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The Hollywood curriculum : teachers in the movies / Mary M. Dalton.

Title
The Hollywood curriculum : teachers in the movies / Mary M. Dalton.
Author
Dalton, Mary M., 1962-
Publication
New York : Peter Lang, c2010.

Details

Description
xiv, 193 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Counterpoints ; v. 256
Uniform Title
Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.); v. 256.
Subject
  • Education in motion pictures
  • Teachers in motion pictures
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- The Hollywood model: who is the good teacher? -- The aesthetic-ethical-political value frameworks of good teachers in the movies -- The technical-scientific value frameworks of bad teachers in the movies -- Divided lives: the public work and private pathos of women teachers in the movies -- Here but not queer: the mainstreaming of gay male teachers in the movies -- Drama is conflict: the roles of administrators in Hollywood movies -- Schools, schooling, and student voices.
ISBN
  • 9781433108730 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1433108739 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2010021244