May 9, 2008
by Nikolai Serebriakov. 1968. English subtitles This is a knitter’s treasure! The philosophy of the world knit by the dexterous and creative old woman who finds a magic ball of wool. Then the world she creates gets deconstructed by her insatiable greed for new things, more things and the desire to acquire a new face. […]
part 1: (for an in-depth analysis, see my book “Children’s Literature, Domestication, and Social Foundation: Narratives of Civilization and Wilderness” (Routledge 2015). part2 part3 part4 For an indepth critical analysis of Winnie the Pooh and other children’s books, read the Phd dissertation on Children’s Literature as Knowledge, Culture, and Social Foundation, available in PDF at […]
(based on a Ukrainian folk tale with English subtitles)
This animation film is the unschooling hymn! Maxim Gorki’s cry for freedom in his Song of a Storm Petrel gets beaten, confined, and finally murdered within the stone walls of school. The role of the teacher in this instance is to slam any attempt of the soul to flee the prison-like building. Each time the […]
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