Global Fact 4 group shot © Mario GARCIA“Fact-checking keeps growing!” Report from #GlobalFact4 by Allan LEONARD @FactCheckNI 9 July 2017 The fourth global conference of fact-checking projects took place at the Google Campus in Madrid, 5–7th July 2017, with 188 delegates representing 53 countries. Fact-checkers were joined by participants from the academic and technology sectors, which made for … Continue reading “Fact-checking keeps growing!” Report from Global Fact4
Year: 2017
An acorn matures: Book launch of Little House on a Peace Line (Tony Macaulay)
An acorn matures: Book launch of Little House on a Peace Line (Tony Macaulay) by Allan LEONARD 27 June 2017 The Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts was the venue for the launch of Tony Macaulay’s latest edition of growing up in the contested space of Northern Ireland: Little House on a Peace Line. Bill … Continue reading An acorn matures: Book launch of Little House on a Peace Line (Tony Macaulay)
Open space photography at the Linen Hall Library
Open space photography at the Linen Hall Library by Allan LEONARD 31 May 2017 Gaining inspiration from viewing the archive postcard collection at the Linen Hall Library, a group of participants in a community photography workshop facilitated by Belfast Exposed set out to document their views of sharing and respecting open space in the city. … Continue reading Open space photography at the Linen Hall Library
Softening images of Partition
Softening images of Partition by Allan LEONARD 24 May 2017 Although John Irvine left Northern Ireland over 15 years ago, having grown up about East Antrim, he retains “strong links” and comes home frequently. Irvine explained how one morning drive accidentally led him to his book, Partition. Irvine picked up photography in his mid-20s, mainly … Continue reading Softening images of Partition
Art, peace and reconciliation: In conversation with Rita Duffy
Art, peace and reconciliation: In conversation with Rita Duffy by Allan LEONARD 11 May 2017 At the last lecture in the spring series of events hosted by the Mitchell Institute of Peace at Queen’s University Belfast, artist Rita Duffy conversed with Professor Fiona Magowan, on how she has applied her creativity to help better understand … Continue reading Art, peace and reconciliation: In conversation with Rita Duffy
Then & Now: Belfast Blitz
Then & Now: Belfast Blitz by Allan LEONARD 17 May 2017 In an apparent continuation of their Then & Now series, the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) has produced a new set of blended images that show the material destruction caused by the Belfast Blitz attacks (April-May 1941), alongside contemporary and more familiar … Continue reading Then & Now: Belfast Blitz
Stéphane Duroy: Selecting memories
Stéphane Duroy: Selecting memories by Allan LEONARD 3 May 2017 A recent exhibition in Le Bal featured a retrospective of the work by Stéphane Duroy. Again and Again contained a selection of hung prints on the ground floor and an installation of his reworked book, Unknown, in the lower level. The prints displayed his wanderings … Continue reading Stéphane Duroy: Selecting memories
Book review – The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction (John ROBERTSON)
Review: The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction (John ROBERTSON) by Allan LEONARD for Mr Ulster 1 May 2017 The Enlightenment is one of Oxford University Press’s “Very Short Introductions” series; there are over 400 volumes. Written by experts, they “are for anyone wanting a stimulating and accessible way into a new subject”. Professor John Robertson’s … Continue reading Book review – The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction (John ROBERTSON)
Everywhere is different but nevertheless is not unrecognisable
Everywhere is different but nevertheless is not unrecognisable by Allan LEONARD 25 April 2017 Of the treasure trove of prints and negatives held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), a relatively small selection of about 2,500 images are available to view on Flickr. This consists of three collections: the Allison Photographic Collection, … Continue reading Everywhere is different but nevertheless is not unrecognisable
Of lying (and truth) in politics (SRF Radio 2)
Of lying (and truth) in politics (SRF Radio 2) 13 March 2017 Martin ALIOTH interviewed Allan LEONARD (Northern Ireland Foundation), journalist Jenny HOLLAND, and Enda YOUNG (Transformative Connections), for SRF Swiss Radio 2 programme, Context (audio extract (German)): Allan LEONARD, Jenny HOLLAND, and Enda YOUNG interviewed by Martin ALIOTH for SRF Swiss Radio programme, Context … Continue reading Of lying (and truth) in politics (SRF Radio 2)
Reciprocated Gaze: Belfast Exposed
I found myself with spare time before the bus commute home, so I popped over to Belfast Exposed, where I knew there was a exhibition of participants in its Stage 3 training photography courses. Coincidentally, I discovered as I walked in that there was a session of portfolio reviews. About half a dozen tables on … Continue reading Reciprocated Gaze: Belfast Exposed
Book review – The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (Alain de BOTTON)
I have read most of de Botton's books, and The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work took me the longest to finish, partly because I am a slow reader, but I blame more on the editing. The chapters are his brief immersions in ten jobs, across the professions. While absorbing his philosophical reflections was at times illuminating, … Continue reading Book review – The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (Alain de BOTTON)