"Eileen Blumenthal provides a comprehensive overview of the history and technique of puppetry and examines in depth and detail the unique nature and abilities of puppets and the countless roles they have played in human societies across the globe for thousands of years. Blumenthal draws examples fro
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m an astonishing array of puppeteers and performances, as well as works of art and historical artifacts to provide readers with a comprehensive view of the world of constructed actors and the eclectic, and often eccentric, artists who created them. From bunraku to Miss Piggy, from the shadow puppets of Java to Howdy Doody, from African marionettes with outsize genitalia to sweet and loveable Lamb Chop, from Senor Wences's famous hand (literally) puppet to the minimalism of Russian puppet master Sergei Obraztsov, whose puppets consisted of nothing more than two small balls, each stuck on the end of a finger - the spectacular range and variety of the world's puppets is explored through more than 300 illustrations and Blumenthal's lively, accessible prose." (Publsher)
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"This book can benefit people who work with children and those who are interested in beginning puppetry or who want to expand their puppetry knowledge base. It is meant to be an aid to research, an idea starter, and a curiosity tickler. If you have always wanted to try shadow puppetry, for instance,
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you might want to know a little about the cultures that use shadow puppetry. Then you might want to be led to some books that would give you ideas for trying out shadow puppetry. The titles of suggested books at the end of each entry will lead you to the bibliography with its annotations, which in turn will give you information about the recommended books. Reading the annotations will help to refine your choices and point you toward the first title to try. For example, if you’re a classroom teacher interested in shadow puppetry, you might gravitate to Wisniewskis’ Worlds of Shadow, a book written for teachers. The same title might also appeal to a health worker with a minimum budget and small amount of equipment space who wants to use puppets to involve children in learning about healthy living." (Preface)
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"The children’s participatory process is an exciting and key component of the Empowering Children & Media (ECM) project, which aims to improve the representation of children and children’s rights in the news media. The report focuses exclusively on the methodology used for the children’s parti
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cipatory workshops. The information in this report may be useful for organisations and individuals who plan to promote children’s participation in their research, policies and interventions. Children’s opinions and contributions are valuable and must be accessed on issues that affect them. This report illustrates both the necessity and the benefits of children’s participation." (Back cover)
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"The fulfilment of children’s rights, including those to protection, depends on a global movement in which everybody not only understands and respects their duties to children, but also acts upon them. Parliaments and their members can and should be among the foremost champions of child protection
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. They can legislate, oversee government activity, allocate financial resources and, as leaders within their nations and communities, raise awareness of issues and provide advocacy. This handbook addresses all of those functions. It does so in general terms, and with regard to ten specific child protection issues birth registration and the right to identity; protection of children in armed conflict; sexual exploitation of children; trafficking and sale of children; harmful traditional practices; violence and neglect; alternative care; juvenile justice; child labour; and the rights of child victims. The handbook includes examples of the many ways in which Parliaments and their members around the world have responded to the challenges of child protection through laws, policies, advocacy and other means. It also describes how Parliaments and their members can gain a clearer understanding of what their contribution can be, and equips them with the knowledge and tools they require to make that contribution." (Foreword)
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"This report presents the results and findings of the Empowering Children & Media project, in which the MMP monitored the representation of children in the news media over a three-month period in 2003. It also aims to form part of a larger project to improve the representation of children in the med
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ia, by providing a base from which further research can be conducted and by providing material from which strategies can be developed and implemented in media settings to be used by journalists and media workers." (Page 3)
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"In dieser Publikation wird eine alternative medienpädagogische Rahmenkonzeption für die interkulturelle Medienarbeit mit Kindern aus Migrationskontexten entwickelt. Dabei wird ein Schwerpunkt auf Lernumgebungen mit klar strukturierten ästhetischen Problemstellungen gelegt, die Kindern die Mögli
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chkeit geben, sich auf handelnde, spielerische und selbstentdeckende Weise ein breites Spektrum mediengestalterischer Kompetenzen anzueignen. Mit der Differenzierung in didaktische Prinzipien und Medienformate einerseits sowie konkrete methodische Bausteine und Übungen andererseits ist ein flexibles und anschlussfähiges medienpädagogisches Konzept entstanden, das - sofern nicht als Rezept missverstanden - die medienpädagogische Arbeit von PädagogInnen in schulischen und in außerschulischen Kontexten bereichern kann." (Buchrücken)
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