Screen LibraryHollywood Films About Schools Where Race, Politics and Education Intersect /
During the 1980s and 1990s, Hollywood released a spate of films about schools. This text offers a study of the predominant messages about education and race that these "school films" communicate.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230601055 |
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During the 1980s and 1990s, Hollywood released a spate of films about schools. This text offers a study of the predominant messages about education and race that these "school films" communicate. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2006. |
| Carrier Form: | 208 p. |
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9781403972934 9780230601055 : 0230601057 : |
| CLC: | I712.84 |
| Contents: | Introduction * Reagan, 'Rithmetic, and Race * Controlling the Savage Enemy: Punishing the Other and Criminalizing Urban Space * Isolating and Protecting Whiteness * Bringing the West to the Rest: The Transmittion of Civilizing Knowledge * The Pedagogies of School Films and the Pedagogical Uses of School Films. |