Pedagogy of Pop (eBook)

Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success

Denise F. Blum, Edward Janak (Herausgeber)

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2012
258 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-7391-7601-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is a tool for educators at all levels to embrace infusing popular culture into their teaching in ways that both embrace and resist contemporary thinking. Its chapters provide a range of theoretical and practical suggestions—some widely accepted, some somewhat controversial—to elicit discussion and spark creativity amongst all students.

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Media competes with public schools in terms of student engagement and time. However, the two needn't be mutually exclusive. The Pedagogy of Pop: Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success discusses a variety of strategies and approaches for using social and mass media as tools through which teachers might improve schooling.While there is a vast body of literature in this field, editors Edward A. Janak and Denise Blum have created a text which differs in two substantive ways: scope and sequence. In terms of scope, this work is unique in two facets: first, it presents both theory and practice in one volume, bridging the two worlds; and second, it includes lessons from secondary and postsecondary classrooms, allowing teachers on all levels to learn from each other. In terms of sequence, The Pedagogy of Pop draws on lessons from both historical and contemporary practice.The introductory section of Janak and Blum's collection presents a pair of papers that use somewhat different approaches to examine the historical roots of contemporary critique. Part I presents a series of chapters designed to provide guidelines and theories through which educators on all levels can think about their practice, focusing more on the "e;why"e; of their approach than the "e;how."e; Part II presents a more "e;hands-on"e; approach by sharing a variety of specific strategies for incorporating pop culture in all its forms (technology, music, television, video games, etc.) in both secondary and postsecondary classrooms. The conclusion shows the praxis of teaching with popular culture, presenting a counterpoint to current thinking as well as a case study of the best of what can happen when popular culture is applied effectively.

Autor

Edward A. Janak is associate professor of educational studies at the University of Wyoming.Denise Blum is assistant professor in social foundations at Oklahoma State University.

Inhalt

DedicationContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Past as PrologueChapter One - Can We Win the Future by Living in the Past? An Exploration of Nostalgia in Education, Jennifer Edelman and Edward JanakChapter Two - Professional Paradox: Teachers in Film and Television, Sheila Delony and Mikee DelonyPart One: Theoretical Analyses of Pop CultureChapter Three - Making a Modern Man: Disney's Literacy and Health Education Campaigns in latin and South America during WWII, Julie PrietoChapter Four - Uncovering Images of Teaching: Towards a Teacher-Activist Ideal, Sylvia Mac and Denise BlumChapter Five - "The Words We Write for Ourselves:" Confronting the Myths of Race, Education, and American Genius in Finding Forrester, Joanna Davis-McElligatt and Forrest RothChapter Six - "If You Should Die Before You Wake..." Bart Simpson and the Genesis of Rebellion, Brian N. DuchaneyChapter Seven - From Desperate Housewives to The Real Housewives of New Jersey to Simply House: Views on Family and Gender in Popular Culture, Amy Neeman and David NewmanPart Two: Improving Instruction, The Pop of PedagogyChapter Eight - Editorial Cartoons as Education: Political Cartoons as Pathways to the Pedagogy of Popular Culture, Richard EllefritzChapter Nine- iClickers & Voice-Over PPT: Using Technology to Engage Millennials in Learning, Bob ReeseChapter Ten - Amending Eurocentric Narratives of African History in the U.S. Classroom: A Popular Culture Approach, Fred N. Waweru and Mwenda NtarangwiChapter Eleven - Popular Culture and Teacher Education in the 21st Century: The Pedagogical Possibilities of Aliens in America, Ludovic A. SourdotChapter Twelve - "How Does this Sound?" Using Language to Characterize Race in Middle-Earth, Jennifer CulverChapter Thirteen - "World Goin' One Way, People Another:" Using The Wire and Other Popular Culture Texts to Teach College Writing, Michelle ParkeConclusion: The Future as EpilogueChapter Fourteen - I Don't Get It and That's Okay: Teaching Experiential Film Interpretation, Jade Lynch-Greenberg and esteban garciaChapter Fifteen - My Conversations with Ben: What This Mother Learned from a Ghost Boy about Bullying, Yvette BenavidesAbout the ContributorsIndex

Rezensionen

For years the argument has raged over whether to teach popular culture in the classroom. Now that that argument is over, the real question—just how should we incorporate popular culture into pedagogy?—is finally being answered with this timely, well-written book. In The Pedagogy of Pop: Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success, Ed Janak and Denni Blum offer a lively group of theoretically rigorous but classroom accessible ways of using popular culture to throw light on topics including race, class and gender and subjects ranging from The Simpsons to Lord of the Rings. We now know the value of teaching popular culture. With this book, we can finally start translating that directly to the classroom.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.12.2012
• Co-Autor: Yvette Benavides, Jennifer Edelman, Richard Ellefritz, Jennifer Moyer Geiger, Glinda Fountain Hall, Mike Hall, Sylvia Mac, Amy Rakowsky Neeman, David D. Newman, Michelle Parke, Julie Irene Prieto, Seth Besteman, Bob Reese, Cindy Roberts, Forrest Roth, Ludovic A. Sourdot, Fred Waweru, Carrie Brockheim, Colleen Coughlin, Jennifer Culver, Mikee Delony, Sheila Delony, Charity Dishon-Fischer, Brian Duchaney
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung ► Unterrichts-Handreichungen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Cultural Studies • curriculum development • Education • Mass media • Media Studies • popular culture
• ISBN-10: 0-7391-7601-3 / 0739176013
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-7601-6 / 9780739176016