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WWF's Arctic work and why it is generally well received in the North and Arctic is strongly informed by the organization's legacy, which is tied to its brand. To understand WWF's legacy in the Arctic and the wider Circumpolar North, however, you must situate it within the wider context of IENGO campaigning and movements which have impacted the region and which were briefly discussed in Chapter 1 . WWF representatives working on Arctic and northern issues are aware of the contextual complexities that the IENGO legacy in the Arctic and North
Legacies 7 Summarising the legacy of what he called Jennings’ ‘precious handful of films’, Lindsay Anderson wrote in 1981 that while the films ‘may not seem directly dedicated to our dilemmas … they can still stir and inspire us with their imaginative and moral impulse’.1 More appropriately, to rephrase Anderson’s observation, Jennings’ films continue to ‘stir and inspire’ precisely because they continue in various ways to raise issues relevant to the present: among them, forms of representation capable of effectively expressing everyday experience and national
people, of their suffering and of the camps; in bearing witness again and again; in acknowledging the errors of the past, and the errors committed by the State; in concealing nothing about the dark hours of our history, we are simply defending an idea of humanity, of human liberty and dignity.) Introduction: the legacy of the Occupation on screen The 1980s and 1990s were characterised by the prominence of Jewish memory and the large shadow cast by the Holocaust
15 Legacies T his chapter discusses Dresser’s legacies and explores some of the reasons why he and his contemporaries fell from sight, as ornithology shifted from individuals to institutions, and from the study of specimens in collections to studies of living birds. A History of the Birds of Europe A History of the Birds of Europe was always Dresser’s most famous and influential work on birds. In his biography of Joseph Wolf (who illustrated some of the plates for the book), Alfred Palmer wrote of the relief to be gained from sinking into a chair with a volume
190 6 Legacy It has been assumed that the passing of the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act in 1928 marked the end of the campaigning of suffrage societies; however, the AFL, along with many other organisations, stayed active and continued to provide a means by which actresses could unite, collaborate, campaign and network in a politically active, professional organisation. Maggie B. Gale’s study of women’s professional theatre from 1918 to 1962 details the female playwrights who had their work put on in the West End –and shows how plays by
of India, are now confirmed as major influences on English textile development. We cannot conceive of European textiles today without taking into account the enduring influence of India’s textile traditions on Western manufactures. This Indian legacy was acknowledged by a wide range of provincial and metropolitan institutions as well as by influential individuals. The range of
10 Legacy Despite his prominence as a historical figure and the length of his career, Michael Logue has suffered to a surprising degree in the historiography of the period. When not ignored by historians, he has often been dismissed as a known quantity, a one-dimensional character lacking nuance and depth. Most often, historians have questioned his nationalist credentials. Miller’s description of the cardinal has remained rather typical. ‘He enjoyed waiting upon royalty’, he has stated, and ‘delighted in entertaining visiting British dignitaries with champagne
The liberation of Alderney necessitated gargantuan efforts to restore the island to a habitable state. 1 When Alderney’s pre-war population returned in December 1945, evidence of occupation still dominated the landscape and clean-up operations continued for years afterwards. In the decades since, the islanders, local government and British government have grappled with this legacy and the issue of forced and slave labour. 2 Accounts provided after liberation (and up to present day
1 Bitter legacies: a war of extermination, grave looting, and culture wars in the American West1 Tony Platt And so they are ever returning to us, the dead. (W. G. Sebald, 1993) I don’t think we ought to focus on the past. (Ronald Reagan, Bitburg Cemetery, 1985) Let not your sorrow die, though I am dead. (Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus) In 2012, the ‘Corpses of mass violence and genocide’ annual conference turned a critical eye on agents of injustice and asked, what do practices of mass destruction tell us about larger political, social, and cultural issues