Science for Survival 1

Synopsis: A video-based teaching package that aims to challenge the stereotype that science is solely a western activity carried out by scientists, who are usuallly white and male, in laboratories. Uses the experience of Indian women scientists to allow students to questions their assumptions about science. Presents scientist-environmentalist Vandana Shiva’s views on agriculture and the environment; discusses the value of traditional Indian Ayervedic medicine; shows how modern technology can be combined with traditional knowledge.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: See ‘Fast Forward’, No 26 (1996), p5.
Documentation: Accompanying teacher’s notes.
Uses: Ages 14 and up.
Subjects: Development studies
Keywords: agricultural development; appropriate technology; India; silk production

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Vandana Shiva

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