{"product_id":"a-global-humanities-approach-to-the-united-nations-sustainable-development-goals-9781032484013","title":"A Global Humanities Approach to the United","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edited textbook explores the 17 UN SDGs through 12 works from the humanities, including films, novels, and photographic collections. It provides students with the knowledge and understanding of how the humanities engage in broader social, political, economic, and environmental dialogue, offering a global perspective that crosses national and continental borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book takes students through the UN SDGs from a theoretical perspective through to practical applications, first through specific global humanities examples and then through students' own final projects and reflections. Centered around three major themes of planet, people, and prosperity, the textbook encourages students to explore and apply the Goals using a place-based, culturally rooted approach while simultaneously acknowledging and understanding their global importance. The text's examples range from documentary and feature film to photography and literature, including Wang Jiuliang's \u003ci\u003ePlastic China\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This engaging collection reveals the vital links between the humanities and the SDG framework. An integrative humanities perspective calls attention to the work of global artists, writers, and texts underrepresented in studies of environment, climate, and sustainability. Foregrounding the 2030 Agenda, the book centers on the themes of Planet, People, and Prosperity. Through an exploration of science fiction, photography, documentary film, and other genres, this highly accessible collection brings the global humanities into generative dialogue with education for sustainable development.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn C. Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdjunct Associate Professor at Southern Cross University, Australia, and Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Nulungu Institute, Notre Dame University, Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Global Humanities Approach to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) \u003cb\u003ePart 1: Planet: Relating Global Humanities Texts to UN SDGs 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, and 15 \u003c\/b\u003e1. Aya Hanabusa’s \u003ci\u003eHoly Island\u003c\/i\u003e: Nuclear Power and Political Resistance in Iwaishima, Japan 2. Barbara Dombrowski’s Photographs and Art Installations of People and Landscapes: \u003ci\u003eTropic Ice: Dialog Between Places Affected by Climate Change \u003c\/i\u003e 3. Fabrice Monteiro’s \u003ci\u003eThe Prophecy\u003c\/i\u003e: Trash Art Photography Protests Trashing the Planet 4. Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn’s \u003ci\u003eCowspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e: Animal Agriculture and the “Sustainability Secret” \u003cb\u003ePart 2: People: Relating Global Humanities Texts to UN SDGs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 \u003c\/b\u003e 5. Fernando Contreras Castro’s \u003ci\u003eÚnica Looking at the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e: Marginalization, Community, and Politics from a Garbage Dump 6. Agnès Varda’s \u003ci\u003eThe Gleaners and I\u003c\/i\u003e: From Waste to Wonder—A Cinematic Odyssey on Food Loss and Gleaning 7. Agustina Bazterrica’s \u003ci\u003eTender is the Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e: Devouring Each Other in Consumerist Society 8. Kief Davidson and Pedro Kos’s \u003ci\u003eBending the Arc\u003c\/i\u003e: Public Health Pioneers Fight for Universal Health Equity \u003cb\u003ePart 3: Prosperity: Relating Global Humanities Texts to UN SDGs 8, 9, 10, 11, and 16 \u003c\/b\u003e 9. Arvind Adiga’s \u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e: Stagnation or Social Mobility in Modern India 10. Ivan Sanjinés, Nicolás Ipamo and Alejandro Noza’s \u003ci\u003eCry of the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e: Sustainable Development and the Indigenous Communities of Bolivia 11. Hao Jingfang’s “Folding Beijing”: Unequal Time and Space in a Dystopian City 12. Wang Jiuliang’s \u003ci\u003ePlastic China\u003c\/i\u003e: Unveiling the Façade of Prosperity Conclusion: Think Global, Act Local: Partnerships and Projects (SDG 17)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406669488471,"sku":"9781032484013","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032484013.jpg?v=1730496714","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-global-humanities-approach-to-the-united-nations-sustainable-development-goals-9781032484013","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}