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History and Language host/director, Howard Burton ; Ideas Roadshow is produced in association with Open Agenda Publishing

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Armitage, David, 1965- interviewee.
Burton, Howard, 1965- film director, interviewer.
Dunn, John, 1940- interviewee.
Jay, Martin, 1944- interviewee.
Mavroudi, Maria V., interviewee.
McMahon, Darrin M., interviewee.
Grasshopper Film (Firm), publisher, film distributor.
Ideas Roadshow (Firm), production company.
Open Agenda Publishing, production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Language and history.
Sociolinguistics.
Genre:
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Short films
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (26 min., 5 sec.)) sound, color
Place of Publication:
[New York, New York] Grasshopper Film [2017]
Language Note:
In English, with English subtitles
System Details:
digital
sound
video file
Summary:
Five historians describe how studying language - its place in society, the way it is used and has developed over time - can improve our understanding of different historical periods. Featured are: David Armitage (Harvard University), John Dunn (University of Cambridge), Martin Jay (UC Berkeley), Maria Mavroudi (UC Berkeley), Darrin McMahon (Dartmouth College)
Participant:
Darrin McMahon, David Armitage, Howard Burton, John Dunn, Maria Mavroudi, Martin Jay
Credits:
Editor, Ruth Barnwood ; cameraman and video editing, Taylor DeCelles ; music, Luke Mulholland
Notes:
Originally produced by Ideas Roadshow in 2017
Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from title screen and end credits (viewed 2024 August 25)
OCLC:
1455084870
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license

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