A Global Humanities Approach to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

Free Download Kelly Comfort, "A Global Humanities Approach to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals"
English | ISBN: 1032484012 | 2023 | 252 pages | EPUB, PDF | 16 MB + 20 MB
This 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.

The 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
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