Teaching The wire : frameworks, theories and strategies for the classroom / edited by Tia Sherèe Gaynor and Jocelyn DeVance Taliaferro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gaynor, Tia Sherèe, 1978- editor.

Taliaferro, Jocelyn DeVance, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wire (Television program).

Television in education.

Marginality, Social--Study and teaching.

Marginality, Social.

Physical Description:

viii, 175 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"This collection of new essays discusses various approaches for using The Wire to bring the experiences of marginalized communities into the post-secondary classroom as means for examining critical social issues. The contributors cover a range of topics including leadership, sexuality, class, gender and race"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Clash of Aristocratic and Bourgeois Virtues in The Wire / Gus P. Gradinger Gradinger, Gus P., Bart J. Wilson Wilson, Bart J. 5

"You gonna look out for me?" Intersectionality, Young Black Male Giftedness and Cultural Competency Using The Wire / Heather Cherie Moore Moore, Heather Cherie 24

"Cause they're not learning for our world; they're learning for theirs": A Critical Race Theory and Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory Analysis of Season 4 of The Wire / Hannah Carson Baggett Baggett, Hannah Carson, Crystal G. Simmons Simmons, Crystal G., Sharonda R. Eggleton Eggleton, Sharonda R., Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby DeCuir-Gunby, Jessica T. 40

Schooling You on the Domains of Power in The Wire / Tia Sherèe Gaynor Gaynor, Tia Sherèe, Brandi Blessett Blessett, Brandi 63

From Sentimentalism to Grief: Pedagogies of Humanization in Waiting for "Superman" and The Wire / Mark Stern Stern, Mark 80

"Omar listening": Queer Theory, Gender Play and The Wire / Jason P. Vest Vest, Jason P. 98

What Then? The Cultural Forum of The Wire / Joe Allen Allen, Joe, Christopher S. Toenes Toenes, Christopher S. 116

It's All in the Game: How NOT to Teach The Wire in Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) / Peggy Jones Jones, Peggy 132

"Soft Eyes": Pragmatic Considerations and Strategies for Teaching The Wire / Jocelyn Devance Taliaferro Taliaferro, Jocelyn Devance 146.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786493906

0786493909

OCLC:

948560929