Teaching History With Science Fiction Films

Author : A. Bowdoin Van Riper
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781442278493

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Teaching History with Science Fiction Films by A. Bowdoin Van Riper Pdf

Popular media has become a common means by which students understand both the present and the past. Consequently, more teachers are using various forms of popular culture as pedagogical tools in the history classroom. Science fiction is one of the most popular genres of contemporary film, a genre that permeates much of the current culture. In order to facilitate the use of science fiction films as learning tools, teachers of history need a dependable resource. Teaching History with Science Fiction Films is a guide for teaching U.S. and world history. In addition to covering key themes and concepts, the volume provides • an era-by-era overview of significant issues and related films, • a tutorial in using film in historical methodology, • user guides for 10 key science fiction films, and • sample exercises and assignments for direct classroom use. Among the films covered in this book are staples of American cultural literacy, including Things to Come, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Soylent Green, and Independence Day. Covering conceptual topics such as geopolitics, environmental consciousness, imperialism, immigration, gender roles, and technological innovation across the decades, Teaching History with Science Fiction Films will enable classroom teachers to effectively use movies to examine key social and cultural issues, concepts, and influences in their historical context. With a list of more than 90 recommended films, this volume will be an invaluable asset to any teacher of history.

Author : Frederic Krome
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475869538

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New Approaches in Teaching History by Frederic Krome Pdf

Science fiction literature and film are an underappreciated source for the teaching of history. Finding material that can excite a student’s curiosity can be a key towards greater student engagement, especially among students who are taking history as a requirement, rather than from interest. The discovery that they can read or watch science fiction as part of their classwork often comes as a pleasant surprise. Beyond its popularity, however, utilizing science fiction for class assignments has certain pedagogical advantages: it introduces students to new vistas in historical thought, helps them learn how literature and film can be applied as a primary source, and can encourage participation in projects that are enjoyable. Each chapter provides case studies focusing on a different subject in the modern history curriculum and in addition to providing an analysis of specific texts and/or cinematic sources, gives suggestions on assignments for the students.

Author : Terence Cavanaugh,Cathy Cavanaugh
Publisher : Linworth
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : CORNELL:31924100337298

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Teach Science with Science Fiction Films by Terence Cavanaugh,Cathy Cavanaugh Pdf

Use an interactive approach to keep students engaged and excited about learning science with 25 teaching modules that cover ten major science areas. • One-of-a-kind tool that covers all areas of science with films • Make learning fun while meeting science and information literacy standards

Author : Jennifer Frost,Steven Alan Carr
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781442278394

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Teaching History with Message Movies by Jennifer Frost,Steven Alan Carr Pdf

Popular media has become a common means by which students understand both the present and the past. Consequently, more teachers are using various forms of popular culture as pedagogical tools in the history classroom. With their emphasis on issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, sex, race, gender, and violence, social problem films, or “message movies,” offer a compelling look at the eras in which they were made. In order to facilitate the use of social problem films as learning tools, however, teachers of history need a dependable resource. Teaching History with Message Movies is a guide for teaching US history using these films as vivid historical illustrations and tools for student engagement. In addition to covering key themes and concepts, this volume provides an overview of significant issues and related films, a tutorial in using film in historical methodology, user guides for thinking about social problems on screen, and sample exercises and assignments for direct classroom use. Focusing on the issues that plaguing society, the book draws on films such as I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), The Snake Pit (1948), Silkwood (1983) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), among others. This resource enables teachers to effectively use films to examine key social and cultural issues, concepts, and influences in their historical context. Teaching History with Message Movies will be an invaluable asset to any teacher of history in middle- and secondary school settings, as well as at the undergraduate level.

Author : Aaron Gulyas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781442278455

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Teaching History with Newsreels and Public Service Shorts by Aaron Gulyas Pdf

Popular media has become a common means by which students understand both the present and the past. Consequently, more teachers are using various forms of popular culture as pedagogical tools in the history classroom. Among the many materials available to teachers in the digital age are public-domain films produced throughout the twentieth century. These include studio-made newsreels, government-produced war propaganda, corporate-sponsored cartoons, and public health shorts that show teens everything from the perils of cheating to the dangers of pre-marital sex. Teaching History with Newsreels and Public Service Shorts is a guide for teaching U.S. and world history. In addition to introducing teachers of history to the wide range of short films available for classroom use, this volume provides sample lesson plans, assessment activities, and discussion guides. This book will also help teachers make appropriate selections that convey how a particular newsreel or short reflects the period in which it was made. Providing tips for how to use these materials to develop historical knowledge, critical thinking, and media literacy, Teaching History with Newsreels and Public Service Shorts is an invaluable asset to any teacher of history in middle- and secondary school settings, as well as at the undergraduate level.

