Sentence examples for challenging received from inspiring English sources

In the sixties, politically engaged women painters began challenging received ideas about gender roles in art.

But the Enlightenment was about science and reason and challenging received belief through the presentation of facts and evidence.

For those of a colonial mindset, this swirling postcolonial world is blurring distinctions and challenging received wisdoms at an alarming rate.

They are innovating (though Russia is much better at producing guns than civilian goods) and challenging received notions about globalisation (see our special report).

He bucked his country's intellectual fashions at times, condemning oppression under the populist revolutionary government of Gamal Abdel Nasser, praising his successor, Anwar Sadat, for seeking peace with Israel, and frequently challenging received pieties, including those of Islam.

But it also prides itself on challenging received opinion, so perhaps Don Randel is not so out of place uttering liberal heresies in the plush surroundings of Chicago's graduate school of business, which opens this week in the heart of the City of London.

Writers and artists challenge received opinion.

Hurston also happens to challenge received ideas of family drama.

When jokes are good, they illuminate, challenge received opinion, and make unacceptable ideas irresistible.

At its best, Hussey's offbeat, irreverent approach also challenges received wisdom about French history.

He challenges received ideas about performance with humour and ingenuity - and he's a marvellous mover.