Mr. Plecki and Me: Lessons From Cheaters About Critical Pedagogy

SMC Author

Robert Bulman

SMC Affiliated Work

1

Author Role

author

Status

Faculty

School

School of Liberal Arts

Department

Sociology

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2-1-2017

Publication / Conference / Sponsorship

Screen Lessons: What We Have Learned from Teachers on Television and the Movies

Editor

Laura Linder and Mary Dalton

Publisher/Venue

Peter Lang Publishing

Description/Abstract

This unprecedented volume includes 30 essays by teachers and students about the teacher characters who have inspired them. Drawing on film and television texts, the authors explore screen lessons from a variety of perspectives. Arranged in topical categories, the contributors examine the "good" teacher; the "bad" teacher; gender, sexuality, and teaching; race and ethnicity in the classroom; and lessons on social class. From such familiar texts as the Harry Potter series and School of Rock to classics like Blackboard Jungle and Golden Girls to unexpected narratives such as the Van Halen music video "Hot for Teacher" and Linda Ellerbee’s Nick News, the essays are both provocative and instructive.

Courses that could use this book include Education and Popular Culture, Cultural Foundations, Popular Culture Studies, other media studies and television genre classes.

ISBN

978-1433130830

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology

Original Citation

Bulman, Robert C. “Mr. Plecki and Me: Lessons From Cheaters About Critical Pedagogy.” From Screen Lessons: What We Have Learned from Teachers on Television and the Movies. Edited by Laura Linder and Mary Dalton. Peter Lang Publishing, NY, XXVII.

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