The purpose of this blog is to show the trends and changes over time in the representation of schooling in U.S. films. The emphasis is to look at the historical development of youth, schools and higher education institutions in American popular culture.
This blog, which is periodically updated, focuses on films that debuted between 1909 and 2009. The hundreds of films included here are listed chronologically.
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1) Formulating a Genre, 1910s-1950s
2) Remapping Youth & Adolescence, 1960s-1970s
3) The Decade of Youth Films, 1980s
4) Gen X Goes Hollywood, 1990s
5) Defining the New Millennium, 2000-2009
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The purpose of this blog is to provide an exhaustive list of of US based films between 1910 and 2009 that represent education.
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- schools in movies; education in films; movies about schooling; representation of education in film; schools in hollywood.
Purpose of Blog
To chronicle the the representation of education in US films. It includes films discussing teachers/professors, administrators, coaches, students & student groups, and parents.
Below are various institutional forms of education that are examined:
*K-12 (common, prep schools, reform schools, boarding schools, elementary, middle, & high school)
*Higher Education (community colleges, 4-year, graduate schools, vocational colleges, etc.)
* Spaces (urban, rural, etc.)
*Method/Content (homeschooling, religious, secular, online, vocational ed, correspondence schools, etc.)
* Populations (race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, etc.)
Below are various institutional forms of education that are examined:
*K-12 (common, prep schools, reform schools, boarding schools, elementary, middle, & high school)
*Higher Education (community colleges, 4-year, graduate schools, vocational colleges, etc.)
* Spaces (urban, rural, etc.)
*Method/Content (homeschooling, religious, secular, online, vocational ed, correspondence schools, etc.)
* Populations (race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, etc.)
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