Screening America
United States History through Film since 1900
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Performing Arts, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | James J Lorence | ISBN: | 9781315510279 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 3, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | James J Lorence |
| ISBN: | 9781315510279 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | November 3, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
By combining the study of films with the text-based primary sources, Screening America gives students clear guidance in studying, interpreting, and understanding the motion picture's significance as a primary source in investigating U.S. History.Students will come to understand history as not only the record of what governments did, but also the way in which people lived their lives, experienced the wider world, and engaged in leisure pursuits, from which we can learn much about the society in which they lived.
By combining the study of films with the text-based primary sources, Screening America gives students clear guidance in studying, interpreting, and understanding the motion picture's significance as a primary source in investigating U.S. History.Students will come to understand history as not only the record of what governments did, but also the way in which people lived their lives, experienced the wider world, and engaged in leisure pursuits, from which we can learn much about the society in which they lived.
