Word: didacticism
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Sixty years ago, the universe of knowledge, it appeared, was still manageable; it could be comprehended through short cuts, and if that was impossible, then through hard, serious effort. TIME fitted that perception. It was a short cut, a gadget of knowledge. But it was also more. The very invention...
Hudlin has arranged for screenings of works Warrington Hudlin. Roy Campanella Jr. Charles Burnett and Robert Gardener, among others. The presentations have often been accompanied by standing room only question and answer sessions with the artists Says Hudlin. "I'm bringing Black films to Harvard because I have a sense...
So although Civilisation won a large audience in England, nobody thought it was likely to change the shape of cultural TV itself. In this, everyone was wrong. If it had not been for Civilisation, none of the didactic series that came after it, starting with Jacob Bronowski's Ascent...
Perhaps the members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences are using the presitigous awards for didactic purposes. With a former colleague in the White House, Hollywood's discerning leaders might believe they already have a reputation for social responsibility. As a symbol for inspiration, not only in...
This new biography by Hildesheim, an esteemed Mozartian, was widely acclaimed on its publication in Germany five years ago. Written in a fresh, distinctive style, this account refutes much previous speculation about the great composer's life and music, replacing it with scholarship and practical judgement. Much of the enjoyment...