Films with: Searchinger, Gene

Human language series

Explores human language, its origins, acquisition and evolution.

DVD 4069

Writing code

Forty-eight authors, linguists, historians, anthropologists, and poets discuss the history of writing, explaining how written communication has shaped the last 5000 years of human history. The greatest invention: A look at the creation of various systems of writing, from Egyptian hieroglyphs to Cherokee. The art and the craft: A look at the physical and psychological craft of writing, from Gilgamesh to the blogosphere. The literate society: A look at the process of learning to write, from clay tablets in Sumer to the modern American public school system.

DVD 4068