Both curriculum and pop culture, perhaps not coincidentally, have no problem dealing with class systems when they’re at a remove.
Joss Whedon, Modern Dress Shakespeare, and the Problem of Class in Classrooms
June 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
‘Tiger Eyes’ and Transliteracy: Confessions of Someone Who Hasn’t Read the Novel
June 7, 2013 By 2 Comments
‘Tiger Eyes’ is not really an upbeat film—which is, oddly, what makes it so refreshing.
‘Super Pop!’ and Making (Extremely Fun) Connections Across Media
June 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Quick, what do these have in common… the ‘dingy basements’ in ‘Fight Club’ (the film), the video game Flower, a couple of novels by Harumi Murakami and E.L. Konigsburg, the bathroom in HBO’s ‘Girls,’ Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’s ‘Empire State of Mind,’ and Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’?
Jane Austen, Edtech, and the Promise of ‘Theatrics’
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“A narrative experience like ‘The Lizzie Bennet Diaries’ is compelling in part because of the great bones of Austen’s story and characters, for sure. But equally compelling is the story form, the opportunity for consumers to engage deeply with those characters…”
Welcoming ‘Sanditon’…and a Whole New Level of Fan Participation
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“Fans will not only have the opportunity to interact with the story, but actually be a part of it.”
‘Superman: Unbound’ and Why There’s No Such Thing as the ‘Superhero Genre’
May 7, 2013 By 1 Comment
Superman, with a 75-year canon to draw upon, should be included in any curriculum that covers science fiction.
Why ‘Marble Season’ is My Favorite Book of 2013 (So Far)
April 16, 2013 By 1 Comment
As far as outside-of-school literacies are concerned, “Marble Season” is possibly a definitive treatise on the subject without even intending to be…
With ‘42’ in Theaters, Here’s a Free Movie Starring Jackie Robinson
April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Alfred Green’s 1950 film, made at the height of Robinson’s career, is in the public domain…
Book Giveaway… Les Misérables: From Stage to Screen
April 11, 2013 By 4 Comments
If I can appreciate all the work that authors Nightingale and Palmer put into this book, imagine how genuine fans might feel…
5 Reasons ‘Blancanieves’ is the Most Thrilling ‘Snow White’ Ever
March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
From Spain, a true new classic…
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