Author : Leimar Garcia-Siino,Sabrina Mittermeier,Stefan Rabitsch
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000569964

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The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek by Leimar Garcia-Siino,Sabrina Mittermeier,Stefan Rabitsch Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek offers a synoptic overview of Star Trek, its history, its influence, and the scholarly response to the franchise, as well as possibilities for further study. This volume aims to bridge the fields of science fiction and (trans)media studies, bringing together the many ways in which Star Trek franchising, fandom, storytelling, politics, history, and society have been represented. Seeking to propel further scholarly engagement, this Handbook offers new critical insights into the vast range of Star Trek texts, narrative strategies, audience responses, and theoretical themes and issues. This compilation includes both established and emerging scholars to foster a spirit of communal, trans-generational growth in the field and to present diversity to a traditional realm of science fiction studies.

Author : Ellen Kottler,Victoria Brookhart Costa
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781452273020

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Secrets to Success for Science Teachers by Ellen Kottler,Victoria Brookhart Costa Pdf

"This book isn′t just for new teachers! Even after years as a science teacher, this book gave me suggestions to use right away in my classroom." —Regina Brinker, Science Teacher Christensen Middle School, Livermore, CA Create a science classroom that fosters a creative learning community and leads to success! From successfully setting up a classroom to achieving meaningful instruction, science teachers face a variety of challenges unique to their practice every day. This easy-to-read guide provides new and seasoned teachers with practical ideas, strategies, and insights to help address essential topics in effective science teaching, including emphasizing inquiry, building literacy, implementing technology, using a wide variety of science resources, and maintaining student safety. Aligned with current science standards, this guide helps teachers streamline their efforts, organize their work, and set the stage for outstanding instruction and enthusiastic student participation. Other features include: Practical examples, snapshots of moments in the history of science, and Web references A compilation of professional development activities Checklists to rate curricula and textbooks Guidance on networking with colleagues and establishing relationships with families By leveraging this book′s rich resources, science teachers will discover how to turn their classrooms into thriving environments for learning.

Author : Alan S. Marcus,Scott Alan Metzger,Richard J. Paxton,Jeremy D. Stoddard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135187835

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Teaching History with Film by Alan S. Marcus,Scott Alan Metzger,Richard J. Paxton,Jeremy D. Stoddard Pdf

Offers a fresh overview of teaching with film to effectively enhance social studies instruction.

Author : Jay Telotte,Gerald Duchovnay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136650093

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Science Fiction Film, Television, and Adaptation by Jay Telotte,Gerald Duchovnay Pdf

The book examines the difficulty of adapting from one screen medium to another by looking at both successful and unsuccessful efforts in the area of science fiction. Those difficult efforts at moving from film to TV and from TV to film reveal much about the technologies involved and this highly technological genre as well.

Author : Cynthia J. Miller,A. Bowdoin Van Riper
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476649108

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Journeys into Terror by Cynthia J. Miller,A. Bowdoin Van Riper Pdf

Since ancient times, explorers and adventurers have captured popular imagination with their frightening narratives of travels gone wrong. Usually, these stories heavily feature the exotic or unknown, and can transform any journey into a nightmare. Stories of such horrific happenings have a long and rich history that stretches from folktales to contemporary media narratives. This work presents eighteen essays that explore the ways in which these texts reflect and shape our fear and fascination surrounding travel, posing new questions about the "geographies of evil" and how our notions of "terrible places" and their inhabitants change over time. The volume's five thematic sections offer new insights into how power, privilege, uncanny landscapes, misbegotten quests, hellish commutes and deadly vacations can turn our travels into terror.

