Of course, in reality few of these authors spoke directly to or about youth work; the commentary tries to tease out the lessons that we might infer from their writing if we thought about them from a youth work perspective.
Why stop at the written word? This is Oscar and Bafta season with awards for all aspects of film production. Already it has been a splendid year for cinema-going. We have had Brokeback Mountain,
described as the "gay cowboy" film. In fact, it is essentially a poignant love story (and its principal characters are actually shepherds). Good Night, and Good Luck is the true account of a brave journalist's stand against US Senator McCarthy's witch-hunt for alleged communists in 1950s America. Walk the Line is a warm, foot-tapping biopic about Johnny Cash and his redemption from drugs and other demons through country music and the love of a good woman.
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