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Cultural and Literary
Studies
Frequently linked to media studies, cultural studies brings together the study
of arts and humanities with the social sciences.
The
media dimension is important insofar as cultural studies
is concerned with questioning pervasive social trends and
values which typically find expression on television and
in the press. Modern practitioners of cultural studies have
tended to find a locus amongst communities which may be regarded
as marginal or excluded from mainstream culture.
However,
a cultural studies ethos may be adopted with equal merit
by individuals and groups whose lifestyles and values – for
instance, because they are ‘deep green’ or ‘bohemian’ -
do not conform to those of wider society and the mass media.
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Local
Conservation Initiatives
Conceived in 2004, The Green Man Project is a multi-disciplinary and creative
exploration of the relevance of local history and wildlife, landscape, archaeology,
craft industry and folk arts to contemporary life and its preoccupations.
The
project’s central question is:-
How
can people’s relationships with nature, locality and
heritage become more dynamic and meaningful?
The
sources of inspiration for this inquiry are: -
• The
Crown Estate’s magnificent Windsor Great Park and Forest including
their equestrian heritage.
• The
Vale of Evesham’s numinous Bredon Hill.
• Worcestershire’s
very good – and user friendly - History Centre
and Library.
The
following sentiments also evoke something of the project’s
spirit:-
“The
British way of life is a compound of ingredients derived
from the cultures of many races and many peoples…the
debt which the present owes to the past is immense and
almost incalculable”.
(From “The
British Heritage”, published by Oghams, London in 1948;
and purchased in the Worcester Oxfam Bookshop in 2003. Both
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Equestrian
and Outdoor Pursuits
As well as being a keen amateur horsewoman, Janet has worked with a variety of
equestrian enterprises.
These
include: Riding and polo clubs/schools; training, competition,
livery and dealing yards; a carriage driving business; an
Australian Outback cattle station which used working horses.
She has cared for different types and ages of horse and pony,
including thoroughbreds, from young stock to veterans, in
settings ranging from yards with top class facilities, to
open fields with no facilities at all. This experience, including
contact with horsemen and women of skill and integrity, has
taught her that certain good management and training principles
are shared throughout the horse world, and beyond it.
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Janet
is currently interested in working horses and sustainable
equestrianism, and where these might be linked to other outdoor
pursuits and physical recreation.
She
is also interested in helping people new, and not-so-new,
to horses and riding achieve their objectives, according
to the temperaments, physiques, abilities and fitness of
those involved.
Janet
(aka Stone etc.) has a particular interest in folk culture,
and antiquarian and metaphysical inquiry, and their role
in the evolution of literary and other art forms, including
new media and internet-based genres.
She
is also interested in how cultural studies might provide
an opportunity for creative personal and collective empowerment
and regeneration.
Call
or text Janet
on
44 (0) 7990 633190
Postal Address:
Studio13
79 Friar
Street
Worcester
WR1 2NT
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