Prosthetic Memory argues that mass cultural forms such as cinema and television in fact contain the still-unrealized potential for a progressive politics based on empathy for the historical experiences of others. The technologies of mass culture make it possible for anyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender, to share collective memories -- to assimilate as deeply felt personal experiences historical events through which they themselves did not live.
Learning Basic Skills With Geography/Grades 2-3
In his study of Islam in Yogyakarta , Mark Woodward identifies two modes of piety based on divergent interpretations of a single set of cultural / religious axioms ( Woodward , 1989 : 6-7 ) . Normative piety focuses on a set of ...
The Mitten * * One cold winter's day , a little boy was sent out into the woods to bring back some firewood . After the boy had loaded up his wheelbarrow with sticks and logs , he headed for home . But just as he grabbed hold of the ...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Study of an Urban Housing Estate by a Primary School Class
Once Upon a Place
Cole I et al, 1997 (note 44). Found that residents rated the mixed tenure development (Gordon Road) highest in overall satisfaction (86 per cent satisfied or very satisfied). Page and Boughton, 1997 (note 41), found satisfaction with ...
Reproducable full-colour storybooks and storyboard cutouts provide ready-to-use activities. Includes information: all about me; all about my family; all about my friends; all about my home; and all about my neighbourhood.
Scott Foresman Social Studies (©2005) components for Grade 2.
This is a social and cultural analysis of community life in metropolitan areas of three nations--the United States, Sweden, and England.
Me and My World