Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j6OJScG18267; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 15:28:38 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 15:28:38 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s2e3b314.032@mailsrv21.gsu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:3272] Photography and literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.4 Status: O Content-Length: 1548 Lines: 19 Andrea mentions a very powerful movie:"Born into Brothels", where a woman teaches children who live in brothels in India how take take pictures with cameras. This effort opens up doors, including education for some of the children. Watching this movie, I was struck by the power photography can have and how it can be used as a tool for literacy. I was wondering if anyone on this listserv has used or has read about anyone using photography, art, music, drama, etc. as a way to approach literacy instruction. If yes, please share what you have done or read! >>> AWilder106@aol.com 07/21/05 8:59 AM >>> Daphne, All I have is my experience to go by. When I heard administrative women speak about education, again, they were more feminine, seemed to speak more openly, with greater abundance, and naturalness than I was used to here. Eye and ear opening. Dress--I never saw women who crossed that female boundary, they dressed as traditinal women. Not true, here. Power suits, and dress for success clothes are usual. I am talking about educated women in educated circumstances, not tribal women living in rural villages. Lives can be very hard, there. I saw "Born into Brothels' last spring, fell in love with the children. Did anyone else see this? Pakistan is Moslem; I also visited Sri Lanka. basically Buddhist and Hindu--a more relaxed sense of life, rules not Moslem strict. So I think there are several types of differences that can be talked about. I would love to hear others discuss this topic on the list serv. Andrea
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