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Rut Plouda
Rut Plouda (born 18 August 1948; pronounced ru:t 'plou̯dɐ">Help:IPA/Romansh">ru:t 'plou̯dɐ is a Swiss author and poet who writes in the Vallader dialect of the Romansh language. Early life Plouda was born in Tarasp, Grisons, to parents who were both teachers. She was the third of four daughters. After completing her mandatory education, she attended a teacher training college in Chur before teaching in Savognin and Ftan. Career After the publication of her first book, ''La Bos-cha Tuorna a Flurir'', in 1984, Plouda made regular appearances on Romansh radio. She has since been regarded as an important figure for the promotion of the Romansh language by the Swiss national radio station Schweizer Radio DRS, and its successor, SRF. The death of Plouda's 19-year-old son, who had Down syndrome, in 1996, was the inspiration for her book ''As Though Nothing Were'' (original title: ''Sco Scha Nüglia nu Füss''), published in 2000. The book won the Schiller award in 2001, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schweizer Radio Und Fernsehen
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen ("Swiss Radio and Television"), shortened to SRF, is a subsidiary of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), operating in German-speaking Switzerland. SRF was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of radio company Schweizer Radio DRS (SR DRS) and television company Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), becoming the largest electronic media house of German-speaking Switzerland. About 2,150 employees work for SRF in the three main studios in Basel, Bern, and Zurich. History The public company Swiss Radio and Television was created on January 1, 2011 through the merger of the formerly independent companies Swiss Radio DRS and Schweizer Fernsehen, Swiss Television (SF). Since December 16, 2012, the television and radio stations have been operating as SRF; the names SF and SR DRS have been gradually abolished. In February 2025, the SRF announced that, due to cost-cutting measures, the summer breaks for individual programs would be extended and more r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Of Graubünden
Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, attitudes, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). ''Primitive Culture''. Vol 1. New York: J. P. Putnam's Son Culture often originates from or is attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus in military culture, valor is counted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
