A Shadow Born of Earth

La funcionalidad que aporta el lenguaje de la fotografía en situaciones de formación del profesorado es uno de los rasgos que confieren a este libro su carácter extraordinario. La fotografía se emplea para facilitar a los docentes la indagación y reflexión sobre su práctica, y para evocar las teorías y creencias que orientan sus trabajos en aulas y escuelas. Asimismo, se usa para representar simbólica y afectivamente las incoherencias entre las tareas de enseñanza planteadas y los fines educativos perseguidos. La resolución de esos conflictos es una de las formas de promover el...

"The birds, now immobile were organized in a scanner and converted into disturbing [photographic] images that maintain their vigorous splendor, sumptuous colors; the eternal presence of the beautiful "Duino Elegies" where poet Rainer Maria Rilke sings to the lethal birds of the soul and the beauty of the angels that announce their death are the inspirational reference for the artist"--Colophon. Includes short story "The man who spoke with birds" by Ethel Krauze.

Jeanne Damas and Lauren Bastide shine a spotlight on twenty real-life women of Paris, dispelling the myth that there's only one type of Parisian woman and introducing us to the city that real Parisiennes live in. All twenty embody the effortless chic and insouciant spirit of the legendary Parisian woman.

Life and professional career of photographer Moya considered one of the giants of the development of photojournalism in Mexico, particularly during the 70 year authoritarian regime of the political party PRI. Moya combined a sense of social and political journalism with a high artistic value in his photographs, obtaining a balance practiced only by Tina Modotti 50 years before. The book presents 31 photographs shot between 1955 and 1967 and includes images of the death of Francisco Goitia (Impacto, 1960), Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros (1957), Manifestation of teachers with cartel of ...