The Hollywood Curriculum: Teachers in the Movies

by Mary M. Dalton

This book analyzes 116 films distributed throughout the United States over nearly 75 years, to construct a theory, grounded in cultural studies and critical pedagogy, of curriculum in the movies. The portrayal of teachers in popular motion pictures is based on individual, rather than collective, action and relies on codes established by stock characters and predictable plots, precluding meaningful struggle. These conventions ensure the ultimate outcome...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820468215
• ISBN13: 9780820468211
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.