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ETV to Present Award-winning USC Production “Beyond the Classroom: China”
Documentary Airs Statewide Thursday, Aug. 7 at 10 p.m.
For Immediate Release
July 22, 2008
Columbia, SC…On Thursday, Aug. 7 at 10 p.m., the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, ETV will broadcast the Southern Lens documentary Beyond the Classroom: China. Winner of three Telly awards and a CINE Golden Eagle Award, the 30-minute program chronicles the study-abroad experience of 22 USC students who traveled across China for two weeks last summer as a part of the Capstone Abroad Program.
Produced by International Programs at USC and directed by USC Associate Professor of Media Arts Laura Kissel, Beyond the Classroom: China is a captivating tour of the rich cultural and historical landscape of the country. From Beijing and Tiananmen Square to The Great Wall and Shanghai, to the Buddhist holy site of Wutaishan, this program provides a guided exploration of the People’s Republic, as seen through the eyes of USC’s Capstone scholars. Along the way, viewers will also witness the surprisingly familiar interactions between USC students and their counterparts from the Foreign Language School in Xi’an, as they discuss a host of social issues including pollution, economic growth, trade and tourism.
South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.
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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.
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Yungang Buddhist Grottoes in Datong. Photo credit: Karl Gerth.
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