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'Saints are willing to go to their death for their convictions.' Still from British Council video Michael Landy: Saints Alive, Mexico City 2014
Date
03 February 2015 - 11:09

Why Michael Landy animated the saints to destroy themselves

British artist Michael Landy explains the inspiration behind his Saints Alive exhibition, which recently moved from London to Mexico City.

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Arts, Visual Arts
'My most valuable asset in setting a pilot book group in motion was local knowledge.' Photo (c) vincen-t licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
30 January 2015 - 11:38

What to look out for if you want to run a book group

Setting up and running a book group is a different experience in every country. Miriam Vaswani, who organised a book group at the British Council in Tunis, explains how she did it.

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English language, Teaching resources, Teaching, Arts, Literature
 'I don’t want to think about it as a human being, but think about it as if I were a chimpanzee.' Photo (c) Robert Moran, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
20 November 2014 - 05:02

Dr Jane Goodall on animal welfare

World-renowned environmental conservationist Dr Jane Goodall shares her views on the future of our planet and how we should think about animals.

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Science
'Desertification will ultimately damage the planet's ability to provide what we need to live.'
Date
19 November 2014 - 10:00

Why we need to act on desertification today

Vivian Futran Fuhrman, PhD candidate at Ben Gurion University, explains why desertification is a threat to us all ahead of the 'Drylands, Deserts and Desertification' conference.

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Science, Universities and higher education
Elif Shafak interview; photo by Chris Boland / www.chrisboland.com licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, adapted from the original.
Date
19 November 2014 - 05:34

Elif Shafak: 'Writing in English brings me closer to Turkey'

Best-selling Turkish novelist Elif Shafak spoke to the British Council's Ted Hodgkinson about how her global perspective has influenced her hugely successful fiction.

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Literature, Arts
'No aspect of the Harlem Renaissance shaped America as much as jazz, which flouted conventions with its syncopated rhythms and improvised instrumental solos'
Date
15 October 2014 - 13:02

How black culture in the US took off after First World War

This Black History Month in the UK, the British Council’s Paul Howson explains how the Harlem Renaissance turned disillusionment into pride.

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Arts, Music, Literature, History, Dance
DailyArt is a very simple app — everyday, it sends subscribers one piece of fine art, plus a short story about the artwork. Screenshots by Zuzanna Stanska, used with permission.
Date
16 July 2014 - 14:06

How to invent a mobile app that people love

Zuzanna Stanska, one of the British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneurs, created DailyArt, a mobile app that sends users a piece of art every day, now downloaded by 100,000 people

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Creative Economy, Arts
Myeong-dong in Seoul today, where penniless Korean poets used to meet after the war. Image (c) Doug Sun Beams, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
27 March 2014 - 17:05

How to understand Korean poetry

If you’re curious about Korean poetry, understanding the country’s rich and turbulent history is a great place to start.

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Arts, Literature
'The very simple Hangeul alphabet was invented in the 15th century.'
Date
18 March 2014 - 10:51

A brief history of Korean literature

Scholar and translator Brother Anthony of Taizé (An Sonjae) explains why Korea’s recent history has played such an important part in shaping its literature.

Tags
Arts, Literature
Using a torch to solder a pendant on the hearth at the Turquoise Mountain institute
Date
14 October 2013 - 17:10

Rebuilding Afghanistan's creative industries

The British Council’s Daud Rasool explains how Afghanistan’s traditional creative industries are being rebuilt after years of war.

Tags
Arts, Creative Economy
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