Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Culture: English Takes Center Stage

Culture: English Takes Center Stage

The export of Western culture has made English a star performer on the world stage. This program discusses the ubiquity of Shakespeare and the King James Bible, explaining their roles in propelling English into preeminence as a language for cross-cultural expression. The success of TV as a medium for disseminating English is also explored, as is the appeal of English in movies and music to audiences in India and Japan. Ebonics as a dialect of American English with mass appeal among teens is also considered. Featured personalities include televangelist Pat Robertson; Moira Goff, of the British Library; fashion mogul Sir Paul Smith; and director Nagesh Kukunoor. (50 minutes)

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Item#: BVL29423
Copyright date: ©2001
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-1839-4

Part of the Series : Beyond Babel: English, the Language Rising from the Masses


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