Teaching and Teachers Through Film and Popular Culture

Timetable

2groups x 30hrs

Semester: Summer term

Total number of meetings: 5

Duration of each meeting: 5x45min

Total number of teaching hours: 30

Frequency: meetings are held every two weeks

Teaching format: seminar, film analysis, discussion-based classes

Group size: maximum 20 students per group

 

Module aim (aims)

The aim of the course is to analyze images of teachers and education in film and popular culture as carriers of specific values, norms, and pedagogical attitudes. The course aims to develop the ability to critically interpret cultural messages and reflect on the role of the teacher, power relations, emotional involvement, and ethical dilemmas in education. The classes also serve to compare different cultural narratives about teachers and school and to deepen the understanding of social expectations towards the teaching profession.

 

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

English on intermediate level, allowing for the free speaking and reading the articles in English

Syllabus

Teachers as Cultural Figures

Authority, Power and Discipline

Care, Engagement and Emotional Work

Crisis, Conflict and Ethical Dilemmas

Alternative Models and Critical Perspectives

Reading list

The readings necessary for the classes will be provided by the lecturer

Dalton, M. M. (2017). The Hollywood Curriculum: Teachers in the Movies (3rd revised ed.). Peter Lang. (selected chapters)

Cortés, C. E. (2000). The Children Are Watching: How the Media Teach About Diversity. Teachers College Press (selected chapters)

Brown, T. (2014). Teachers on film: Changing representations of teaching in popular cinema from Mr. Chips to Jamie Fitzpatrick. In K. Jubas, N. Taber, & T. Brown (Eds.), Popular Culture as Pedagogy.