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Rian de Waal (1958-2011) has written a book about the piano, and how the development of piano playing has been very much dependent upon musicians who were able to cross borders. In Metamorphoses, the Art of the Virtuoso Piano Transcription, De Waal takes us on a journey through the capricious history …

Hoewel er al redelijk wat onderzoek is gedaan, naar de lespraktijk van docenten in de vakken Beeldende Vorming, Muziek en Dans (zie ondermeer: Zicht op zes jaar onderzoek in cultuureducatie, 2006) is er tot op heden weinig onderzoek gedaan naar de lespraktijk van de AV docent. Wij hopen met dit kleinschalige …

In de zeventiende eeuw ontstond de kinderprent: een bladzijde met plaatjes en teksten om kinderen iets te leren. Deze prenten waren zeer succesvol, omdat ze kinderen iets konden leren. En waarschijnlijk ook omdat ze refereerden aan een literair genre dat onder volwassen als hoogstaand werd beschouwd: …

This paper investigates strategies to generate levels for action-adventure games. For this genre, level design is more critical than for rule-driven genres such as simulation or rogue-like role-playing games, for which procedural level generation has been successful in the past. The approach outlined …

During the medieval and early modern periods, the mock sermon was one of the most widely staged festive rituals. There are records of its performance in most European countries and cultures. But despite its clear popularity in England, few of these texts are extant in English. Fewer still have been translated …

Wikipedia is often considered as an example of ‘collaborative knowledge’. Researchers have contested the value of Wikipedia content on various accounts. Some have disputed the ability of anonymous amateurs to produce quality information, while others have contested Wikipedia’s claim to accuracy and neutrality. …

A la différence d'Aristote, d'Hobbes, de Locke et de Rousseau et malgré leurs plaidoyers maternalistes, il y avait quand même des voix critiques mais malheureusement en minorité qui rejettaient toute mention des différences entre les sexes pour approuver l'exclusion des femmes dans les droits civiques. …

Within a short period of time, the Netherlands transformed itself from a relatively tolerant country to a nation that called for cultural assimilation, tough measures and neo-patriotism. The discursive genre of 'new realism' played a crucial role in this retreat from multiculturalism, and that had a …