Teaching history with message movies / Jennifer Frost, Steven Alan Carr.

Author/creator Frost, Jennifer, 1961-
Other author Carr, Steven Alan, 1964-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Descriptionxiii, 117 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

SeriesTeaching history with . . . series
Contents Concepts -- A brief history of the "message movie", or social problem film, in Hollywood -- Concepts and conventions of the social problem film -- Topics over time -- Labor and class conflict, according to Hollywood -- Women, sex, and family conflict on film -- Projecting racial and ethnic prejudice -- Screening private illness and public health -- Crime at the movies.
Abstract "This volume is a teacher's guide for teaching with "message," or social problem, films. It will cover key themes and concepts and will also provide an era-by-era overview of significant issues and related films, a tutorial in using film in historical methodology, user guides for key movies, and sample exercises and assignments for classroom use"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes filmography, bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017053214
ISBN9781442278387 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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