Pedagogy and Popular Culture
Kitsch: From Education to Public Policy
1st Edition
By Catherine A. Lugg
October 14, 2024
Kitsch-or tacky, simplistic art and art forms-is used by various political actors to shape and limit what we know about ourselves, what we know about our past and our future, as well as what our present-day public policy options might be. Using a plethora of historic and contemporary examples (such...
Teaching Toward the 24th Century: Star Trek as Social Curriculum
1st Edition
By Karen Anijar
April 26, 2000
Trekkie popular culture sees Star Trek as a unifying myth. Dr Anijar explores this phenomenon in light of the influences of television in children's lives, and the effects of utopian interpretations of Star Trek on teaching practice....
Popular Culture and Critical Pedagogy: Reading, Constructing, Connecting
1st Edition
Edited
By Toby Daspit, John A. Weaver
March 01, 2000
This collection attempts to incorporate cultural studies into the understanding of schooling, not simply addressing how students read themselves as "members" of a distinct culture, but how they, along with teachers and administrators, read popular texts in general. The purpose of this book is to ...