|
Showing 1 - 4 of
4 matches in All Departments
Reimagining Rural: Urbanormative Portrayals of Rural Life examines
the ways in which rural people and places are being portrayed by
popular television, reality television, film, literature, and news
media in the United States. It is also an examination of the social
processes that reinforce urbanormative standards that normalize
urban life and render rural life as something unusual, exotic, or
deviant. This includes exploring the role of the media as agenda
setting agent, informing people what and how to think about rural
life. Further it includes scrutinizing the institution of formal
education that promotes a homogenous urban-oriented curriculum,
while in the process, marginalizing the unique characteristics of
local rural communities. These contributions are some of the only
studies of their kind, investigating popular cultural
representations of rural life, while providing powerful evidence
and unique challenges for an urban society to rethink and reimagine
rural life, while confronting the many stereotypes and myths that
exist.
Reinventing Rural is a collection of original research papers that
examine the ways in which rural people and places are changing in
the context of an urbanizing world. This includes exploring the
role of the environment, the economy, and related issues such as
tourism. While traditionally relying on primary sector work in
agriculture, mining, natural resources, and the like, rural areas
are finding new ways to sustain themselves. This involves a new
emphasis on environmental protection, as one important strategy has
been to capitalize on natural amenities to attract residents and
tourists. Beyond improvements to the economy are general
improvements to the quality-of-life in rural communities.
Consistent with this, the volume focuses on the two cornerstones of
education and health, considering current challenges and offering
ideas for reinventing rural quality-of-life.
Reimagining Rural: Urbanormative Portrayals of Rural Life examines
the ways in which rural people and places are being portrayed by
popular television, reality television, film, literature, and news
media in the United States. It is also an examination of the social
processes that reinforce urbanormative standards that normalize
urban life and render rural life as something unusual, exotic, or
deviant. This includes exploring the role of the media as agenda
setting agent, informing people what and how to think about rural
life. Further it includes scrutinizing the institution of formal
education that promotes a homogenous urban-oriented curriculum,
while in the process, marginalizing the unique characteristics of
local rural communities. These contributions are some of the only
studies of their kind, investigating popular cultural
representations of rural life, while providing powerful evidence
and unique challenges for an urban society to rethink and reimagine
rural life, while confronting the many stereotypes and myths that
exist.
Reinventing Rural is a collection of original research papers that
examine the ways in which rural people and places are changing in
the context of an urbanizing world. This includes exploring the
role of the environment, the economy, and related issues such as
tourism. While traditionally relying on primary sector work in
agriculture, mining, natural resources, and the like, rural areas
are finding new ways to sustain themselves. This involves a new
emphasis on environmental protection, as one important strategy has
been to capitalize on natural amenities to attract residents and
tourists. Beyond improvements to the economy are general
improvements to the quality-of-life in rural communities.
Consistent with this, the volume focuses on the two cornerstones of
education and health, considering current challenges and offering
ideas for reinventing rural quality-of-life.
|
You may like...
Ab Wheel
R209
R149
Discovery Miles 1 490
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
|