741 research outputs found
Furious Angels
No full textReunited by tragedy, Andrew and Will are unlikely pawns in a high-stakes game of A.I. and religious fanaticism. Answering a call from beyond the grave they are unwittingly thrown into a vast technological world both deadly and fascinating. This is the breathtaking first book in the series by Irish author Dr Damien Mac Namara
How Is Damien Hirst a Cultural Entrepreneur?
No full textabstract: An on-going academic debate occupying Entrepreneurship researchers for the past several decades is concerned with defining what an entrepreneur is and what an entrepreneur does. The debate also extends to exploring the influence different types of entrepreneurs have on their environment. In the new creative economy, entrepreneurship has become a central issue for the regeneration of urban space. This essay first differentiates between economic and cultural entrepreneurs and second explores what influence cultural entrepreneurs, especially, have on urban developments. By using Damien Hirst as exemplar for the discussion of the entrepreneurial character and spheres of action, the analysis of his career demonstrates how difficult it is in practice to draw a line between artistic, cultural and commercial activities in the creative economy. Hirst’s approach to contemporary conceptual art and his factory-like art production are both controversial and successful as defined by the author. Nevertheless, there seems to be agreement that his entrepreneurial artistic work has had a profound impact on the revitalization of East London and thus can be used as model for urban planners. The author posits that Hirst is a cultural entrepreneur based on this model for creating/regenerating viable economic urban spaces who embraces the blending of the artistic and market spheres
Transforming the Reading Experience of Scientific Documents with Polymorphism
No full textDespite the opportunities created by digital reading, documents remain mostly static and mimic paper. Any improvement in the shape or form of documents has to come from authors who contend with current digital formats, workflows, and software and who impose a presentation to readers. Instead, I propose the concept of polymorphic documents which are documents that can change in form to offer better representations of the information they contain. I believe that multiple representations of the same information can help readers, and that any document can be made polymorphic, with no intervention from the original author. This thesis presents four projects investigating what information can be obtained from existing documents, how this information can be better represented, and how these representations can be generated using only the source document. To do so, I draw upon theories showing the benefit of presenting information using multiple representations; the design of interactive systems to support morphing representations; and user studies to evaluate system usability and the benefits of the new representations on reader comprehension
A Self-Learning Solution for Torque Ripple Reduction for Non-Sinusoidal Permanent Magnet Motor Drives Based on Artificial Neural Networks
No full textThis paper presents an original method, based on artificial neural networks, to reduce the torque ripple in a permanent-magnet non-sinusoidal synchronous motor. Solutions for calculating optimal currents are deduced from geometrical considerations and without a calculation step which is generally based on the Lagrange optimization. These optimal currents are obtained from two hyperplanes. The study takes into account the presence of harmonics in the back-EMF and the cogging torque. New control schemes are thus proposed to derive the optimal stator currents giving exactly the desired electromagnetic torque (or speed) and minimizing the ohmic losses. Either the torque or the speed control scheme, both integrate two neural blocks, one dedicated for optimal currents calculation and the other to ensure the generation of these currents via a voltage source inverter. Simulation and experimental results from a laboratory prototype are shown to confirm the validity of the proposed neural approach.CPER Région Alsace 2007-201
L’« Incroyable » trésor de Damien Hirst présenté à Venise en 2017
No full textCet article se propose de revenir sur l’exposition Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable de l’artiste britannique Damien Hirst. Présentée à Venise en 2017, elle mettait en lumière le prétendu trésor de l’épave « l’Incroyable », découvert au large des côtes d’Afrique en 2008. Il s’agit d’une lecture personnelle de l’auteur à la suite de sa visite en septembre 2017.This paper aims to analyse the exhibition “Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable” by the British artist Damien Hirst. Presented at Venice in 2017, the exhibition showed the treasure of the so-called “Unbelievable”, discovered off the African West coast in 2008. This paper is a personal analyze of the author after her visit in September 2017
The 'auto cannibal'
No full textThe relentless triumph of technology is increasingly dismissive of the human desire for interaction; we are deprived of experiences with the ordinary and become less aware of the potential such objects contain. The author primarily considers art as a means of understanding the world and his practice is based on personal observations and autonomous processes. This can often lead to an over-analysis of the mundane, which is directly confronted in each of my projects through an enthusiasm for the objects we not only take for granted, but do so to the extent that we barely notice their existence. Drawing inspiration from literature, philosophy and ideas which surround permanence in a society which is frequently considered throwaway, the author is influenced by personal insecurities and have developed a creative style that not only explores construction - in the obsessive means by which a work is made; but also one that celebrates the process of destruction - in that the materials the author uses have the potential to instigate their own demise in a process I generally refer to as autocannibalism
Bibliographie critique
No full textEisemann Pierre Michel, Bardonnet Daniel, Berthe Antoine, Coussirat-Coustère Vincent, Daudet Yves, Duarté Bernadette, Fisson Hélène, Jouannet Emmanuelle, Karagiannis Syméon, Lagrange Evelyne, Larcher Christelle, Laugier-Deslandes Sophie, Lenoir Pascal, Leray Emmanuelle, Maljean-Dubois Sandrine, Meyer-Heine Anne, Monjal Pierre Yves, Nouvel Yves, Pellet Alain, Raffalli Catherine, Rousset Damien, Sur Serge, Tigroudja Hélène. Bibliographie critique. In: Annuaire français de droit international, volume 44, 1998. pp. 834-886
Bibliographie critique
No full textEisemann Pierre Michel, Bardonnet Daniel, Berthe Antoine, Coussirat-Coustère Vincent, Daudet Yves, Duarté Bernadette, Fisson Hélène, Jouannet Emmanuelle, Karagiannis Syméon, Lagrange Evelyne, Larcher Christelle, Laugier-Deslandes Sophie, Lenoir Pascal, Leray Emmanuelle, Maljean-Dubois Sandrine, Meyer-Heine Anne, Monjal Pierre Yves, Nouvel Yves, Pellet Alain, Raffalli Catherine, Rousset Damien, Sur Serge, Tigroudja Hélène. Bibliographie critique. In: Annuaire français de droit international, volume 44, 1998. pp. 834-886
Dress, law and naked truth : a cultural study of fashion and form
No full textWhy are civil authorities in so-called liberal democracies affronted by public nudity and the Islamic full-face 'veil'? Why is law and civil order so closely associated with robes, gowns, suits, wigs and uniforms? Why is law so concerned with the 'evident' and the need for justice to be 'seen' to be done? Why do we dress and obey dress codes at all? In this, the first ever study devoted to the many deep cultural connections between dress and law, the author addresses these questions and more. His responses flow from the radical thesis that 'law is dress and dress is law'. Engaging with sources from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare, Carlyle, Dickens and Damien Hirst, Professor Watt draws a revealing history of dress and civil order and offers challenging conclusions about the nature of truth and the potential for individuals to fit within the forms of civil life
Law, Politics and the Limits of Prosecuting Mass Atrocity
No full textDamien Rogers is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University, New Zealand. This book offers a unique and powerful critique of the quest for international criminal justice. It explores the efforts of three successive generations of international prosecutors, recognising the vital roles they play in the enforcement of international criminal law. By critically examining prosecutorial performance during the pre-trial and trial phases, the volume argues that these prosecutors are simultaneously political actors serving in the interests of economic liberalisation. It also posits that international prosecutors help wage a mostly silent and largely unacknowledged politico-cultural war fought for control over the institutions governing modernist international affairs. As the author contends, international prosecutors are thus best understood as agents not only of the law and politics, but also of a war fought by proponents of various utopian projects
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