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Many Ways to See the World
A Thirty-Minute Tour of World Map Images
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Summary:
Based on the popular and provocative book, Seeing Through Maps, this new DVD provides a fascinating 30-minute exploration into the minds of twelve mapmakers and how their unique backgrounds, philosophies, values, and politics led each to select a particular mathematical formula to create their maps. Learn about the impact those world images have had on us, consciously and unconsciously. An invaluable resource for classes dealing with issues of cultural bias and ethnocentrism. Includes over 70 Powerpoint images and more.
Logistical Information:
Approx. 30 minutes
Produced by Ruth Abramms
Directed by Bob Abramms
Biographical Summary:
Ruth Abrams from Brookline, MA retired from her job as Director of Amenities at New England Baptist Hospital in 1994. At 70 years old with a undergraduate degree in photography she decided to go back to school to study videography. Since that time she has won seven awards for her video work including the 1998 Massachusetts Cable Television Division; 2000 Hometown USA National Festival; and the 2003 Alliance for Community Media. Her collage and assemblage work has also been shown at many venues around Boston including Newbury College Gallery and the Boston Museum of Science.
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