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Teacher TV - Seventy Years of Teachers on Television, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Teacher TV - Seventy Years of Teachers on Television, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Teacher TV: Seventy Years of Teachers on Television, Second Edition
examines some of the most influential teacher characters presented
on television from the earliest sitcoms to contemporary dramas and
comedies. Both topical and chronological, the book follows a
general course across decades and focuses on dominant themes and
representations. Although each chapter presents an overview of the
all the teachers on television for each decade, the focus will link
some of the most popular shows of the era to larger cultural
themes. "1950s Gender Wars: Our Miss Brooks and Mr. Peepers" looks
at acceptable behavior for men teachers and women teachers on
television and offers a context for making links to how gender is
socially constructed in popular culture and in society. The racial
tensions of the 1960s take a more implicit form on two series and
are examined in "1960s Race and Social Relevancy: The Bill Cosby
Show and Room 222." In "1970s Ideology and Social Class: Welcome
Back Kotter and The Paper Chase," both lower and upper ends of the
class spectrum are blunted in favor of storylines that are personal
and predictable instead of overtly political. Two popular
television sitcoms validate educational privileges for elite
students in "1980s Normalizing Meritocracy: The Facts of Life and
Head of the Class." The 1980s reflect a return to conservatism, and
two popular television sitcoms mark the transition by validating
educational privileges for elite students. The 1990s mark a time of
significant change for teachers on television. In "Gaining Ground
From Margin to Center: Hangin' With Mr. Cooper and My So Called
Life," the two featured shows, illustrate the mundane and the
provocative in teacher depictions on television. In "Embracing
Multiculturalism: Boston Public and The Wire" we use these dramas
as exemplars of the 2000s to examine themes such as race, gender,
and sexuality, but view them through a new lens. Chapter Eight is
new to this edition and looks at the downward spiral in the
depiction of educators in popular culture during 2010s and pays
specific attention to Madam Secretary and Teachers. The Afterword,
which is also new, explores these television texts in the larger
socio-political context and makes important links between
television narratives and issues of identity, the culture of
testing, poverty, and dropping out. We must reestablish the
importance of public education and consider its essential role in
creating an informed citizenry, which is necessary for the future
of democracy. Recent trends represent a dangerously skewed view of
educators, and it is essential that we begin to "flip the
script"-literally and figurative-to combat the cynicism of today's
television narratives and stop the way those stories influence
public perceptions of education in America.
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