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The Wire in the College Classroom: Pedagogical Approaches in the Humanities Karen Dillon
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The Wire in the College Classroom: Pedagogical Approaches in the Humanities
Karen Dillon
Scholars and teachers from all disciplines will find practical examples of how to implement HBO's The Wire in any course using this, the first book length project dedicated to teaching The Wire in the college classroom. Each chapter details the pedagogical goals behind the choice to teach the show, how the show was employed in class, and student response to it.
Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; This collection of new essays offers practical examples for implementing The Wire in the college classroom as a cultural text to engage students in critical and creative inquiry. The essays provide a disciplinary framework for using the series in media studies, writing and narrative, ethics and rhetoric, and education and literacy--; Provided by publisher. Brief Description: "This collection of new essays offers practical examples for implementing The Wire in the college classroom as a cultural text to engage students in critical and creative inquiry. The essays provide a disciplinary framework for using the series in media studies, writing and narrative, ethics and rhetoric, and education and literacy"--
Contributor Bio: Dillon, Karen KAREN DILLON was editor of the Harvard Business Review until 2011. She is a graduate of Cornell University and Northwestern University s Medill School of Journalism. In 2011 she was named by Ashoka as one of the world s most influential and inspiring women.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 1, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780786495283 |
| Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Genre | Interdisciplinary Studies > Higher Education |
| Pages | 248 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 13 mm · 340 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Crummey, Naomi |
| Editor | Dillon, Karen |
