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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Communal Indian farming and food ecology

a reading of Timbaktu

Pat Brereton

pp. 51-71

Abstract

Timbaktu uses direct address and nature visualisation to create a persuasive cautionary tale concerning the overuse of pesticides and general abuses of factory farming methods, while alternatively embracing organic and communal modes of food production. The overall trajectory of the documentary highlights the paradigm shift required in facing up to climate change, through the practical application of more sustainable organic modes of food production.Environmental education essentially promotes green cultural citizenship, which in turn means embracing and embodying sustainable behaviours and agricultural practices that shape and promote progressive ecological values within the interconnected realms of society and the environment. As environmental literacy educators, like in the world created by Timbaktu, we have the responsibility to address and speak for concerns around food quality and security in all its guises.

Publication details

Published in:

K. Alex Rayson (2016) Ecodocumentaries: critical essays. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 51-71

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-56224-1_4

Full citation:

Brereton Pat (2016) „Communal Indian farming and food ecology: a reading of Timbaktu“, In: R. K. alex (ed.), Ecodocumentaries, Dordrecht, Springer, 51–71.