Set in Stone
Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous cultural icons as well as one
of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. This penetrating
documentary explores the international controversy over physical access to
the Stonehenge site. Balancing the increasing demand for access to the past
with the need for preserving such an environmentally and archaeologically
sensitive site has proven to be a complex and difficult task for British
authorities. Archaeologists, advertisers, modern-day druids, and more than
10,000 tourists each day are battling over access to Stonehenge, even as it
continues to deteriorate owing to environmental stresses and pollution.
This is a unique and insightful case study of a problem facing most of the
world's major cultural monuments and archaeological sites. It was produced
by Linda Zimmerman.
"A vivid, engaging, and richly discussible video that will be a unique
resource for a variety of courses at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels. It provides a rare close-up look at Stonehenge itself as well as
remarkable and dramatic footage of religious and political groups seeking
claim, at times violently, to the monument's symbolic significance. The
film engages students with interpretive issues that are foundational for a
wide range of courses, including anthropology, history, popular culture,
cultural studies, and interpretive theory." - Prof. Helen Brooks,
Humanities Special Programs, Stanford University
24 min., Color, 1995, Catalog #38303
Sale: video $150, Rental: video $50
If you would like to place an order for "Set in Stone," please contact our
booking office:
University of California Extension
Center for Media and Independent Learning
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Berkeley, CA 94704-1223
Phone: 510-642-0460
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describing it, please feel free to contact me directly.
Best regards,
Daniel Bickley
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>We would like to purchase vieeos about Stonehenge and other
>megalithic-type European mounuments. May I have some suggestions and
>recommendations from list members? Thanks.
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>Carole Clemens
>Albertsons Library
>Boise State University
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Daniel Bickley
Media Marketing Specialist
University of California Extension
Center for Media and Independent Learning
2000 Center Street, Fourth Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704-1223
Phone: 510-642-1340
Fax: 510-643-9271
Email: dbickley@uclink.berkeley.edu
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