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Zusatztext "This book fills an important gap in history education. I cannot think of any other text which addresses the important issue of history! film and information literacy in anything approaching this depth. It is written with eloquence and good sense! and offers insight and practical guidance to those who are concerned about the effective and ethical teaching of history. It should be essential reading for anyone involved in providing a historical education appropriate for young people growing up in the twenty-first century."T. A. Haydn! Professor of Education! University of East Anglia! Norwich"The editors have brought together a compelling set of papers that explore the potential and challenges of teaching and learning difficult history through film. For those interested in humanistic approaches to teaching and learning history-that history education is about more than the objective reading of evidence and construction of rational argument and often involves difficult deliberations about power! ethics and emotions-this volume is a highly welcome addition to the field." Terrie Epstein! Professor of Education! City University of New York! Hunter College and Graduate Center"Teaching Difficult History Through Film offers powerful and compelling insights into the complex possibilities and challenges of using film in the history classroom. In a thought-provoking and unprecedented manner! this outstanding edited collection offers a range of diverse perspectives relevant to teachers across the globe. It is indispensable reading for all educators concerned with how we imagine! think and learn about the past."Stuart Foster! Professor of History in Education! UCL Institute of Education! University College London Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Stoddard is Professor of Education and an Associated Faculty Member in the Film and Media Studies program at The College of William & Mary. Alan S. Marcus is Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut. David Hicks is Professor of History and Social Science Education (Social Studies) in the School of Education at Virginia Tech. Klappentext Teaching Difficult History through Film explores the potential of film to engage young people in controversial or contested histories and how they are represented, ranging from gender and sexuality, to colonialism and slavery. Zusammenfassung Teaching Difficult History through Film explores the potential of film to engage young people in controversial or contested histories and how they are represented, ranging from gender and sexuality, to colonialism and slavery. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedications Section 1: Introduction to Teaching Difficult History and Film as Difficult History Chapter 1: Using Film to Teach Difficult Histories Jeremy Stoddard, Alan S. Marcus, and David Hicks Chapter 2: Difficult History Means Difficult Questions: Using Film to Reveal the Perspective of 'The Other' in Difficult History Topics Ben Walsh, David Hicks, and Stephanie van Hover Section 2: Human Rights, Trauma, and Contemporary Difficult Histories Chapter 3: Teaching the History and Contemporary Challenge of Human Rights through Film Glenn Mitoma Chapter 4: From Seeing to Learn to Learning to See: Films on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Brian Britt Chapter 5: The Torturers Among Us: History, the Film Industry, and its Claims to Truth Robert P. Stephens Section 3: Difficult History, Identity, and Implementation in Curriculum Chapter 6: Institutional Roles in Using Film to Teach Difficult History: The Federal Agency for Civic Education and The Lives of Others Mattias Frey Chapter 7: "I saw a REAL Indian on TV last night!": Engaging Students in Historical Thinking for Social Justice Christin...
