Hollywood or history? : an inquiry-based strategy for using film to teach United States history

Teaching and learning through Hollywood, or commercial, film productions is anything but a new approach and has been something of a mainstay in the classroom for nearly a century. Purposeful and effective instruction through film, however, is not problem-free and there are many challenges that accom...

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Other Authors Roberts, Scott L. (Editor), Elfer, Charles J. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2018]
Subjects
United States > History > Study and teaching > Audio-visual aids.
Historical films > United States > History and criticism.
United States > In motion pictures.
Motion pictures and history.
Education > History.
Philosophy and theory of education.
History of education.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806607648
DOI10.1108/978-1-64113-310-4
Physical Description1 online resource (298 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Problems and possibilities of teaching with film
  • Part I. Beginnings to 1620
  • Chapter 1. Debunking myths in u.s. History: Will the real story of pocahontas please rise? Nancy sardone
  • Chapter 2. The new world, gender roles, and issues of point-of-view / Anne Perry
  • Part II. Colonization and settlement
  • Chapter 3. Pocahontas saves john smith / Kristin Wolber
  • Chapter 4. Myth busters: The salem witch trials / Brianna Scatorchia and Nancy Sardone
  • Part III. Revolution and the new nation
  • Chapter 5. The various roles of African Americans in the American revolution / Paul J. Yoder, Katrina Yoder, and Aaron P. Johnson
  • Chapter 6. Contributions of African Americans during the revolutionary war / Ryan Warriner
  • Part IV. Expansion and reform
  • Chapter 7. John henry vs. The machine / Kristal Curry
  • Chapter 8. Twelve years a slave: Using film to explore freedom and (in)humanity / Gregory and Amy Samuels
  • Part V. The civil war and reconstruction
  • Chapter 9. Did he really create the great lakes? Tall tales and their place in history / Megan Cullen
  • Chapter 10. Portrayals of American slavery in film: A study of gone with the wind, roots, and unchained memories / Dennis Urban
  • Part VI. The development of the industrial United States
  • Chapter 11. Women and the wild, wild west / James Nunez
  • Chapter 12. The ox bow incident: A historiographical lesson in vigilantism and due process / Michael Lovorn
  • Part VII. The emergence of the modern era
  • Chapter 13. Suffragettes parade for the vote / Michele Celani and Elizabeth Blackmon
  • Chapter 14. The iron jawed angels and the fight for women's suffrage / Wendy Rouse
  • Part VIIi. The great depression and world war ii
  • Chapter 15. The economic and social effects of the dust bowl / Rebecca Bidwell
  • Chapter 16. The greater good: Using flags of our fathers for critical thinking and historical inquiry / Mark Percy
  • Part IX. Post war United States
  • Chapter 17. Rosa's refusal: Serendipity or sustained activism? Eric groce and theresa redmond
  • Chapter 18. Chicano power and youth resistance: Walking out for civil rights / Tim Monreal
  • Part X. Post war United States
  • Chapter 19. Amish neighbors / Ronald Morris
  • Chapter 20. Exploring the lives of others in the social studies classroom: Where dissent and technology intersect in contemporary America / Rory P. Tannebaum
  • Appendices a. Little round top / Scott L. Roberts, Charles J. Elfer, and Brian Fahey
  • B. Using film to analyze the seen and unseen of the leo frank case / Scott L. Roberts and Charles J. Elfer
  • C. Bootleggers, borders, and the untouchables / Charles J. Elfer and Scott L. Roberts
  • About the contributors.

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