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Fantasy media in the classroom : essays on teaching with film, television, literature, graphic novels, and video games / edited by Emily Dial-Driver, Sally Emmons and Jim Ford.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mass media--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
- Mass media.
- Popular culture--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
- Popular culture.
- Fantasy fiction, American--Study and teaching.
- Fantasy fiction, American.
- Motion pictures in education--United States.
- Motion pictures in education.
- Television in education--United States.
- Television in education.
- Popular culture--Study and teaching (Secondary).
- Mass media--Study and teaching (Secondary).
- United States.
- Fantasy films.
- Fantasy in mass media.
- Genre:
- Fantasy fiction, American.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 264 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2012]
- Summary:
- "These essays combine close analyses of popular television shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer; such films as The Matrix, The Dark Knight and Twilight; Watchmen and other graphic novels; and video games; with explanations of how best to use these and similar works in the classroom"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface / Emily Dial-Driver
- Introduction / Jim Ford
- 1: Seeing the classics in a new light: using fantasy as a lens in traditional classes
- Pop pedagogy / Jesse Stallings
- Added interest, added value / Laura Gray
- Bruce, Bill, and Barack / Carolyn Taylor
- 2: Integrating new works: using fantasy to enrich traditional classes
- Flights of fantasy / Jim Ford
- Fusion curriculum / Emily Dial-Driver
- "We're not in Kansas anymore" / Sally Emmons
- Critical thinking and post-apocalyptic literature / Mary M. Mackie
- Corruptible power / Frances E. Morris and Emily Dial-Driver
- Breaching barriers between work and play / Shaka McGlotten
- Fantasy classics: Hobbits and Harry in interdisciplinary courses / Jim Ford
- 3: New directions: the joys of fantasy classes. Hansel, Gretel, and Coraline / J. Renee Cox
- The fantastic classroom: teaching Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Emily Dial-Driver
- Buffy versus Bella: teaching about place and gender / Jacqueline Bach, Jessica Broussard, and Melanie K. Hundley
- Brave new classroom: using science fiction to teach political theory / Kenneth S. Hicks
- Incarnations of immortal creations / Emily Dial-Driver
- Conclusion / Jim Ford.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786459216
- 0786459212
- OCLC:
- 752073188
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