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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/752073188 Title: Fantasy media in the classroom : essays on teaching with film, television, literature, graphic novels, and video games Author: Emily Dial-Driver; Sally L A Emmons; Jim Ford Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2012. ISBN/ISSN: 9780786459216 0786459212 OCLC:752073188

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Fantasy media in the classroom : essays on teaching with film, television, literature, graphic novels, and video games

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Fantasy media in the classroom : essays on teaching with film, television, literature, graphic novels, and video games

Author:	Emily Dial-Driver; Sally L A Emmons; Jim Ford
Publisher:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2012.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	"These essays combine close analyses of popular television shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer; such films as The Matrix, The Dark Knight and Twilight; Watchmen and other graphic novels; and video games; with explanations of how best to use these and similar works in the classroom"--Provided by publisher.
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Emily Dial-Driver; Sally L A Emmons; Jim Ford Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780786459216 0786459212
OCLC Number:	752073188
Description:	vi, 264 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents:	Preface / Emily Dial-Driver -- Introduction / Jim Ford -- 1: Seeing the classics in a new light: using fantasy as a lens in traditional classes -- Pop pedagogy / Jesse Stallings -- Added interest, added value / Laura Gray -- Bruce, Bill, and Barack / Carolyn Anne Taylor -- 2: Integrating new works: using fantasy to enrich traditional classes -- Flights of fantasy / Jim Ford -- Fusion curriculum / Emily Dial-Driver -- "We're not in Kansas anymore" / Sally Emmons -- Critical thinking and post-apocalyptic literature / Mary M. Mackie -- Corruptible power / Frances E. Morris and Emily Dial-Driver -- Breaching barriers between work and play / Shaka McGlotten -- Fantasy classics: Hobbits and Harry in interdisciplinary courses / Jim Ford -- 3: New directions: the joys of fantasy classes -- Hansel, Gretel, and Coraline / J. Renee Cox -- The fantastic classroom: teaching Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Emily Dial-Driver -- Buffy versus Bella: teaching about place and gender / Jacqueline Bach, Jessica Broussard and Melanie K. Hundley -- Brave new classroom: using science fiction to teach political theory / Kenneth S. Hicks -- Incarnations of immortal creations / Emily Dial-Driver -- Conclusion / Jim Ford.
Responsibility:	edited by Emily Dial-Driver, Sally Emmons and Jim Ford.

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"These essays combine close analyses of popular television shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer; such films as The Matrix, The Dark Knight and Twilight; Watchmen and other graphic novels; and video games; with explanations of how best to use these and similar works in the classroom"--Provided by publisher.

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