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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019730903321

Titolo

A companion to the historical film / /  edited by Robert A. Rosenstone and Constantin Parvulesu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

ISBN

1-118-32268-1

1-118-32267-3

1-299-15819-6

1-118-32266-5

1-118-32264-9

9781118322666

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 575 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Classificazione

778.7

791.43/658

Disciplina

791.43/658

791.43658

Soggetti

Historical films -- History and criticism

Motion pictures and history

Performing arts -- Film & video -- History & criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. History and the medium of film -- pt. 2. Filmmakers as historians -- pt. 3. Telling lives : the biopic -- pt. 4. Cinema and the nation -- pt. 5. Wars and revolutions -- pt. 6. Premodern times -- pt. 7. Slavery and the postcolonial world.

Sommario/riassunto

"Broad in scope, this interdisciplinary collection of original scholarship on historical film features essays that explore the many facets of this expanding field and provide a platform for promising avenues of research. Offers a unique collection of cutting edge research that questions the intention behind and influence of historical film Essays range in scope from inclusive broad-ranging subjects such as political contexts, to focused assessments of individual films and auteurs Prefaced with an introductory survey of the field by its two distinguished editors Features interdisciplinary contributions from



scholars in the fields of History, Film Studies, Anthropology, and Cultural and Literary Studies "--

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911140362803321

Autore

Saylan Charles

Titolo

The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It) / / Charles Saylan, Daniel Blumstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

9786613277831

9781283277839

1283277832

9780520948723

0520948726

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Classificazione

AR 14600

Disciplina

333.7071

Soggetti

Environmental education

Environmental education - Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Problem(s) -- 2. Foundations -- 3. What Went Wrong -- 4. Accountability and Institutional Mind-Set -- 5. The Needs of Environmentally Active Citizens -- 6. Between Awareness and Action -- 7. A Political Primer -- 8. Consumption, Conservation, and Change -- 9. An Evolving Metric -- 10. And How We Can Fix It -- Appendix: Greening Schools for Alternative Education -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

At a time when wild places everywhere are vanishing before our eyes, Charles Saylan and Daniel T. Blumstein offer this passionate indictment of environmental education-along with a new vision for the future. Writing for general readers and educators alike, Saylan and Blumstein boldly argue that education today has failed to reach its potential in



fighting climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. In this forward-looking book, they assess the current political climate, including the No Child Left Behind Act, a disaster for environmental education, and discuss how education can stimulate action-including decreasing consumption and demand, developing sustainable food and energy sources, and addressing poverty. Their multidisciplinary perspective encompasses such approaches as school gardens, using school buildings as teaching tools, and the greening of schoolyards. Arguing for a paradigm shift in the way we view education as a whole, The Failure of Environmental Education demonstrates how our education system can create new levels of awareness and work toward a sustainable future.