShackFancy lens has been a dream," said Rebecca Hessel Cohen Founder and Creative Director of LoveShackFancy.
  • Starting Friday, August 4, the Gap x LoveShackFancy collection will be available to shop on Gap.com, LoveShackFancy.com, in select US LoveShackFancy stores, and in select global Gap stores.
  • For more on the Gap x LoveShackFancy collaboration, follow along with @gap and @loveshackfancy.

Gap Partners with LoveShackFancy on a Limited-Edition Collection for Every Generation

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

TORONTO, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Gap and LoveShackFancy announce a limited-edition, multi-category capsule collection of women’s, men’s, kids, and baby apparel and accessories for every generation.

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  • TORONTO, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Gap and LoveShackFancy announce a limited-edition, multi-category capsule collection of women’s, men’s, kids, and baby apparel and accessories for every generation.
  • Bridging the generational gap, the cast is rounded out with the next generation of changemakers, artists, and dancers, infusing movement into every frame to showcase the distinct structures and outlines of the collection.
  • “Re-imagining iconic Gap classics for all generations through our LoveShackFancy lens has been a dream,” said Rebecca Hessel Cohen Founder and Creative Director of LoveShackFancy.
  • For more on the Gap x LoveShackFancy collaboration, follow along with @gap and @loveshackfancy.

Namibia and South Africa's ruling parties share a heroic history - but their 2024 electoral prospects look weak

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

This underscored the ANC’s historic ties to Namibia’s governing party, South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo).

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  • This underscored the ANC’s historic ties to Namibia’s governing party, South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo).
  • As former liberation movements, we learn from one another, a manifestation of the deep bonds of solidarity formed during our struggle against oppression.
  • In our view, the nostalgic reminiscences of the parties’ days as liberation movements serve as a heroic patriotic history turned into a form of populism.
  • Voters in South Africa and Namibia will in 2024 pass their verdict at the ballot boxes.

History with lasting bonds

    • South African-Namibian relations have a special history.
    • After the first world war, the Treaty of Versailles officially ended the war between Germany and the Allied powers.
    • It turned the German colony South West Africa into a C-mandate of the new League of Nations.

From liberation movements to governments

    • Released only weeks earlier from prison, Nelson Mandela attended the ceremony as the celebrated guest of honour.
    • Apartheid in South Africa came officially to an end through the result of the first democratic elections in 1994.
    • It indicated the success of the democratic settlements in both countries that Swapo and the ANC led processes leading to the drawing up of final constitutions.
    • Crucially, however, the parliaments dominated by Swapo and the ANC have failed to hold governments to account on major issues.

Popularity in decline

    • Even this was regarded as a triumph, put down to the personal popularity of its latest leader, Cyril Ramaphosa.
    • In the run-up to the elections in 2024, surveys predict the ANC will lose its absolute majority, and be forced to form a coalition to remain in power.
    • It is also anticipated that it will lose its majority in several provinces.
    • But, their dominance is being steadily eroded by their lacklustre performance in power and failures in delivery of basic services.

2024 and the limits to liberation

    • While many assume that the ANC will lose its absolute majority, it has an uncanny ability to defy expectations.
    • Numerous analyses have explored how former liberation movements in southern Africa have failed the ideals of the liberation struggle when in power, even becoming undemocratic and increasingly corrupt.
    • Yet in southern Africa, liberation movements’ loss of popularity is combined with accusations that they have betrayed the promises of freedom.
    • After all, opposition parties have so far offered little if any credible alternatives which promise more well-being for the ordinary people.

Gale and ASECS Award Fellowships to Five Scholars to Support Emerging Research of Eighteenth-Century Studies

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. and FISHKILL, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Group, in partnership with the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), has awarded fellowships to five researchers, known as the Gale-ASECS Non-Residential Fellowships. Funded by Gale, each fellow receives $2,500 and access to Gale's Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO), as well as access to the Gale Digital Scholar Lab (The Lab). Using The Lab, the program provides fellows with invaluable text and data mining tools to explore ECCO and advance their work using digital humanities methods. The fellowships aim to help scholars expand the field of eighteenth-century studies for research or teaching.

Key Points: 
  • The fellowships aim to help scholars expand the field of eighteenth-century studies for research or teaching.
  • Access to Gale Digital Scholar Lab lets these fellows explore the use of digital humanities methodologies in new ways.
  • Gale Digital Scholar Lab was created to address common challenges researchers and scholars face when analyzing large sets of archives.
  • In offering fellowships, to scholars in multiple-disciplines, Gale is increasing access to text and data mining tools and furthering opportunities in both research and teaching.

China National Silk Museum Reopens with Fashion Silhouettes Exhibition at Hangzhou Tower

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Monday, May 30, 2022

HANGZHOU, China, May 30,2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China National Silk Museum recently reopened its first commercial space exhibition at Hangzhou Tower in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province after temporary closure due to COVID-19.

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  • HANGZHOU, China, May 30,2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China National Silk Museum recently reopened its first commercial space exhibition at Hangzhou Tower in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province after temporary closure due to COVID-19.
  • TitledFashion Silhouettes, the show is the first offering by China National Silk Museum's Fashion Museum, a long-term art exhibition space at Hangzhou Tower.
  • "The Fashion Museum of China National Silk Museum is the result of a collaboration between cultural institutions in Zhejiang and the business sector in Hangzhou.
  • China National Silk Museum is the world's leading museum in silks, making it one of the best places globally to learn about and enjoy the art of silks.