November 2020 Film: Earth Speaker: Professor Ria Banerjee, Guttman Community College Resources: India Partition lesson plans and documents Videos, discussion questions, suggested readings, and additional educational resources
Month: January 2022
Using Persepolis to Teach About the Middle East
February 2021 Film: Persepolis Speaker: Professor Roozbeh Shirazi, University of Minnesota Resources: Thematic List of Additional Media, Texts, and Resources for Teaching Persepolis
Honoring Life and Death in Balinese Culture
March 2021 Film: Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart Speaker: Ni Luh Gede Sri Pratiwi Resources Study Guide Elemental Productions
Palestinian Filmmakers
In this APTLI lecture (July 2021), Palestinian Filmmaker Baha’ AbuShanab discusses his film experience and filmmaking in Palestine. His documentary, The Living of the Pigeons, will be covered. The film is “A haunting glimpse of the …
Language Learning Online: Films and Podcasts
April 2021 Podcast series: Language Latte: A Podcast for World Language Teachers Speaker: Kate Grovergrys, Madison Area Technical College Resources: Guide to Foreign Language Podcasts Toolkit: Using Film to Teach Languages Using Podcasts to Teach English
Ethical Fashion – Local Access, Global Impact
October 2021 Film: The True Cost Speaker: Nikki Anderson, Owner of Change Boutique in Madison, WI. Resources: Fashion Revolution Make Fashion Circular Climate Workbook