Overview
A common misconception is that professors who use popular culture and fantasy in the classroom have abandoned the classics, yet in a variety of contexts--high school, college freshman composition, senior seminars, literature, computer science, philosophy and politics--fantasy materials can expand and enrich an established curriculum. The new essays in this book combine 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 them in the classroom. With experience-based anecdotes and suggestions for curricula, this collection provides a valuable pedagogy of pop culture.
- | Author: Emily Dial-Driver
- | Publisher: McFarland & Company
- | Publication Date: Mar 02, 2012
- | Number of Pages: 270 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0786459212
- | ISBN-13: 9780786459216
