{"product_id":"education-affect-and-film-visual-imaginings-and-global-explorations-through-a-comparative-lens-9781350332508","title":"Education, Affect, and Film: Visual Imaginings and Global Explorations Through a Comparative Lens","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat can a study of international film contribute to our understanding of education in a globalized context?\u003c\/b\u003e How can such an exploration further push the boundaries of comparative and international education (CIE) as an academic field? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addressing these questions, Irving Epstein brings together insights from film theory, affect theory and CIE to explore the ways in which educational meanings are mediated through globalization processes. Some of the many films discussed in detail in the book include\u003ci\u003e Parasite, Small Axe, My Octopus Teacher, The Pearl Button, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Separation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Epstein shows how films can speak broadly to issues involving social class privilege, racism, colonialism and indigeneity, and environmental justice regarding educational concerns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrving Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e is the Rhodes Professor Emeritus of Peace and Social Justice at Illinois Wesleyan University. In addition to \u003ci\u003eEducation, Affect, and Film\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eAffect Theory and Comparative Education Discourse\u003c\/i\u003eand the editor of \u003ci\u003eChinese Education: Problems, Policies and Prospects \u003c\/i\u003e(1991\u003ci\u003e), Recapturing the Personal \u003c\/i\u003e(2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Greenwood Encyclopedia of Children's Issues Worldwide\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eand The Whole World is Texting: Youth Protest in the Information Age\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). From 1988-1998, he served as an associate editor of the \u003ci\u003eComparative Education Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and is an Emeritus member of the Scholars at Risk advisory board, an international network devoted to protecting scholars from persecution while engaging in academic freedom advocacy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50868465172754,"sku":"9781350332508","price":142.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_251fe731-1c5d-4cac-80ba-00888550313d.jpg?v=1737731301","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/education-affect-and-film-visual-imaginings-and-global-explorations-through-a-comparative-lens-9781350332508","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}