Author : Douglas Brode,Shea T. Brode
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781442266094

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Debating Disney by Douglas Brode,Shea T. Brode Pdf

With stakes in film, television, theme parks, and merchandising, Disney continues to be one of the most dominant forces of popular culture around the globe. Films produced by the studio are usually blockbusters in nearly every country where they are released. However, despite their box office success, these films often generate as much disdain as admiration. While appreciated for their visual aesthetics, many of these same films are criticized for their cultural insensitivity or lack of historical fidelity. In Debating Disney: Pedagogical Perspectives on Commercial Cinema, Douglas Brode and Shea T. Brode have assembled a collection of essays that examine Disney’s output from the 1930s through the present day. Each chapter in this volume represents the conflicting viewpoints of contributors who look at Disney culture from a variety of perspectives. Covering both animated and live-action films as well as television programs, these essays discuss how the studio handles social issues such as race, gender, and culture, as well as its depictions of science and history. Though some of the essays in this volume are critical of individual films or television shows, they also acknowledge the studio’s capacity to engage audiences with the quality of their work. These essays encourage readers to draw their own conclusions about Disney productions, allowing them to consider the studio as the hero—as much as the villain—in the cultural deliberation. Debating Disney will be of interest to scholars and students of film as well as those with an interest in popular culture.

Author : Christine Cornea
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780748628704

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Science Fiction Cinema by Christine Cornea Pdf

This major new study offers a broad historical and theoretical reassessment of the science fiction film genre. The book explores the development of science fiction in cinema from its beginnings in early film through to recent examples of the genre. Each chapter sets analyses of chosen films within a wider historical/cultural context, while concentrating on a specific thematic issue. The book therefore presents vital and unique perspectives in its approach to the genre, which include discussion of the relevance of psychedelic imagery, the 'new woman of science', generic performance and the prevalence of 'techno-orientalism' in recent films. While American films will be one of the principle areas covered, the author also engages with a range of pertinent examples from other nations, as well as discussing the centrality of science fiction as a transnational film genre. Films discussed include The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Body Snatchers, Forbidden Planet, The Quatermass Experiment, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Demon Seed, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Wars, Altered States, Alien, Blade Runner, The Brother from Another Planet, Back to the Future, The Terminator, Predator, The One, Dark City, The Matrix, Fifth Element and eXistenZ. Key Features*Thematically organised for use as a course text.*Introduces current and past theories and practices, and provides an overview of the main themes, approaches and areas of study.*Covers new and burgeoning approaches such as generic performance and aspects of postmodern identity.*Includes new interviews with some of the main practitioners in the field: Roland Emmerich, Paul Verhoeven, Ken Russell, Stan Winston, William Gibson, Brian Aldiss, Joe Morton, Dean Norris and Billy Gray.

Author : Auteur Publishing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1911325000

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Science Fiction Film: Teacher's Guide by Auteur Publishing Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : CORNELL:31924074184361

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Proceedings [of The] Third International History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 29 - November 1, 1995 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Steven Sanders
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813172811

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The Philosophy of Science Fiction Film by Steven Sanders Pdf

The science fiction genre maintains a remarkable hold on the imagination and enthusiasm of the filmgoing public, captivating large audiences worldwide and garnering ever-larger profits. Science fiction films entertain the possibility of time travel and extraterrestrial visitation and imaginatively transport us to worlds transformed by modern science and technology. They also provide a medium through which questions about personal identity, moral agency, artificial consciousness, and other categories of experience can be addressed. In The Philosophy of Science Fiction Film, distinguished authors explore the storylines, conflicts, and themes of fifteen science fiction film classics, from Metropolis to The Matrix. Editor Steven M. Sanders and a group of outstanding scholars in philosophy, film studies, and other fields raise science fiction film criticism to a new level by penetrating the surface of the films to expose the underlying philosophical arguments, ethical perspectives, and metaphysical views. Sanders's introduction presents an overview and evaluation of each essay and poses questions for readers to consider as they think about the films under discussion.The first section, "Enigmas of Identity and Agency," deals with the nature of humanity as it is portrayed in Blade Runner, Dark City, Frankenstein, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Total Recall. In the second section, "Extraterrestrial Visitation, Time Travel, and Artificial Intelligence," contributors discuss 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Terminator, 12 Monkeys, and The Day the Earth Stood Still and analyze the challenges of artificial intelligence, the paradoxes of time travel, and the ethics of war. The final section, "Brave Newer World: Science Fiction Futurism," looks at visions of the future in Metropolis, The Matrix, Alphaville, and screen adaptations of George Orwell's 1984.