{"673142":{"#nid":"673142","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Virtual Book Launch: \u0027A Global Humanities Approach to the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals\u0027","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELearn about a new co-authored textbook at the intersection of the humanities and sustainability studies, edited by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/kelly-comfort\u0022\u003EKelly Comfort\u003C\/a\u003E, director of undergraduate studies and professor of Spanish in the School of Modern Languages.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=u5ghSHuuJUuLem1_Mvqggxkazp8HMuNPk8EDDwX2ERNUODdMREdNS1RISFNGSDhJNUo2NjhRTkI5MC4u\u0026amp;origin=QRCode\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERegistration\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;requested.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EEvent Details\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1 p.m.:\u0026nbsp;Opening remarks by the editor on the intersection of the global humanities and the UN SDGs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1:05 p.m.:\u0026nbsp;Lightning talks from the chapter authors about their chosen global humanities text and its intersection with the UN SDGs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1:30 p.m.:\u0026nbsp;Overview of the \u201cThink Global, Act Local: Partnerships and Projects (SDG 17)\u201d concluding chapter with sample final assignments\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1:35 p.m.:\u0026nbsp;Q\u0026amp;A with the book\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\ufeffco-contributors and free book giveaways\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAn open-access version of the book\u0027s introductory chapter, \u0022A Global Humanities Approach to the United Nations\u0027 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)\u0022 is available from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/?_ga=1098410593.1685029883\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERoutledge Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Group\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2 id=\u0022flush-headingTwo\u0022\u003EBook Description\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis 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.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 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\u2019 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\u2019s examples range from documentary and feature film to photography and literature, including Wang Jiuliang\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPlastic China\u003C\/em\u003E, Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret\u003C\/em\u003E, Barbara Dombrowski\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ETropic Ice: Dialog Between Places Affected by Climate Change\u003C\/em\u003E, and Aravind Adiga\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe White Tiger\u003C\/em\u003E, among others. Providing diverse geographic and cultural perspectives, the works take readers to Argentina, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Greenland, Haiti, India, Japan, Peru, Rwanda, Senegal, and the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis broad textbook can be used by students and instructors at undergraduate and postgraduate levels from any subject background, particularly, but not exclusively, those in the humanities. With added discussion questions, research assignments, writing prompts, and creative project ideas, students will gain a nuanced understanding of the interconnectivity between social, cultural, ethical, political, economic, and environmental factors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin the School of Modern Languages for the virtual book launch for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/A-Global-Humanities-Approach-to-the-United-Nations-Sustainable-Development\/Comfort\/p\/book\/9781032484013\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA Global Humanities Approach to the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals: Understanding Planet, People, and Prosperity\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, which was co-authored by 13 GT-affiliated faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join the School of Modern Languages for the virtual book launch for A Global Humanities Approach to the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals: Understanding Planet, People, and Prosperity, which was co-authored by 13 GT-affiliated faculty."}],"uid":"35787","created_gmt":"2024-02-23 14:05:29","changed_gmt":"2024-02-23 14:05:29","author":"tduong45","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2024-03-28T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2024-03-28T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2024-03-28T14:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2024-03-28 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2024-03-28 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2024-03-28 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=u5ghSHuuJUuLem1_Mvqggxkazp8HMuNPk8EDDwX2ERNUODdMREdNS1RISFNGSDhJNUo2NjhRTkI5MC4u\u0026origin=QRCode","title":"Register Now"},{"url":"https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/98279943936","title":"Join Online"}],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly Comfort\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kcomfort@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekcomfort@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}