Reel Schools: Schooling and the Nation in Australian Cinema

by Josephine May

Reel Schools takes a fresh look at the history of Australian schooling through the lens of Australian cinema from the silent era until 2010. In exploring the relationship between cinematic representation and educational history, Josephine May shows how numerous Australian feature and documentary films offer access to powerful vernacular imaginings about school education in Australia.
May argues that the cinematic school is a pervasive metaphor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034306326
• ISBN13: 9783034306324
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"