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Cult of the indie visual

Article Abstract:

Screenwriter Andrew Davies regrets the fact that it is very easy to obtain video recordings of his adaptations of classic novels such as 'Vanity Fair,' while no video recordings of his original series 'A Very Peculiar Practice' are available. This series drew on his own experiences of teaching at Warwick University, England. He left university teaching after writing the first series, and felt comfortable with this decision, as he did not like the way university management had become more commercially-oriented. However, he recognizes that the commercial approach has become necessary.

United Kingdom, Screenwriters, Davies, Andrew

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Second nature

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The European Society for the Study of English is due to hold its third conference at the University of Glasgow in September 1995. The conference will bring together English literature teachers and scholars worldwide to discuss the different ways of approaching English teaching and the different countries' respective higher education systems. Some European countries are concerned by the dominance of English as a second language in countries such as the Netherlands.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, International aspects, English language, English literature, English teachers

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Prayer for survival

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Edward O. Wilson is a Professor of Science at Harvard University. His book, "The Diversity of Life" puts forward the thesis for conservation, and has been a US bestseller. Wilson pleads for the diversity of life on earth to be maintained, saying that probably 90% of livingorganisms have not yet been identified. He is concerned that the theory of evolution has its critics in the US.

Wilson, Edward O.

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