Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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Power of Making, V&A, review
Power of Making is an exhibition about craft. 'Craft' is such an off-putting word, with connotations of amateurism, and a reactionary attachment to time-honoured traditions. But this exhibition transformed my understanding of what contemporary craft can be – ingenious, exciting, and relevant to the 21st century.
Alastair Sooke,
Daily Telegraph, 6 September 2011
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Power of Making: the case for making and skills
Seemingly disparate objects are brought together in a 'cabinet of curiosities' to unite and reinforce creative, cultural, social and educational points of view all offering different ways of understanding the potent power that comes with making.
Daniel Charny, V&A Publishing,
5 September 2011
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Here comes the yuan: a city’s bid to revive its fortunes through the local and the global
Liverpool is using its bruised beauty to its advantage. It won its bid to be the 2008 European Capital of Culture, which boosted tourism. The revamped city centre, reopened that year, is tasteful and modern; the nearby Albert Dock, once teeming with stevedores, bustles with bars and restaurants. The next step is to attract investment from overseas.
Economist, 3 September 2011
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Individuality drive and 3D tech make firms go bespoke
This global individuality drive combined with the latest technologies has been stimulating companies to produce what used to be off-limits just a while back - mass-oriented bespoke content.
Katia Moskvitch, BBC News, 2 September 2011
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Why Africa is leaving Europe behind
Africans are relishing something of a reversal in roles. The former colonial powers in Europe are wrestling with debt crises, austerity budgets, rising unemployment and social turmoil. By contrast much of sub-Saharan Africa can point to robust growth, better balanced books and rising capital inflows.
William Wallis,
Financial TImes, 18 August 2011
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