Author: Corinne Hofmann File Type: epub Lketinga zet zijn krabbeltje op het papier en zegt I dont know if I see you and Napirai again! Dan springt hij uit de bus, en we rijden weg. Nu rollen de tranen over mijn wangen. Zo eindigde De blanke Masai van Corinne Hofmann, de wereldwijde besteller waarin zij haar leven in Kenia als bruid van de Samburu-krijger Lketinga beschreef. Na haar terugkeer uit Afrika besluit Corinne contact te houden met haar Afrikaanse familie door middel van brieven en financiele steun. Ondertussen probeert ze haar ervaringen in Afrika te verwerken en haar bestaan in Europa weer op te pakken, maar na haar lange afwezigheid en het leven in een volstrekt andere cultuur valt haar dat zwaar. Toch lukt het Corinne met dezelfde moed en kracht waarmee ze in Kenia een bestaan opbouwde, ook weer aan het westerse leven te wennen. Terug uit Afrika is een openhartig portret van een vrouw die zelfs na de bittere afloop van haar leven in Afrika blijft verlangen naar dit ondoorgrondelijke continent.

Author: Anna Bentkowska-Kafel File Type: pdf This book looks at the transformation that Art and Art history is undergoing through engagement with the digital revolution. Since its initiation in 1985, CHArt (Computers and the History of Art) has set out to promote interaction between the rapidly developing new Information Technology and the study and practice of Art. It has become increasingly clear in recent years that this interaction has led, not just to the provision of new tools for the carrying out of existing practices, but to the evolution of unprecedented activities and modes of thought. This collection of papers represents the variety, innovation and richness of significant presentations made at the CHArt Conferences of 2001 and 2002. Some show new methods of teaching being employed, making clear in particular the huge advantages that IT can provide for engaging students in learning and interactive discussion. It also shows how much is to be gained from the flexibility of the digital image Ai or could be gained if the road block of copyright is finally overcome. Others look at the impact on collections and archives, showing exciting ways of using computers to make available information about collections and archives and to provide new accessibility to archives. The way such material can now be accessed via the internet has revolutionized the search methods of scholars, but it has also made information available to all. However the internet is not only about access. Some papers here show how it also offers the opportunity of exploring the structure of images and dealing with the fascinating possibilities offered by digitisation for visual analysis, searching and reconstruction. Another challenging aspect covered here are the possibilities offered by digital media for new art forms. One point that emerges is that digital art is not some discreet practice, separated from other art forms. It is rather an approach that can involve all manner of association with both other art practices and with other forms of presentation and enquiry, demonstrating that we are witnessing a revolution that affects all our activities and not one that simply leads to the establishment of a new discipline to set alongside others. ** Digital Visual Culture presents the latest research into the relationship between theory and practice across digital media and technology in the visual arts and investigates the challenges of contemporary research and art curation, particularly in regard to new media artworks. The contributors to this volume discuss the impact of technological advances on visual art and the new art practices that are developing as a result. Many aspects of new interdisciplinary and collaborative practices are considered, such as net art and global locative environments, , and installations that are themselves performance, or games that often take place simultaneously online and in reality. Digital Visual Culture is an important addition to the ongoing discussion surrounding postmodern art practice in art and digital media.