Spirit of the Age / BBC Worldwide Ltd.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

BBC Worldwide Ltd.

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

Series:

Mapping the World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Methodology.

Geography.

History--Study and teaching.

History.

Nationalism--Europe--History--20th century.

Nationalism.

Physical geography--Research.

Physical geography.

Slopes (Physical geography).

Sociology--Europe--History.

Sociology.

Europe--History.

Europe.

Genre:

Educational films.

Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col., digital file.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c2010.

Language Note:

Closed-captioned.

Summary:

Cartography may have a basis in science, but even in the hands of experts and authorities, it hasn't always resulted in balanced representations of the world. This program focuses on the map as a product of the fears, dogmas, or prejudices of its age. In one segment, an antiquated map designed to help Jewish immigrants in London ironically conveys anti-Semitism. Medieval maps created out of spiritual passion show the way to heaven, the route to Jerusalem, and the regions in which monstrous children eat their parents. Victorian-era maps evoke obsessions with race, poverty, and disease, while royal cartographer James Wyld's world map awards each country a score from one to five, depending on its level of "civilization." Rounding out the program: a look at Google Earth, Worldmapper, and how they can help us see more objectively.

Contents:

Cartography: An Objective Image of the World? (1:47)

Ebstorf Map (6:16)

Codex Mendoza (4:30)

Chart of the World (4:12)

Mapping Death (5:28)

Charles Booth Maps Victorian Poverty (6:19)

Nazi Map Making (5:41)

The Mercator Projection (5:25)

Worldmapper Project (4:07)

Google Earth (4:31)

Credits:Spirit of the Age (0:38)

Notes:

Title from distributor's description.

OCLC:

811356813

Publisher Number:

43449s Infobase

43451 Infobase