Alan Taylor Heading the TUT Film Programme Convocation of 2010
Professor, Winfried Fluck, John F. Kennedy Institute, Berlin
“Not everyone who chased the zebra caught it, but he who caught it chased it.” ~South African Proverb
This Weblog is designed to briefly introduce and then direct to the various and related work activities of Dr. Alan Taylor (Oxon) in the specialist areas of Film Studies and Media Education as these have developed from the UK, to Germany, Eastern Europe and now South Africa.
In the light of my Autumn 2009 appointment to the Arts Faculty of the Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, there will be some tidying up here!
Theory Into Practice
I have focused my teaching on film & media since graduating from both the London Film School and then the Department of Education at Oxford University.
Through this time I have sought for both breadth and depth of teaching practice & pedagogic experience.
This has therefore extended from UK Secondary & Further Education to HE teaching in Europe. At the core of my pedagogic practice is an abiding enagement with Media Literacy. Publications during this time have therefore included: `We, the media…` and `Jacobean Visions: Webster, Hitchcock & Google Culture`(2007).
My role in South Africa combines script consulting, external course evaluation, and the usual duties pertaining to role of Section Head of the TUT Film Programme, formally the pretoria Film School (see: http://www.twitter.com/newfilmsatut)
As well as professional teacher, I am also a member of the International Federation of Journalists.
Further updates and website additons will no doubt cover the move southwards to South Africa. I look forward to hearing from colleagues for future collaborations in publishing, community outreach & extending pedagogic practice in aspects of film production, media literacy & teacher training.
Thanks for visiting…
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ALAN TAYLOR
