Dr Paul Lowe VII Photo Agency

Testimonies of Light: Photography, Witnessing and History

In his Keynote Presentation at ECAH2017, Dr Paul Lowe from the University of the Arts London discusses how the photographic image has engaged with the historical moment, from its inception in the mid nineteenth century to the present day.
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Media, Film & Journalism

Brent E. Huffman: Documentary Journalists on the Front Line

Award-winning director, Professor Brent E. Huffman, talks about how through his work he aims to inspire others to create documentary films and videos that push the boundaries of the medium and tell emotionally engaging stories to wide audiences.
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Cultural & Area Studies

New Approaches to the “Golden Age” of British Television Comedy

Daniel Reast, from the University of Portsmouth, UK, looks back at the development of British television comedy after the Second World War. He reflects on the way that the best comedy responds to the social, political, and cultural situations occurring around the programme.
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Dr Paul Lowe Instructional Approaches in Photography Courses
Education, Media, Film & Journalism

Paul Lowe: Learning Strategies in Practice-Based Courses

Dr Paul Lowe, Founding Judge of the IAFOR Documentary Photography Award, on the various instructional approaches he takes with students in his postgraduate photography courses.
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James York, Tokyo Denki University, Computer Assisted Language Learning
Education, Language Learning, Technology

Kotoba Miners: Gaming and Language Learning

James York on the virtual language learning environment that he created in the world of Minecraft for students of Japanese as part of his PhD research.

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Damballah_La_Flambeau_Hector_Hyppolite André Breton Surrealism: A Global Cultural Movement with Local Political Agency
Cultural & Area Studies, History, Politics, International Relations & Law, The Arts & Literature

Surrealism: A Global Cultural Movement with Local Political Agency

Lauren Walden of Coventry University explores the impact of the surrealist movement on the local politics of Haiti, Martinique and Mexico through the diplomatic role played by André Breton, the founder of surrealism.
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The Divided Self and Big Brother Geoff Beattie
Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences

Geoff Beattie: The Divided Self and Big Brother

Distinguished psychologist Professor Geoff Beattie of Edge Hill University, UK, on his work on the concept of the divided self and his time as resident on-screen psychologist for Big Brother.
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Dr. Brian A. Victoria Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
Ethics, Religion & Philosophy, History

Brian Daizen Victoria: From Conscientious Objector to Buddhist Priest

Professor Frank S. Ravitch of Michigan State University College of Law interviews Dr Brian Daizen Victoria, Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies on his journey from conscientious objector objector to Buddhist Priest.
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Defining haiku Emiko Miyashita
The Arts & Literature

Defining Haiku with Hana Fujimoto, Emiko Miyashita and A. Robert Lee

Dr. A. Robert Lee interviews Hana Fujimoto and Emiko Miyashita of the Haiku International Association on haiku, its history, and its place in literature today. The interview took place at The Asian Conference on Literature & Librarianship 2016 (LibrAsia2016) in Kobe, Japan, where they hosted their annual haiku workshop.
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George D. Chryssides on Power, Empowerment and Disempowerment in Religion
Ethics, Religion & Philosophy

Video: Dr. George D. Chryssides on New Religions & Cults

Dr. George D. Chryssides discusses the emergence of new religions and cults with IAFOR Chairman Stuart D.B. Picken in an IAFOR Video Interview.

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British Journal of Photography
Media, Film & Journalism

Announcing Media Partnership with the British Journal of Photography

The IAFOR Documentary Photography Award, an award which assists in the professional development of emerging documentary photographers and photojournalists, has announced a new Media Partnership with the British Journal of Photography.
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Politics, International Relations & Law

VIDEO: On Revisions to the Japanese Constitution

Professor Dexter Da Silva interviews Professor Frank S. Ravitch on constitutional reform in Japan and the controversy surrounding the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
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Dr. Joseph Haldane discusses with Prof. Jiro Takai the merits behind a variety of strategies and methods used in conflict management.
Cultural & Area Studies, Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences

VIDEO: Avoiding Conflict in Japanese Society

Professor Jiro Takai is interviewed by the President of The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Dr. Joseph Haldane, on the merits of various strategies and methods of conflict management, including that of the avoidance of conflict in Japanese society.

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Prof. Donald E. Hall - Queer Studies
Cultural & Area Studies, Education

VIDEO: On Queer Studies and Interdisciplinary Education

Professor Donald E. Hall and Dr. Joseph Haldane discuss the origins of Queer Studies, The Routledge Queer Studies Reader and interdisciplinary study.

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Ken Wilson is a teacher trainer, and an author of a large amount of ELT materials, and has published with OUP, Cengage and Macmillan. Photography by Thaddeus Pope
Language Learning

VIDEO: Language Learning, Technology and Motivation

Ken Wilson is interviewed on the assumptions that surround language learning. What is essential when learning a new language? Should your teacher be a native speaker of the language?
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Cultural Studies as Activist Scholarship with Professor Baden Offord
Cultural & Area Studies

VIDEO: Cultural Studies as Activist Scholarship

Cultural studies expert, Professor Baden Offord, speaks to the President of The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Dr. Joseph Haldane, about why cultural studies is a critical study of everyday life and ‘the new humanities’.

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Marjo Mitsutomi is multilingual, and Professor and Executive Director of the Language Education Institute (LEI) at Osaka Gakuin University, Japan.
Language Learning

VIDEO: First & Second Language Acquisition

Language learning experts Professor Marjo Mitsutomi and Dr. Minna Kirjavainen present their research on the process of first and second language acquisition, and their findings in the difference in written and spoken self-expression abilities.
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Corporate Governance & Culture in Japan - Nicholas Benes
Business & Economics, Politics, International Relations & Law

VIDEO: Corporate Governance & Culture in Japan

Dr. Joseph Haldane, President of The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), interviews Nicholas Benes on Japanese corporate governance, corporate culture and the importance of director training in Japanese business.

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Kuniko Miyanaga is a cultural anthropologist and linguist and works on questions of globalization, identity and language. Photography by Thaddeus Pope
Language Learning

VIDEO: Language and Identity

Dr. Joseph Haldane speaks to Professor Kuniko Miyanaga, Founding Director of the IAFOR Language Research Institute, about how identity and personality can change when a new language is learnt.

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