Tag: Cultivating

Cultivating Extreme Art Cinema Text, Paratext and Home Video Culture


Free Download Simon Hobbs, "Cultivating Extreme Art Cinema: Text, Paratext and Home Video Culture"
English | ISBN: 1474427375 | 2018 | 240 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Using paratextual theory to address the accusations of gimmickry often directed towards extreme art films, Cultivating Extreme Art Cinema: Text, Paratext, and Home Video Culture focuses upon the DVD and Blu-ray object, analysing how sleeve designs, blurbs, and special features shape the identity of the film and prepare the audience for a particular type of cinematic experience. The book discusses the complex interactions that take place on these commercial artefacts, the ways they communicate to both ‘highbrow’ and ‘lowbrow’ audiences, and the manner in which they breach tradition taste distinctions. Including case studies of features like

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Nature and the Human Soul Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World [Audiobook] (2024)


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English | December 19, 2017 | ASIN: B07814J6B7 | MP3@64 kbps | 25h 35m | 695.7 MB
Author: Bill Descriptionkin PhD
Narrator: Matthew Josdal

Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, Nature and the Human Soul introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide us. Depth psychologist and wilderness guide Bill Descriptionkin presents a model for a human life span rooted in the cycles and qualities of the natural world, a blueprint for individual development that ultimately yields a strategy for cultural transformation.

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Cultivating Cultural Competence and Inclusion (2023)


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Released 9/2023
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Skill Level: Beginner | Genre: eLearning | Language: English + srt | Duration: 1h | Size: 222 MB
Inclusive work environments can yield greater creative output, boost employee morale, and benefit a company’s bottom line. But inclusion doesn’t just happen, and one of the key factors is cultural competence-the ability to recognize, engage, and adapt across cultural differences. In this course, DEI expert Mary-Frances Winters explores key skills to help you better understand cultural differences and explains how to leverage them to foster inclusion in the workplace. Mary-Frances starts by breaking down the concept of cultural competence into its pieces. She then helps you examine your intersecting identities that help you to begin to have more empathy towards others. And learn how to differentiate between stereotyping a culture versus recognizing cultural patterns.

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We Should Get Together The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B099NYXXWY | 2021 | 5 hours and 17 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 278 MB
Author: Kat Vellos
Narrator: Kat Vellos

Author Kat Vellos, experienced designer and founder of Better Than Small Talk, tackles the four most common challenges of adult friendship: constant relocation, full schedules, the demands of partnership and family, and our culture’s declining capacity for compassion and intimacy in the age of social media. Combining expert research and personal stories pulled from conversations with hundreds of adults, We Should Get Together is the critically acclaimed, much-beloved, modern guide for making and maintaining stronger friendships.

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Nature and the Human Soul Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World [Audiobook]


Free Download Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World (Audiobook)
English | December 19, 2017 | ASIN: B07814J6B7 | MP3@64 kbps | 25h 35m | 695.7 MB
Author: Bill Descriptionkin PhD
Narrator: Matthew Josdal

Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, Nature and the Human Soul introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide us. Depth psychologist and wilderness guide Bill Descriptionkin presents a model for a human life span rooted in the cycles and qualities of the natural world, a blueprint for individual development that ultimately yields a strategy for cultural transformation.

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