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Marie Colvin: Lindsey Hilsum's revealing biography of courageous war reporter is compelling stuff
No full textFirst paragraph: For Marie Colvin, it was Lebanon's War of the Camps that brought home the power of journalism. In April 1987 Burj al Barajneh, a Palestinian refugee camp, was besieged by Amal, a Shia militia backed by the Syrian regime. Colvin and her photographer Tom Stoddart paid an Amal commander to briefly hold fire while they ran into the camp across no-man's land. The assault on the camp was relentless and women were forced to run a gauntlet of sniper fire to get food and water for their families.https://theconversation.com/marie-colvin-lindsey-hilsums-revealing-biography-of-courageous-war-reporter-is-compelling-stuff-10651
The power of words in the journalism of war
No full textMitjançant l’explicació de les principals vivències com a corresponsal de guerra, Colvin estudia el que suposa per a una dona treballar en un món clarament masculí. En primer lloc reflexiona sobre la composició dels seus reportatges: de quina manera la redacció dels seus articles esdevé una escriptura compromesa. La periodista reflexiona també sobre la manera de redactar els reportatges de guerra segons el gènere del seu autor. En segon lloc, repensa també la situació laboral i social de les dones dins el periodisme, i més concretament dins el periodisme de guerra.Through descriptions of her personal experiences as a war correspondent, Colvin reflects upon the expectations of women workers in a field clearly dominated by men. Firstly, she considers her own field writing and the way in which she becomes committed to the people of her correspondences. She looks at how war reports are written differently depending on the gender of the author. Secondly, Colvin deliberates on the social and labour situations of women in journalism and, more specifically, in war journalism
Portrait of Hugh MacDiarmid
No full textA commissioned installation/portrait as one of the programme of public events at the National Galleries of Scotland/Royal Scottish Academy collaborative opus Ages of Wonder: Scotland’s Art 1540 to Now exhibition at the RSA. I was invited to ‘bring my studio’ into the building and create an artwork during the run of the exhibition in public view. The finished installation was marked with a public event in the Gallery with Calum Colvin and author James Robertson on 1/1/18. Subsequently the printed and framed photographic portrait was debuted at the RSA Annual Exhibition 2018, which was convened and curated by Colvin and included a number of guest artists who were invited to explore the links between poetry and visual art. This included a programme of public artist/poet talks. The portrait subsequently won the City of Glasgow College Purchase Prize
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