Popular media has become a common means by which students
understand both the present and the past. Consequently, more
teachers are using various forms of popular culture as pedagogical
tools in the history classroom. With their emphasis on issues such
as drug and alcohol abuse, sex, race, gender, and violence, social
problem films, or "message movies," offer a compelling look at the
eras in which they were made. In order to facilitate the use of
social problem films as learning tools, however, teachers of
history need a dependable resource. Teaching History with Message
Movies is a guide for teaching US history using these films as
vivid historical illustrations and tools for student engagement. In
addition to covering key themes and concepts, this volume provides
an overview of significant issues and related films, a tutorial in
using film in historical methodology, user guides for thinking
about social problems on screen, and sample exercises and
assignments for direct classroom use. Focusing on the issues that
plaguing society, the book draws on films such as I Am a Fugitive
from a Chain Gang (1932), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), The Snake
Pit (1948), Silkwood (1983) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(1975), among others. This resource enables teachers to effectively
use films to examine key social and cultural issues, concepts, and
influences in their historical context. Teaching History with
Message Movies will be an invaluable asset to any teacher of
history in middle- and secondary school settings, as well as at the
undergraduate level.
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