The Hollywood Curriculum: Teachers in the Movies - Third Revised Edition
Mary M. Dalton
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Description for The Hollywood Curriculum: Teachers in the Movies - Third Revised Edition
Paperback. Series: Counterpoints. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: JNC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
The third edition of this book analyzes over 165 films distributed throughout the United States over the last 80 years to construct a theory of curriculum in the movies that is grounded in cultural studies and critical pedagogy. The portrayal of teachers in popular motion pictures is based on individual efforts rather than collective action and relies on codes established by stock characters and predictable plots, which precludes meaningful struggle. These conventions ensure the ultimate outcome of the screen narratives and almost always leave the educational institutions - which represent the larger status quo - intact and dominant. To interrogate ... Read more
The third edition of this book analyzes over 165 films distributed throughout the United States over the last 80 years to construct a theory of curriculum in the movies that is grounded in cultural studies and critical pedagogy. The portrayal of teachers in popular motion pictures is based on individual efforts rather than collective action and relies on codes established by stock characters and predictable plots, which precludes meaningful struggle. These conventions ensure the ultimate outcome of the screen narratives and almost always leave the educational institutions - which represent the larger status quo - intact and dominant. To interrogate ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Counterpoints
Condition
New
Weight
369g
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781433130854
SKU
V9781433130854
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About Mary M. Dalton
MARY M. DALTON is Professor of Communication and Film and Media Studies at Wake Forest University. She is the co-editor of Screen Lessons: What We Have Learned From Teachers on Television and in the Movies and of The Sitcom Reader: American Re-viewed, Still Skewed with Laura R. Linder. In addition to her scholarly work in the area of critical media ... Read more
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