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The “animalized humans” – the reformulated body

From Disney cartoons we experience animals being humanized and representing a human character to a degree in which it becomes difficult to see them as animals. This is just one example of how animals are attributed with a human character. An opposing – but related – trend among pet owners is the humanization of their pets, which sometimes goes beyond animal welfare.

The Visual Cultures of Showing “Nourishment” in a Glass Case – Or why wonder!

How do we learn about the ways and cultures of other countries? The obvious answer would be to collect information when visiting them. Every nation has its ways and every nation has modes of self-presentation. The repertoires used to attract tourists are a huge industry. Tourist sights, souvenirs, museums and galleries are all staged to attract attention. Ironically, this particular industry, which is aiming at presenting a nation’s local characteristics, comes in formats which are global: if you are a competent tourist in one country, you can ‘do every country’ as long as you stick to the conventions of tourism.

Digital media Experiences for Visual Learning

Visual learning is a topic for didactic studies in all levels of education, brought about by an increasing use of digital media. Digital media give rise to discussions of how learning experiences come about from various media resources that generate new teaching situations and new learning situations. New situations call for new tools and new theoretical approaches with which to understand them.