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Only Thompson's work has had a lasting influence: a lot of contemporary scholarship in subjects like gender relations and mass consumption really grows out of Thompson's emphasis on culture, on the power of shared experience.
Above all, why not recover all the other powers that have failed us or been squandered, the elided potencies - belief in our ability to control our collective destiny, the enabling power of shared dedication to peace or social justice, which can never be attained by individuals alone, but only by pooling of our energies in the interest of some larger, more generous undertaking?
As Cammy (Paul Rattray) narrates the rich history of the Black Watch against music, the others balletically manoeuvre him around the stage and dress him into and out of a series of the regiment's uniforms: this is the power of shared mythology, of belonging to the clan.
A play alive simultaneously with roisterous banter and unnerving quiet, "The Weir" suggests the power of shared stories and camaraderie to stave off loneliness and anxiety and, when least expected, to send both crashing in on this quintet of would-be revelers.
Using her sleuthing talents to shine light on the more unknowable mysteries of the human heart, she combines engaging storytelling with a romantic sensibility that celebrates both the death-defying power of shared histories – and the healing properties of cheese on toast.
Just what do we mean by "the predictive power of shared history"?
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One of our first objectives was to crowdsource that first stage," said Pete Masters, who heads the Missing Maps project for MSF UK. "The crowd power of sharing this has been phenomenal.
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The power of sharing knowledge isn't restricted, of course, to R&D scientists.
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